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DAYTON, Ohio, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quixtar, an online health and beauty retailer that offers entrepreneurs the ability to have Web-based businesses of their own, has contracted with Standard Register (NYSE:SR) to provide printing supply chain management services to its North American network of independent business owners (IBO), as a means of improving efficiency and quality, while streamlining operations. "By turning to an industry leader for the print fulfillment of monthly financial and performance-related reports that we provide to IBOs, we are able to eliminate the need for dedicated resources and equipment investment," said Heather Anderson, chief information officer for Quixtar. "This allows us to focus our resources on projects that enable our IBOs to track and achieve their individual business goals utilizing Quixtar.com." "This initiative has been a smoother transition than expected for such a large conversion. Standard Register's service level and their ability to meet our critical mailing deadline requirements have met Quixtar's expectations. They're delivering as promised," said Karen Jorgensen, manager, Quixtar IBO Compensation & Awards. Standard Register will manage the aspects of the printing and distribution of key Quixtar financial and performance communications, including A/R statements, invoices, bonus statements, monthly activity reports and bonus checks, for hundreds of thousands of IBOs in North America. "We offer a comprehensive fulfillment capability to help companies drive down the cost of managing business communications, while improving their impact," said Brad Cates, Standard Register's vice president of marketing. "Combining our expertise in data processing and digital printing with our broad experience in both traditional and digital methods of delivery, Standard Register provides a measurable difference for customers, like Quixtar, by helping them to achieve their desired business goals." The three-year contract for this new business was signed in October 2005. Terms are not being disclosed. About Quixtar Quixtar Inc., a subsidiary of Alticor Inc., is a business opportunity company that offers entrepreneurs the ability to have a Web-based business of their own. Through Quixtar's Independent Business Ownership Plan, individuals are rewarded for product sales resulting from their business-building efforts. Since 1999, Independent Business Owners powered by Quixtar have generated more than $5.7 billion in sales, earning in excess of $1.7 billion in bonuses and other incentives. The efforts have made Quixtar the number one retailer in the online Health & Beauty category based on sales, and 14th among all e- commerce sites, according to Internet Retailer's "Top 400 Guide." Based near Grand Rapids, Mich., Quixtar currently supports independent businesses in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and various trust territories and independent island nations in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and Caribbean Sea. Quixtar Canada Corp. headquarters are located in London, Ont., Canada. More information is available at http://www.quixtar-inc.com/. About Standard Register Standard Register is a premier document services provider, trusted by companies to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today's competitive climate. Relying on nearly 100 years of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions, e-business solutions, consulting, and print supply chain services to help clients manage documents across their enterprise. More information is available at http://www.standardregister.com/. DATASOURCE: Standard Register CONTACT: News media, Julie McEwan, +1-937-221-1825, or , or Investors, Robert J. Cestelli, +1-937-221-1304, or , both of Standard Register Web site: http://www.standardregister.com/ http://www.quixtar-inc.com/

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