SETTLE INN, LLC CHOOSES SINGLE SOURCE FOR A SUITE OF TECHNOLOGY AND VOICE CENTER SERVICES FOR FRANCHISE OPERATIONS

A new syndicate of hotel marketing, technology and voice service providers offers one-stop shopping to lodging franchise.

OAKLAND, CA, September 12, 2005 - Topaz Hotel Services™, Hotel Travel Check, Innfusion and AutoClerk together with Settle Inn management jointly announced today, their agreement to provide a full suite of technology, e-marketing and voice center services to Settle Inn franchisees.

"With a single negotiated relationship, we can now offer integrated Property Management, E-marketing, Internet and Central Reservation services, cost-effectively, to our current properties and future franchises," said Brendan Watters, CEO Settle Inns LLC. Mr. Watters went on to say, "Through the first months of operation, we have been quite impressed, with the easy-to-use property management system and have seen revenue production from e-marketing and central reservations come in over three times what we had anticipated for our properties."

Recent developments in Internet-based technology allow these individual companies to combine their unique strengths to provide an integrated suite of services in a cost-effective way. "Each of us, with our own specialized skill-set, can now work together through an integrated platform, to provide an inexpensive total solution, designed to meet the unique requirements of hotel management companies and franchisers," said Eric Gustavson, President of Topaz Hotel Services.

"We are thrilled to have been chosen by such a dynamic company as Settle Inn to provide our comprehensive services package to its properties and prospective franchisees," said Gary Gibb, President and Co-Founder of AutoClerk. "The Settle Inn properties, whose numbers are growing steadily throughout the Midwest, are becoming increasingly well known for their attentive customer service and great value," added Al Blazing, President and Founder of Innfusion. "We are delighted to be working closely with Settle Inn as they gear up to franchise their system", commented David Smith, CEO of Hotel Travel Check.

Settle Inns, LLC will begin offering franchises to quality properties within the next few months. Contact Brendan Watters at 605-229-6891 or Brendan@settleinn.com. For information about the combined services provided by Topaz Hotel Services, LLC, Hotel Travel Check, Inc., Innfusion, Inc. and AutoClerk, Inc., contact Eric Gustavson at 510-628-4415 or Eric@topazmail.com.