EXPLORER ANNOUNCES INSTALLATION OF EXPLORER CONTRACT MANAGER ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE SOLUTION IN MALAYSIA

Solution Designed Specifically with Malaysian Payrolls;

SNC Lavalin will Use Contract Manager for Malaysian Rapid Transit Construction in Kuala Lumpur

North Vancouver, B.C., May 6, 1996 - Explorer Software Inc. today announced completion of hourly and staff payroll for contractors who work in Malaysia.

Malaysian payroll was added to Explorer Contract Manager for SNC-Lavalin Group. SNC works on projects in over 100 countries and had revenues of $1-billion Cdn in 1995. TSL Construction, a joint venture between Bomdardier Inc., SNC-Lavalin and Time Salam Engineering Sdn Bhd is installing guide way elements and LIM (linear induction motor) rail for the mass transit project in Kuala Lumpur. Project duration is approximately three years.

Explorer Contract Manager is built around a core of seven basic Explorer modules: General Ledger , Accounts Receivable , Accounts Payable , Hourly /Staff Payroll , Job Costing , and Equipment Control . Optional modules provide more specific management information. These modules include Contract Estimating , Service Manager , Sub-Contractor Control , Hired Truck Payroll , Inventory , Time and Billing/Invoicing , Work Order , Human Resources , Purchase Order , Highway & Bridge Maintenance , and Scale Ticket/Plant Management . Explorer Contract Manager's integrated system is flexible, scaleable and offers the power to support unlimited users in a network environment.

Contract Manager integrates Windows networked computers to database servers to create an enterprise-wide information system for effectively managing construction companies, projects and equipment.

Explorer Software Inc. develops and markets enterprise wide software applications that use leading computing and communications technologies to give heavy construction companies a competitive advantage. Explorer Software has been supplying heavy construction contractors with innovative software solutions for over 12 years.

For Further Information Contact: Jim McFarlane at
Explorer Software Inc.
Tel: (604) 983-3500
FAX: (604) 986-9801
e-mail: jmcfarlane@explorer-software.com
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