CARLSON ACQUIRES C&G

[Jeff A. Smith,PLS]

Carlson acquires C&G Software

9 November 2001

Carlson Software acquires C & G Software Systems


Carlson Software, Inc., of Maysville, KY, has acquired all significant
assets of C & G Software Systems, Inc., a Georgia corporation from
Applications Gateway, of Charleston, WV.

"We are extremely excited about the technology and expertise that an
industry leader like C & G brings to the table," said Bruce Carlson,
President of Carlson Software. "Working with C & G enables us to
provide even more diverse solutions to the land surveying industry,"
said Dale Jefferson, Executive Vice President of Carlson Software.

C & G will operate as a division of Carlson, and all C & G products will
continue to be available to customers. The C & G division of Carlson
will provide technical support, training and all services previously
provided by C & G. "The C & G product line has always been well
respected in our industry. We will maintain that level of excellence
and provide C & G customers with continued support and even more
offerings from the Carlson product line," said Bruce Carlson.

Dean Goodman, a co-founder of C & G, will assume responsibility for the
C & G division of Carlson and will be directing development of several
data collection products. He will be based in Carlson's Boston
development facility. "Carlson is a company I have always respected.
They have the same basic values and business philosophy as we do at C &
G. Working with Carlson will give C & G customers the best of two
worlds. Customers will have continued support for their C & G software
with new opportunities from Carlson," says Dean Goodman. Edwin Cowherd,
retired co-founder of C & G added, "It is with great pleasure that I
extend my best wishes to Carlson Software in their new relationship with
C & G Software Systems. I am excited about the effort to revitalize C &
G and to provide our loyal clients with a product which they deserve."

Staff announcements for the C & G division of Carlson are forthcoming.

About C & G
Founded in 1979 by Ed Cowherd and Dean Goodman, C & G Software Systems
provides CAD and data collection software to the land surveying
industry.

About Carlson
Founded in 1983 by Bruce Carlson, Carlson Software is a leading provider
of CAD and data collection software for the land surveying, civil
engineering, mining, and machine control industries. Carlson has
offices in Kentucky, Massachusetts, and California.

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[Edwin R. Cowherd]

At last the nightmare is over! I can't start to tell our loyal clients have badly I feel about the last 1-1/2 to 2 years they have had to endure the empty promises made by the application gateway people. Initially AG/Fourth Venture had the money to make C&G king of the hill but their agenda was not what they told us it was and as a result we got drug behind the wagon. The guys who did tech support at AG worked very hard to learn and support the product. We told the upper level management that it would be tough and nearly impossible for a non-C&G person to support the product lines. My hat is off to Richard and his associates who were in the trenches fighting. Thanks for your efforts to help the GOOD C&G people out there. I truly feel that a new day is beginning for C&G and a concentrated effort to get long overdue updates out to the users. Hang in there a little longer and your loyalty will be rewarded. I too use the C&G products daily in the surveying practice my son and I operate and for the most part have very little problem with any of the products. I'll be monitoring the message board and keeping up with what is going on. Regards, Ed Cowher