Program Designed to Help Cattle Ranchers Earn Premiums for Cattle at Auction CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrated Management Information, Inc. (IMI Global) (OTC:INMG) (BULLETIN BOARD: INMG) , a leading provider of verification and Internet solutions for the agricultural/livestock industry, and Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., the largest "live" cattle auction in Kansas, today jointly announced launch of the nation's first independent QSA (Quality Systems Assessment) program offered by a livestock market. Approved by the USDA on August 22, 2006, the program is rolling out in 2007 to ensure producers have an opportunity to verify their calf crop prior to bringing calves to market. John Saunders, president and CEO of IMI Global, said the new program will serve as a model for other sale barns interested in enhancing the services they provide to their customers. "As the largest sale barn in Kansas, with more than 200,000 head of cattle auctioned annually at its Salina facility, Farmers & Ranchers was an ideal candidate for this first-of-its-kind program at a sale barn," Saunders said. "Farmers & Ranchers is a progressive organization that is keenly interested in adding value for its customers and building its reputation as an innovator in the livestock auction business. In teaming with IMI Global, they demonstrated a strong desire to maximize quality assurance both for buyers and sellers at auction and to provide an excellent example of how cattlemen can profit with a verification program behind them." Mike Samples, manager of Farmers & Ranchers, said the new verification offering resulted in $3 to $5 premiums per hundredweight for the first consignment of QSA, source and age verified cattle that recently passed through the sale barn. "We knew a lot of producers we dealt with were applying electronic identification tags," Samples said. "But simply electronically identifying their cattle didn't qualify those cattle for some of the export markets requiring third party verification. Therefore, they weren't getting the premiums for their cattle that should have been available to them. When we decided to offer a third party service for age and source verification, the logical choice to team with was IMI Global, an industry leader for verification products and services." Demand for cattle verification and identification is increasing steadily. Internationally, demand is being driven by quality concerns. Domestically, demand is coming from feed yards and packers who are eager to support quality claims and gain access to domestic and international markets requesting and requiring verification. Samples said Farmers & Ranchers makes the QSA source and age program simple and cost effective for producers who want to cut down on compliance paperwork and focus on the business of raising cattle. "Initial customer acceptance of our new QSA program has come from cattle ranchers who are not interested in developing their own USDA programs and who want to avoid the additional red tape associated with complying with multiple programs offered by different companies," he said. "Our customers appreciate the fact that our QSA program can be easily set up with very little additional work required on their part, leaving them free to manage their business while affording them the potential to earn significantly higher profits on their cattle at auction. We believe that as more producers understand the benefits of verification programs in addressing consumer concerns, meeting the demands of export markets and increasing their revenue, they will become increasingly interested in our value-added marketing option." About IMI Global Founded in 1995, IMI Global is a leading provider of verification and Internet solutions for the agricultural/livestock industry. Go to http://www.imiglobal.com/ for additional information. IMI has worked with some of the largest agricultural organizations in the United States, providing web-based applications for verification and identification as well as a range of consulting services tailored to meet each customer's needs. IMI operations include CattleNetwork.com, an online service offering market information and industry news to the cattle industry, and CattleStore.com, an online source for livestock supplies, such as animal identification, medical equipment and veterinarian supplies. Additional IMI web sites include USVerified.com and AgNetwork.com. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, based on current expectations, estimates and projections that are subject to risk. Forward- looking statements are inherently uncertain, and actual events could differ materially from the Company's predictions. Important factors that could cause actual events to vary from predictions include those discussed in our SEC filings. Specifically, statements in this news release about the impact and efficacy of, and demand for, the Company's products and services in the market place, are forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect new information or developments. For a more extensive discussion of the Company's business, please refer to the Company's SEC filings at http://www.sec.gov/. DATASOURCE: Integrated Management Information, Inc. CONTACT: John Saunders, Chief Executive Officer of IMI Global, +1-303-895-3002; or Jay Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer High Investor Relations, Inc., +1-303-393-7044, for IMI Global; or Mike Samples, Manager, Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Commission, +1-785-825-0211 Web site: http://www.imiglobal.com/

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