ZINC Research and Techneos Systems
Enter into Service Agreement

VANCOUVER, B.C. and CALGARY, AB, September 27, 2006

Techneos Systems Inc. today announces ZINC Research as an authorized Service Provider of Entryware™ software, an industry-leading platform for automating onsite survey research using mobile computers.

"We are very pleased to work with ZINC Research as a Service Provider," says Mark Cameron, President of Techneos Systems Inc. "As a long-standing Techneos collaborator, Brian F. Singh, ZINC’s founder, has demonstrated a superior ability to apply Entryware™ software and conduct innovative research using our platform. We are enthused with ZINC’s highly-accessible turnkey solutions to provide researchers with access to Entryware-powered survey solutions.”

Brian F. Singh, Managing Director, ZINC Research, adds, "In our role as a service provider, we have encountered many customers who want to automate onsite research, and our agreement with Techneos enables us to provide such services while managing all of the Entryware™ System components for them. I love the Entryware™ System," stated Singh, "and we look forward to demonstrating the power of this dynamic platform to the market research sector. By joining the Techneos Service Provider Program and developing our inventory of handheld devices, ZINC Research is now able to provide a broad range of onsite research solutions for clients seeking feedback from their stakeholders when and where they interact directly with organizations’ products and services."

Techneos Systems and the principals of ZINC Research, in their former positions, have been collaborating to provide onsite research solutions since 2001. This agreement coincides the launch of ZINC Research in September 2006, enabling the company to provide turnkey solutions that couple Entryware™ software with other products and services - including multi-modal data collection using paper, telephone and web surveys. ZINC Research also maintains a pool of handheld computers to rent for projects ranging in duration from one day to annual on-going studies.

For more information about the products and services provided by ZINC Research, visit www.zincresearch.com. For more information about the Entryware™ software platform for mobile survey automation, visit www.techneos.com.

About ZINC Research

Based in Calgary, Alberta, ZINC Research, a subsidiary of ZINC Corporation, is a privately held organization founded in 2006 by Brian F. Singh, a market research professional experienced in the implementation of survey solutions using PDA handheld computers and traditional research techniques. ZINC Research currently services market research firms throughout the US and Canada.

ZINC Research uses innovative research methods and technologies to turn technical, economic and attitudinal data into creative, actionable insights. ZINC synthesizes knowledge drawn from primary and secondary research – both qualitative (onsite, online) and quantitative (focus groups, interviews, deliberative consultations) – to help clients better understand and more effectively engage with their customers and stakeholders.

About Techneos Systems Inc.

Techneos Systems is a privately held Canadian software company founded in 1995 to develop software for mobile survey automation. The Entryware™ platform for point-of-experience research has been adopted by over 300 organizations in more than 30 countries.