For more information contact:
Leslie D'Amato
800-594-7044
ldamato@materialexpress.com

MATERIAL EXPRESS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF EPIC VERSION 3.0
Includes Module to Export Data to Distributor Business Systems

Carlsbad, CA - July 29, 2003

Material Express has just released its newest version of EPIC™ (Electronic Price Information and Catalogs) for Distributors. The new Version 3.0 EPIC program combines the strength of an electronic database, access to full color manufacturer catalogs and a price and product updating service in one easy-to-use program.

Distributors are now able to customize their pricing through the addition of discount schedules, velocity codes and price classes. The option to assign discounts or markups to these fields of information as well as by manufacturer, commodity code or single item adds to the overall effectiveness of the Pricing Module.

A robust Export Module allows distributors to export the data in a number of file formats including 128 and 2x80 byte record layouts typically used in legacy business systems. These features, combined with the ability to export data by manufacturer or date range, give distributors full control over the data that they export.

EPIC has also been enhanced to include administrative functions such password access to sensitive pricing modules and the ability to set views by individual workstation.

Barry Mester, President of Material Express states, "For years, distributors have demanded control over the price and product information they import into their business systems. We redesigned EPIC to provide this control - plus added functionality that has never before been available to distributors. The new EPIC product also provides an easy to use tool for exporting data to contractors' estimating and business systems."

Material Express, Carlsbad, CA, is a sister company of Vision Infosoft Corp, established in 1993. Material Express was established in 1999 to provide software and information products to electrical and plumbing distributors. The initial product offering was Order Express, an Internet storefront, followed by EPIC™ - Electrical Pricing Information & Catalogs. APeX™ (Advanced Pricing eXchange) was launched in January 2002. CatLynx™, a web-based Image Server, was released in July 2003.

For additional information please contact:
Leslie D'Amato at Material Express: (800) 594-7044
Or go to:
www.materialexpress.com

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