RICHMOND, B.C., Canada, October 18, 2000

Progressive Solutions Inc., the leading supplier of forest products sales, inventory and logistics management software, announced today that it recently received orders from four leading sawmill operations.

Lumber Track™ will be installed at the following companies:

Groupe Lebel
One of eastern Canada's largest independent lumber processing and distribution companies with six sawmills and wood-processing plants in Quebec and New Brunswick, Groupe Lebel converts more than 400,000 m3 of logs and produces over 5000 trucks of building materials each year.

Mid-States Wood Preservers, Inc.
Based in Simsboro, LA, Mid-States operates a treating plant, planing mill and moulding operation for softwood lumber.

Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc.
A family owned and operated company with mills in Colville and Republic, Washington, specializing in softwood dimension framing lumber and high quality ponderosa pine boards.

Zip-O-Log
Operating a sawmill in Eugene, OR, Zip-O-Log produces softwood lumber and timbers of various dimensions and multiple grades.

Michael W. Johnson, Sales Manager at Progressive Solutions, comments, "Historically, our strength has been in serving the needs of primary producers - sawmills and panel mills. As the products and company evolve, we now also offer excellent products for remanufacturers, treaters and value-added producers as well as the wholesale distribution chain. But, we continue to provide the most comprehensive solutions to primary producers, as evidenced by these recent orders."

About Progressive Solutions
Progressive Solutions Inc. is the dynamic leader in inventory management solutions for the forest products industry with software installed at over 450 sites. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Richmond, BC, has development centers in Vernon, BC and Sault Ste. Marie, ON, and sales offices throughout the US and Canada. Its products address the log procurement, sales, inventory and logistics management needs of the Sawmill, Panel, Remanufacturing, and Distribution and Wholesale industries for both domestic and export markets.