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September 1, 2007 - Explorer acquires Shafer’s Service Systems
US-based Shafer’s Service Systems, a provider of Dispatching and Mobile Office Software for field service technicians, and Explorer Group subsidiary Explorer Software Total Systems Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Shafer’s will be acquired by Explorer Software Total Systems Corp.

January 30, 2007 - Explorer Software Buys RedSky IT
London, UK – Explorer Software today announced the acquisition of RedSky IT a leading solutions provider with over 30 years of experience. RedSky IT is one of the UK's principal IT application software companies. www.redskyit.com

February 2006 - Explorer Systems International Corp. Announces Agreement to Buy TSC Solutions HBG (PA) and TSC Solutions HBG (CA)
VANCOUVER – Explorer Systems International Corp., a leading provider of accounting software solutions for the construction industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to buy the construction software assets of privately held TSC Solutions based in San Ramon, California. This will be Explorer's fourth acquisition of construction accounting software in the past seventeen months.

October 2005 - Explorer Total Construction Management Systems, Corp. Announces Pact to Buy Ferrell Construction Accounting
VANCOUVER – Explorer Total Construction Management Systems Corp. signed a definitive agreement to buy the construction accounting software assets of privately held Ferrell Companies Inc. Ferrell, based in Lakewood, Colorado, provides software solutions to the construction industry.

March 2005 - BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS
Traveling down the road to success at Barriere – As a third generation family-owned heavy highway contractor, in Louisiana, search for a system for accurately tracking profit and loss for each piece of equipment was a part of a program at Barriere called Total Process Reliability (TPR)

December 2004 - Commitment to Outstanding Service
Explorer expands its virtual call center – advanced telephony solution adds Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), web based call center management, Voice over Internet (VOIP) and conference center to provide faster response to customer calls.

November 2004 -Explorer Commercial Systems Announces Pact to Buy Versyss Construction
Explorer Commercial Systems signed a definitive agreement to buy the construction software assets of privately held Versyss Systems Inc. Explorer, a maker of software products for construction accounting and project management has a staff of over 50 employees working in offices located across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Middle East.

September 2004 - Expanded capabilities, broader product offerings, continued specialization in construction. Welcome to Explorer Software organization. With the recent acquisition of Conac software, our focus is as sharp as ever. Whatever it takes, we are working hard to deliver the best construction management software solutions to contractors.

July 2004 - The paper-trail is now paperless! We’re pleased to introduce you to digital imaging and Document Manager. Now you can scan and retrieve images of invoices, checks, project documents in seconds and view them online. It’s as easy as a click of a mouse in a web browser.

June 2004 - What documented procedures? Ever wished you had documented procedures, check lists, your team could follow – you know everyone following the same steps every time they do the same type of task. Announcing Explorer QMS – Quality Management System, quality control and quality assurance for service delivery.

May 2004 - Explorer Shakes Up Job Field Data Capture. Explorer Daily Job Log software for Contractors combines wireless technology and field data capture. Timecards and foreman’s reports transmitted to the office in real time.

March 2004 - Same software company. New face. From today one of Brazil’s leading software firms, will look a little different. They are adding our gold shield to their names. It’s a decision shared by other software companies, all well known in their own markets...

February 2004 - Explorer Software Solutions. ROI as impressive as the output. When you upgrade your old software to a new solution form Explorer, you may actually save more money than you’ll spend. Explorer innovation has led to new enhancements in information handling that can dramatically reduce your operating costs...

January 2004 - Take the Lead. Out of the office use to mean being out of the loop. Now there is Explorer Communiqué the wireless solution for mobile professionals connecting people and information while on the go...

December 2003 - Field Data Capture. Contractors are faced with the challenges of controlling costs, and increasing process efficiency. It is increasingly important to get up-to-date information on everything from job costs to project notes and discussions with the owner, and to stay on top of changes wherever you are...

November 2003 - Our construction management solutions guarantee more than just bottom line results. Meet Explorer Software, a global software company for construction ERP solutions with a unique approach that can get you results fast...

October 2003 - A Promise Delivered Web based real time document management, enhanced with sophisticated web-browser search engine. Explorer Document Manager, software for tracking project related documents, now uses a sophisticated search engine.

Sept 2003 - HR goes self-service Bill Smith is no control freak, but he is happy to be taking charge of one more aspect of his life. With a click of a mouse from his web - browser, employees using Explorer Human Resources, can manage employment related affairs...

July 2003 - Explorer version 6i available 4th qtr 2003 More construction specific functionality, better technology puts Explorer Contract Manager Construction accounting solution ahead of competitors. Features like integrated Project Management, scheduling and schedule risk analysis, progress curves...

June 2003 - Work With Me! Think of this as a popularity contest for contractors: become the construction contractor of choice. Inspire employee loyalty and motivate employee efforts to complete projects faster and safely..

May 2003  - Materials Handling module. For quarry and asphalt plant operators where order management, scale ticketing and material billing are very important functions, reap the benefits of technology with Explorer Materials Handling...

April 2003  - Magic Quadrant. How does Explorer Software stack up against the competition?...

April 2003 - An imperfect picture: Revenue out of thin air! New Project Management module for Explorer’s ERP Construction Accounting solution for contractors keeps project problems under control...

March 2003 - Hit by cut-rate competitors? Constructive steps to improving performance, Explorer Flash Costing a web browser software application, puts job cost results in the foreman’s hands immediately to help him improve his/her performance...

February 2003 - New Field Data Capture Solutions speed data collection. For contractors who need better job costing, Explorer Software offers three field data capture solutions for payroll information...

January 2003 - New Explorer Sales Order module. If you have a division that manufactures or distributes products, Explorer Sales Order module streamlines order processing and gives you instant access to item availability, customer price levels, and credit limits...

December 2002 - Explorer Software announces Explorer Pay Edit web-based time card approval solution. Once Explorer Pay Edit is in place, the contractor’s administrative staff will spend less time on data entry and correction and much more time on managing information...

December 2002 - Powerful Document Management solution from Explorer Software. Organize your company, client, project related documents using Explorer Document Manager...

November 2002 - What happens when your business needs to grow. Whether your business is treading water or riding a wave, Explorer Software offers tailored small business Construction ERP solution that is reliable, secure and scalable...

October 2002 - Time for Change. Industry-specific software like Explorer Contract Manager are frequently chosen by contractors because of the attention to detail that make or break construction projects, detail like employee time, project phases, unit price costing, estimating, billing and collections...

September 2002 - Customer profitability, Explorer Dashboards. Manage your company not as projects, products and services but as a portfolio of customers...

July 2002 - Geographic Expansion. New base established in Singapore to service South East Asia. New base established in Mexico City...

April 2002 - Locate projects from Explorer Contract Manager Construction Accounting solution with Microsoft Mappoint. Explorer Software Inc. has added Microsoft MapPoint .NET a hosted, programmable XML Web Service that allows you to pin point projects on high-quality maps, determine driving directions, distance calculations, proximity searches, and other location intelligence...

February 2002 - Explorer announces addition of RIM Blackberry® solution for Explorer Contract Manager Construction Accounting ERP solution. New Microsoft.NET solution from Explorer Software provides project management and equipment maintenance information to RIM Blackberry users. Say you are a service man approaching the job site, check your Blackberry to locate units needing serving, which components and which filters are required...

January 2002 - A reason to run out of the office! Want to put your company on the move? First you need the tools. Explorer Contract Manger ERP solution for construction accounting is thin client by design!

December 2001 - Client-server or Web-based? The big advantage of browser based systems is zero installation on the work station. Explorer Insite, browser based project costing solution provides information from where-ever you have an Internet connection...

November 2001 - Explorer Software announces new Web-based time entry product. Explorer Web-based Crew Timecard, Internet browser based solution for time card entry simplifies data capture of foreman’s Reports for labor, equipment, material, subcontractor and production information from the field...

September 2001 - Smart tags. New for Microsoft Office XP, smart tags recognize your typing such as a name or address and associate the information and actions with the entry. A Smart Tag is indicated by a series of purple dots under the text...

August 2001 - Explorer Software welcomes MECO Construction. MECO Construction is one of the largest contractors in Costa Rica. MECO is a diversified contracting company with construction, asphalt paving operations.

October  2001 - Explorer Software's "Explorer Engineer" now available on Handango. Explorer Engineer, will be featured on the Handango website (www.handango.com).

October  2001 - Explorer Software unviels "Explorer Engineer" for the PocketPC. Explorer Software Inc. has unveiled Explorer Engineer, an industry-specific Pocket PC application for engineers and construction contractors of any size.

March 2001 - Explorer Software introduces latest technology with Explorer Maestro, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) technology that puts your business within reach of every Construction Foreman with a cellular phone...(more)

June 2000 - Pacific Blasting and Demolition Ltd.,longtime customer of Explorer Software is featured in Heavy Construction News...(more)

August 1999 - Highway Constructors Ltd. use Explorer Payroll on highway improvement projects with a budget of $1.2 billion...(more)

July 1999 - SNC Lavalin with Bombardier Transportation, again choose Explorer Payroll for the Vancouver, Canada, Sky Train extension...(more)

July 1999 - Explorer Adds New Transaction Based Accounting Service

June 1999 - Explorer Software welcomes Barriere Construction

March 1999 - Explorer Announces Crew Timecard in a Spreadsheet

June 1998 - Explorer Software introduces Needs Analysis, a free interactive tutorial.

May 1998 - Explorer Software welcomes The Power Group of Companies

February 1997 - Explorer offers "Explorer Insite" add-on for Explorer Contract Manager

May 1996 - SNC Lavalin selects Explorer Contract Manager for Malaysian Rapid Area Transit project

September 1994 - Explorer Software provides Online Tender Listing for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways...(more)