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Industry leader Randy Faris joins Progressive Solutions
Returns to software sales management to head bisTrack team focused on
  LBM industry

VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, June 15, 2006

Progressive Solutions Inc., Richmond, British Columbia, is pleased to announce that Randy Faris has joined the company in the newly created position of bisTrack Sales Manager to direct the North American sales and business development efforts for its bisTrack™ product used by lumber and building materials (LBM) dealers and distributors.


Randy Faris, former President of Dimensions Software and VP of Enterprise Systems joins Progressive Solutions.
In this role, Randy will continue to pursue his career-long commitment to helping building materials dealers and distributors use information technology to improve the way they do business. Randy’s hands-on experience in the building materials industry runs the gamut from installation and training for point-of-sale systems, to software and hardware sales and support, to the recent implementation of ODS Software’s distribution management system at Weyerhaeuser’s 70+ building materials distribution locations. In the mid 1990s, Randy was President of Dimensions Systems as it gained national acceptance and a 1000+ customer sites. When the company was acquired by Enterprise Systems, he served briefly as Vice President responsible for the Dimensions product.

On May 22, 2006, the company also announced that, as part of its acquisition of ODS Software, Steve Littlefield, former founder of Dimensions Software and ODS Software, joins the company as Vice President responsible for product development and market expansion of the bisTrack product family.

Dealers and distributors “hungering” for bisTrack’s “quantum leap”
Steve Littlefield, Vice President of Progressive Solutions, is enthusiastic about the contribution Randy will make to the company’s goal of being the dominant supplier of business software and services to the wood products and building materials supply chain. “I have worked with Randy for over 20 years, and know him to be capable, sincere and highly effective,” says Steve.

“Randy has already helped transform one software company from a small regional player to a national concern,” Steve continues. “He knows the building materials supply business inside and out, and has indepth understanding of the needs of small independent dealers as well as large scale wholesale/distribution businesses – and everything in between. There’s no better person to head Progressive Solutions’ growth initiatives in the LBM industry.”

“I see a huge opportunity for Progressive Solutions,” Randy Faris responds when asked his reasons for joining the company. “I think dealers and distributors are hungering for a new business software system that represents a significant leap forward in technology and functionality,” Randy continues. “bisTrack is a quantum leap forward, endorsed by known and trusted individuals like Steve and myself, and backed by a company that really cares about the businesses we help. It’s a perfect storm about to descend on the industry.”

A “perfect storm” will transform LBM software landscape
Len Williams, President and CEO of Progressive Solutions, is confident of the inroads to be made by the new team focused on the bisTrack product. “Steve Littlefield brings with him from ODS Software a skilled team of developers and support personnel with tremendous industry experience to augment Progressive Solutions’ existing team of professionals supporting our growing North American customer base,” Len Williams comments.

“We’re gaining traction as we complete more and more successful bisTrack implementations, and we’re building momentum with our technology partners,” say Len Williams. “Add to that Randy’s “prefect storm” metaphor of an industry ready for change. We’re going to transform the software landscape in the LBM industry, modernize the technology being used in the supply chain, and bring collaboration back into its business partnerships.”


About bisTrack
bisTrack is business software for lumber and building materials (LBM) distributors, dealers and concentration yards. Built on Microsoft® technology, bisTrack is feature-rich software to help LBM companies manage their day-to-day buying, selling, inventory, dispatch & delivery activities, as well as provide insight and business intelligence to better manage customer relationships and improve profitability.

About Progressive Solutions
Progressive Solutions Inc. is the international leader in business software solutions for the forest products and building materials industry. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Richmond, BC, with sales and development offices across the US, UK and Canada. Its main products, Lumber Track™ and bisTrack™, address the procurement, sales, inventory and logistics management needs of sawmills, panel mills, remanufacturers, wholesale/ distributors and building materials distributors/dealers with domestic and export markets.
www.progressive-solutions.com