Somerset Group Helps with ABC’s National Parks Programs

Series to air on “Good Morning America”

MADISON, Ala., May 5, 2008 – Somerset Group, an Inergi company, is providing animations for ABC’s “Seven Wonders of America” special programs for May on “Good Morning America.” Somerset Group has been a media developer for the National Park Service for the last ten years. In 2006 Somerset completed the media for the new Badlands National Park Visitor Center in South Dakota. Included in this project were several interactive touch screen kiosks and animations that interpret the Badlands for visitors.

"We are thrilled to see several of our magnificent national parks featured in GMA's story, and we hope this inspires people to experience them personally,” stated Dr. Carol Rives, President of Somerset Group. "We have been working with the National Park Service for over a decade now, and to have our work contribute to a better understanding of the Badlands National Park is exciting for our small company."

"We have had the opportunity to interpret the total spectrum of the American experience for countless visitors through interactive media,” said Donald Dickey, Creative Director of Somerset Group. "We have had the opportunity to see and be involved with everything from natural history, like the Badlands National Park, to the Civil Rights movement, all the way through space science. Working with the National Park Service for the last ten years has always presented creative challenges that our team thrives on to push the envelope of technology for interpretation."

“Good Morning America” will be using some of these animations as part of their program on the Badlands during their special broadcast on the Seven Wonders of America during the week of May 12th. A panel of experts created a list of places of both natural and manmade wonders within the 50 states that families, friends and people from around the world should visit and experience.

Somerset Group is a creative services company specializing in the development of engaging media for a variety of clients. Somerset was founded in 1994 and currently occupies the restored Cain’s General Merchandise Building on Main Street in Madison, Ala. The company was purchased in 2007 by Inergi. Somerset Group has developed a variety of successful interactive, web and animation products. We have developed interactive products for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, as well as commercial clients, including the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs, the U. S. Space & Rocket Center, and the Smithsonian Institution. Other media work for the National Park Service includes projects for the Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site, the Dayton Aviation Trail National Historic Site, Badlands National Park, Stones River National Cemetery, and Arches National Park. We have also produced interactive media programs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Emory Hospital, the National Children’s Advocacy Center, the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel, and numerous commercial firms.

For additional information on Somerset Group, contact Dr. Carol Rives at 256-772-3435 or visit www.gosomerset.net.

About Inergi

With its roots in the high tech environment of Huntsville, Ala., Inergi was formed in 1998 with a valuable variety of proven ability and experience in exhibit design, model making, rapid prototyping, and product design. With a rich mix of entrepreneurial spirit and professional talent, the company has thrived in it’s current home in the historic 1920’s-era Martin Industries building in the heart of the city. Today, commercial, industrial, and military clients seek out Inergi as a strategic partner. Inergi offers a complete set of services to satisfy the full range of concept-to-marketplace needs that includes design and development of products, marketing and graphic design, as well as trade show and museum exhibit design. Led by President and CEO Greg Sollie, Inergi is experiencing an exciting period of unprecedented growth.