News

OCTOBER 31, 2001

EXPLORER SOFTWARE'S "EXPLORER ENGINEER" NOW AVAILABLE
ON HANDANGO

VANCOUVER - Explorer Software Inc., a leading supplier of accounting solution software for the construction industry, today announced that the Company’s Pocket PC application, Explorer Engineer, will be featured on the Handango website (www.handango.com). Handango is the leading publisher of handheld software and wireless applications and has over one million unique visitors each month.

Explorer Engineer enables companies to streamline their workflow by capturing payroll, equipment usage, material costs, and hired equipment data at the source, and update their corporate systems without the re-keying of data. Explorer Engineer can then transfer the data to the company server using wireless Internet access. Data entry is done only once – digitally – which eliminates double entries and mistakes.

Explorer Engineer comes in two versions designed for specific user groups:

• “Professional” – to be used by individual engineers that need to gather data on-site and conduct on-site project costing.
  
  
• “Enterprise” – to be used by companies that need to tie data collection on-site into their accounting solution back in the home office. This version can be implemented as an add-on to any Enterprise accounting system, including Explorer’s Explorer Enterprise Solution accounting software solution.

“The heavy construction industry can benefit from this technology more than any other industry,” says Jim McFarlane, President & CEO of Explorer Software. “Users can now round-trip information to and from the field and office, thus maximizing efficient communications and streamlining data entry. Companies who embrace this technology will enhance their competitiveness and improve their margins at a time when every dollar counts.

“Partnering with Handango gives our prospective customers a simple way to test our Pocket PC application and purchase it if they feel it suits their needs. This partnership complements our strategic relationships with leading handheld companies such as Microsoft, Casio, and Compaq as Handango powers Microsoft’s PocketPC.com software store as well as the online stores run by Casio and Compaq,” explained McFarlane.

Explorer Software is a leading supplier of accounting solution software for heavy construction contractors and asphalt pavement producers with installations throughout Canada, the United States, Latin America, Malaysia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Company information can be accessed at www.explorer-software.com.


For Further Information Contact: Jim McFarlane at
Explorer Software Inc.
Tel: (604) 925-3522 ext. 504
FAX: (604) 925-3560
e-mail: jmcfarlane@explorer-software.com
URL: http://www.explorer-software.com