SMC³ and MercuryGate International Announce Innovative
Electronic Bill of Lading Service

Partnership Delivers Innovative Real Time Bill of Lading Service to Carriers and Shippers Providing Collaboration And Visibility Through Customer's Entire Supply Chain

Orlando, FL - June 22, 2001 - SMC³, the leading nationwide provider of technology solutions for the LTL transportation community, and MercuryGate International, Inc., a leading provider of transportation management software solutions, today announced a strategic relationship providing an electronic Bill of Lading (BOL) system to LTL carriers. These carriers as well as shippers will be able to proactively monitor the progress of the shipment and provide revolutionary in-transit visibility. This innovative and streamlined service will eventually lead to a full collaborative logistics system for interested carriers.

"Our customers are at the inception of a significant supply-chain software replacement cycle with no slowing for logistics solutions," stated Jack Middleton, president and CEO of SMC³. "We are committed to providing world class solutions and remaining a leader within the industry."

With this first release, users will be able to create, rate and share information with all interested parties, print reports, print tracking labels, receive notification of carrier pickup, and scan/print documents. MercuryGate allows users to generate customer specific BOL's or the increasingly popular VICS standard BOL. All of these features allow shippers to completely manage their transportation plus audit their freight bills.

Danny Slaton, SMC³'s vice president of sales & marketing, commented, "SMC³ sees a great opportunity to team with a leading logistics technology leader and deliver the technology needed for true collaboration in the transportation market. We are introducing this approach to our carriers, allowing them to vastly upgrade service to their clients."

Warren Patterson, MercuryGate's CEO, added, "The strategic relationship between MercuryGate and SMC³ provides carriers and shippers with innovative visibility and collaboration unmatched in the industry. We were excited to be selected by SMC³ and honored to have the opportunity to service their clients."

About SMC³
SMC³ is the leading nationwide provider of LTL transportation pricing, data and technology. SMC³ helps shippers, carriers, and logistics companies conduct business seamlessly though the maze of local, regional and national transportation networks. To better equip its customers in the high-tech market place, SMC3 develops several data software modules and a host of complementary products. SMC3 presently serves more than 3,000 customers throughout the United States and Canada.

About MercuryGate International
MercuryGate's Transportation Management Suite (TMS) allows easy, secure integration with a company's existing technology environment and provides quick, simple and friendly access for authorized users to a wide range of logistics functions and services. Our TMS provides Shippers, Carriers, Freight Forwarders, and 3PLs significant benefits in operational improvements in supply-chain execution. This TMS is an operational engine that initiates and manages logistics transactions, and enables companies to leverage the Internet. Users share a common execution platform with the capability to see the same data, at the same time, in the same format in a true operations level, collaborative environment. For more information visit www.mercurygate.com.