26.03.2008 – 14:04

KPMG International LLP

Media Advisory - KPMG's Competitive Alternatives Study to be Released March 27

Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire)

- Press Conference and Live Web Cast

KPMG LLP will release its 7th Competitive Alternatives Study,
ranking the competitive business cost advantage of 10 countries and
136 cities, on March 27 at 09:30 EST, 06:30 PST, 13:30 GMT, via a
news conference, conference call, and Web cast. The announcement will
be made in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The study measures the combined impact of 27 significant cost
components that are most likely to vary by location. Over 2,000
individual business scenarios were examined, combining more than
50,000 items of data.

    What:
    Briefing on KPMG's 2008 Competitive Alternatives Study, Q&A will follow.
    When:
    Thursday, March 27 at 09:30 EST, 06:30 PST, 13:30 GMT
    Who:
    Mark MacDonald, Global Director, Competitive Alternatives, KPMG
    Glenn Mair, Director, MMK Consulting Inc., Co-Author of Competitive
    Alternatives Study
    Carl Deslongchamps, Partner, KPMG

The live Web cast can be accessed through KPMG's Web site at
http://www.kpmg.com or via http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/.

Teleconference numbers for reporters to dial-in for the
presentation and news conference:

Australia: 0011-800-2288-3501
    Germany: 00-800-2288-3501
    Japan: 010-800-2288-3501
    N. America/Mexico: 1-800-595-8550
    UK: 00-800-2288-3501

A digital news report will be available for downloading at the
time of the webcast

For further information: Julie Bannerjea, KPMG LLP,
+1(416)-777-3243,  jbannerjea@kpmg.ca

Contact:

For further information: Julie Bannerjea, KPMG LLP, +1(416)-777-3243,
jbannerjea@kpmg.ca