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Asentinel Announces Referral Agreement with TnT Expense Management


MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 9, 2007 - Asentinel and TnT Expense Management, both leaders in the telecom expense management (TEM) field, today announced a referral partnership, guaranteeing both companies the ability to offer the most comprehensive services to interested and current clients. Asentinel's patent-pending Asentinel 5.0 comprehensive software offers companies the ability to manage their telecom expenses internally while TnT Expense Management's full life-cycle approach to TEM serves companies as a managed services vendor.

"Developing a TEM plan is highly contingent upon a customer's annual telecom expenditures, current and future business requirements, available resources and level of internal telecom expertise," said Chris Hilden, Asentinel VP Affiliate Sales. "Our goal is to offer clients every tool they may need to address TEM effectively and now we will be able to confidently refer an outsourced vendor solution when it is needed."

"TnT goes to great lengths to optimize the telecom and IT spend of our enterprise and mid-market clients," said Michael Bodetti, president and CEO of TnT Expense Management. "Developing a partnership with Asentinel will expand the solutions we can recommend to our clients to meet their needs and improve their bottom line."

Partnering will allow both companies the opportunity to offer a wider array of TEM options by leveraging both firms' expertise. Asentinel's 5.0 Web-based software application features cutting edge TEM capabilities, including Optical Invoice Recognition (OIRT) and industry-leading Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) invoice loading capabilities as part of its complete telecom full lifecycle software solution. Asentinel 5.0 offers customers real-time access to a centralized repository containing all of their telecom invoices, and customizes reporting based on each client's need.

TnT Expense Management's personalized, full service approach to TEM for all wireless and wireline expenses, from contract negotiation to inventory and vendor management, device and service procurement to aggressive claims tracking, along with TnT's internal Telebase software and TEMView reporting tools, creates a comprehensive TEM outsourcer solution.

"Providing both expense management, asset and inventory management and having a blend of software and managed services are winning combinations for successful TEM," said Kitty Weldon, Current Analysis senior analyst for wireless services and enterprise mobility. Weldon's recent advisory report recommended TEM vendors partner to be able to offer a more comprehensive solution.

"We continue to strive make the world of telecom manageable for our customers, big and small," said David C. Perdue, Asentinel CEO. "With this partnership with TnT, we have even more power to provide our customers with customized solutions that work for their company, giving them control over telecom."

About Asentinel
Asentinel's Web-based software, Asentinel 5.0, has more than 50 cumulative years of development behind it. Asentinel 5.0 is a powerful Web-based tool that simplifies and streamlines the entire telecom expense management (TEM) life-cycle process for all wireline, wireless; voice, data and equipment telecom assets, including invoice processing and workflow, asset and inventory management, procurement and provisioning, and business intelligence and reporting. Asentinel continues to grow its list of Fortune 1000 companies and government entities that realize the power of automated telecom expense management. For more information, visit Asentinel at www.asentinel.com.

About TnT Expense Management
TnT Expense Management optimizes telecom and IT spending for enterprises and mid-market businesses through a personalized, full life cycle approach to telecom expense management that takes full responsibility for all wireless and wireline expenses, from auditing and bill processing to inventory and vendor management, device provisioning to contract negotiation and aggressive claims tracking. TnT clients are corporations in the finance, manufacturing, communications and insurance sectors as well as state government and other Fortune 500 businesses. Additional information about TnT Expense Management can be found at www.tntem.com.