Applied Knowledge Group a Gold Sponsor of Inaugural Spinal Research Foundation Race-Walk

Reston, Va., [April 9, 2008] Applied knowledge Group (AKG) announced it has agreed to be a gold sponsor of the first annual Spinal Research Foundation’s (SRF) 4 mile race, 2 mile walk and Spinal Health Fair to be held on Saturday, May 31, 2008. The 4-mile race, a USATF certified course, will begin and end at the Virginia Spine Institute, located on the corner of Wiehle Avenue and Sunset Hills Road in Reston, Virginia. This event will help raise awareness for spinal health and raise funds that will be devoted to furthering research and education on spinal health issues. According to the Spinal Research Foundation, more than 90% of the population will suffer from severe neck and or lower back pain during their lifetime and eight percent of these people develop chronic and often, debilitating, pain.

Michael Howland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AKG states that, “I am personally excited about this event because it will make possible much needed research on spinal surgery and treatment. SRF is now leading the medical community in ground breaking research.” Applied Knowledge Group will not only be sponsoring the event but has challenged its employees to participate and compete in the race. For more information or to register please visit www.SpineRF.org.

About Applied Knowledge Group

Applied Knowledge Group Inc. (AKG), founded in 1996 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, is a Microsoft Certified Partner focused on helping government and commercial organizations connect employee knowledge via collaboration strategies, tools and best practice user adoption methods.  At AKG, we link the knowledge of people. Our goal is to support the vision of a Virtual Work Environment (VWE) -- one that overcomes the restrictions of the physical work world to facilitate collaboration, knowledge transfer and more informed business decisions.  To achieve this goal, we focus on four key pillars: People, Process, Technology and Learning. Our services align with these four pillars and include collaboration strategy support, change management and training services, technology services and software application development. Current engagements include a 35,000 seat Microsoft SharePoint implementation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as current and prior engagements with FedExKinkos, TV Guide, FCI Towers, Inc., Weyerhaeuser Corp., Learning Tree International, and the United States Marine Corps.