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NextStage Capital Leads Investment in Agilence, Inc.

Audubon, PA – June 14, 2007 – NextStage Capital, an early stage venture capital fund focused on Mid-Atlantic technology companies, announced that it has led an investment in Agilence, Inc. Based in Mount Laurel, NJ, Agilence is the leading provider of Event-Based Video Analytics (eVA) solutions. Agilence intends to use this first institutional round to build upon its initial success by adding resources to further expand and deploy its eVision suite of products.

The Agilence eVision platform synchronizes point-of-sale (POS) transactional data with digital surveillance video to offer store operations and security professionals a powerful way to combat inventory shrinkage due to cashier fraud and employee error - a problem that costs retailers over $37.4 billion annually (National Retail Security Survey Final Report, 2005). This integration of business analytics and image recognition technology allows companies to monitor performance and target specific events for investigation of theft, operational problems and training issues at the POS. As a customer service instrument, the platform can also be used to track customers to ensure they are receiving the best level of service possible. Agilence currently provides software solutions for the retail, transportation and gaming industries, with companies such as Bloomingdales, National Wholesale Liquidators, Pathmark Stores, ShopRite Supermarkets and NJ Turnpike Authority currently top the client roster, reporting rapid return on investment.

"Agilence's visionary solution capitalizes on its strong technological foundation and the market's growing sophistication in video analytics," said Rob Adams, Managing Partner of NextStage Capital. "We were impressed with the quality and experience represented in the management team. Under the strength of their leadership, Agilence has established solid channel partnerships and a portfolio of customer installations that are already reporting rapid return on their investment."

"We look at NextStage Capital as the perfect fit in our early stage efforts in building our business for the future," said Tom Bernetich, Executive Vice President of Sales at Agilence, Inc. "NextStage brings a unique blend of guidance, networking and experience that can help us build the necessary infrastructure and corresponding successes necessary to get us to the next level of maturity. They have been there before and can help us take the necessary steps for growth. We truly see them as a partner in our journey."

About NextStage Capital
NextStage Capital, L.P. is an early stage venture capital fund focused on investing in undiscovered software and hardware technology and/or services companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. NextStage Capital's investment approach is to find entrepreneurs with solid track records who offer a unique and powerful value proposition to customers in growing market sectors. In addition to providing strategic counsel, NextStage Capital offers its portfolio companies value-added recruiting services at no charge through its partnership with TWC Group, a recruitment process outsourcing company with more than a decade of building management teams for many of the region's most successful venture-backed companies. For more information on NextStage Capital, please visit www.nextstagecapital.com. Information on TWC Group can be found at www.twcgroup.com.

About Agilence, Inc.
Agilence, a privately held company headquartered in Mount Laurel, N.J., is the leading provider of Event-based Video Analytics (eVA). In Q3 of 2006, Agilence, Inc. acquired the assets of CA Technology, as well as the rights for Active Recognition Technology, to further extend the Agilence Event-based Video Analytic (eVA) capabilities. Today, Agilence Inc. provides solutions to the Retail, Transportation and Gaming industries. These solutions provide a measurable return on investment through the synchronization of transaction data (point-of-sale, toll plaza lane controller data, player tracking systems, etc.) and CCTV video streams. By doing so, it enhances context and auditing capability for the protection of corporate assets, as well as its customers and constituents. Agilence and its global network of partners have helped numerous customers worldwide manage their business assets more efficiently. For more information, please visit www.agilenceinc.com.

Media Contact:
Sally Ting
NextStage Capital
sally@nextstagecapital.com
610-635-0101


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