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Imagery Concepts Launches Program to Promote Child Safety

Tulsa, Okla. - Imagery Concepts, LLC announces the involvement of MetLife® and the Microsoft MSN network of Internet Services® with the M.I.L.K. (Managing Information on Lost Kids) program. M.I.L.K. is a national child and Internet safety program developed to benefit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and empower parents in the event of a child emergency situation.

To kick off the program, Imagery Concepts will host a press conference at the Doubletree at Warren Place, 61st and Yale Ave, in Tulsa on Tuesday, June 12, at 10:00 a.m. Scheduled speakers include First Lady of Oklahoma, Cathy Keating; President of MetLife, Jim Benson; and National Financial Services Manager of MSN at Microsoft Corp. ®, Jay Sampson. Ernie Allen, President and CEO of the NCMEC, will address the benefits of utilizing the latest technology to protect and educate families. Rebecca DeMauro, a missing children’s advocate whose own child was abducted, will share her story and mission to educate the public on child safety issues. State officials, corporate sponsors, and local and national law enforcement representatives will also be present.

“This consortium not only assists the NCMEC in its efforts to safeguard children, but also provides document scanning and storage capabilities, which means that users would be able to keep a current photo of their child on file at all times,” Imagery Concepts President, Tom Quinn said.

Law enforcement officials nationwide are quick to point out that perhaps the single most effective element in recovering a missing child quickly is a current photo.

“Through the combined efforts of Imagery Concepts, MetLife® and MSN we hope to create a virtual dragnet between software users, law enforcement and the NCMEC,” stated Ernie Allen, Chairman of the NCMEC.

“It’s great to be able to provide a total document imaging solution that links users to the NCMEC, helps them protect their families, and facilitates the marketing efforts of participating business, all at the same time,” Quinn added.

Imagery Concepts is the software development company behind the Home Organizer®, a document imaging system for personal use and FILE•PIC®, document imaging systems designed to organize small to medium-sized businesses.

MetLife® will be involved in the distribution of M.I.L.K. in conjunction with their Life Advice® program. MSN, the world’s No. 1 Internet destination, is donating promotional advertising to M.I.L.K across its network.

For more information about M.I.L.K., go to www.metlife.com

About Imagery Concepts: Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Imagery Concepts provides cutting-edge, quality, and user-friendly imaging software to manage home and office documents. Supplying innovative software technology, Imagery Concepts offers the Home Organizer® and over 30 different FILE•PIC® business systems to accommodate a wide variety of professions. To view industry-specific systems, visit
www. filepic.com, or for the consumer version, go to www. home-organizer.com

About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, the NCMEC was created as a public/private partnership to help in the search for missing children. It represents the best of government and private sector joint efforts and addresses one of our most complex social issues…the victimization of our children. Today, the NCMEC reports a recovery rate of 93%, due in large part to the widespread support of many of the computer industry’s biggest names. To learn more about the NCMEC and its programs, visit www. missingkids.com.

About MetLife®: For more than 130 years, MetLife has reached out to its customers, and the public at large, to educate and inform them about issues that affect their health, property and financial well being. In keeping with this century-old commitment, MetLife has developed the Life Advice® program, a new information resource to help consumers manage the major events in their lives. The Life Advice® program offers nearly 100 free brochures produced in conjunction with a host of nationally recognized authorities. (Call 800-638-5433) MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to individuals and group customers. The MetLife companies serve approximately nine million individual households in the U.S. and companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. MetLife also has international operations in 12 countries.

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