RICHMOND, B.C., Canada, August 10, 2001

Progressive Solutions Inc., of Richmond BC, announced today the release of the company's newest product, Fiber Track.

Fiber Track™ software is uniquely designed to help primary producers in the forest industry improve their operations by managing log and fiber procurement, vendor contracts and settlements, inventory, and data collection in one integrated system. Initially, the product is being targeted at the sawmill market, but Progressive Solutions expects that it will be popular with pulp mills and other primary producers.

Fiber Track features easy-to-use Windows®-based screens, extensive report-writing capabilities, historical data warehousing, and compatibility with popular accounting and financial management packages. The software can also be used in conjunction with Progressive Solutions' Lumber Track™ and Mill Track™ software, so that a primary producer's entire business information system is complete - from tract management and log procurement through to shipment of dried and remanufactured wood products.

Rocky Creek Lumber Co. of Alabama is just one of the customers already on board with this new product. "We looked at numerous software packages when we decided to automate our business and Progressive Solutions' products stood out from the crowd. Fiber Track is easy to use, but still has comprehensive features. It will help us keep track of our operation, which means that we will be able to provide better service to our customers," says Randall Robinson, General Manager of Rocky Creek.

Len Williams, Progressive Solutions' president and CEO, says, "We're thrilled with the keen interest we've seen in Fiber Track. Log management is obviously very important to overall sawmill efficiency and cost-effectiveness."

For more information, contact Progressive Solutions Inc.:
Len Williams, President and CEO, 604-214-8750
Michael W. Johnson, Sales Manager, 608-297-9623

About Fiber Track™
Fiber Track software is an integrated business solution that helps primary wood products producers manage their log and fiber procurement, vendor contracts and settlements, inventory, and data collection activities.

When used for sawmill log procurement, Fiber Track provides log yard operators with the business intelligence they need to:
· Settle purchases from vendors, contractors and freight carriers.
· Manage detailed timber and dealer contracts, and gatewood purchases.
· Record log weights, scales slips and log scaling.
· Track log yard inventory, by location or sublocation, species, grade length and/or diameter.
· Manage log sales and consumption.
· Report historical and current information.

The software has several unique features that keep Progressive Solutions at the forefront of information technology for the wood products industry:
· An intuitive, easy to use Windows®-based system.
· Real-time, on-screen reporting showing all aspects of the procurement and raw material inventory side of a
  primary producers' business.
· Extensive current and historical report-writing capabilities, which can be used, for example, to manage timber
  tracts, summarize inventories, or analyze log costs.
· Integrated handheld data collection supporting bar coding, log scaling, and tagged and untagged logs.
· Capability to interface with popular accounting software packages.
· Compliments Progressive Solutions' Lumber Track™ and Mill Track™ software, for complete business intelligence
  from raw material procurement to finished product shipment

About Progressive Solutions
Progressive Solutions Inc. is the dynamic leader in business information analysis solutions for the wood products industry. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, and has sales offices throughout the US, UK and Canada. Its products address the procurement, sales, inventory and logistics management needs of the sawmill, panel, remanufacturing, distribution and wholesale industries for domestic and export markets.