NEW REPORTS, WINDOWS PRINT DRIVERS AND A NEW LOOK ARE A FEW OF THE
ENHANCEMENTS FOUND IN TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE's CONSTRUCTION GOLD VERSION 2.0

November 29, Beaverton, Ore -- Timberline Software Corporation is now
shipping Construction Gold version 2.0. The update features enhancements
and improvements throughout the Windows-based management accounting
applications. The most significant enhancements increase the system's
reporting capability to make it easier to get exactly the information an
accountant, project manager or company executive needs. Gold v. 2.0 also
gives customers greater flexibility when it comes to communicating between
the home office and job sites.

Sixteen reports have been added to Construction Gold including a report
that helps monitor safety plans. This brings the total number of reports
available with Gold to 109. Additionally, customers can create their own
reports using the TS-Reports application.

Gold v. 2.0 further expands reporting capabilities by letting customers
change report criteria right before printing a report. Customers can
modify reports by answering specific questions prior to printing. For
example, before running a Receivables Aging Report, on-screen prompts can
ask: Do you want to include retainage detail? What date do you want to use
for aging the receivables? The report will be modified based on answers to
these questions. These questions, tailored by company, are installed when
the report is set up. Then, anyone can use the prompts when printing a
report. The benefit: Construction Gold customers can vary a basic report
to get the specific information they need. In many cases, this eliminates
the need to design a new report.

With Gold v. 2.0, pull-down report menus can be tailored by job function
and/or individual. A project manager using Gold sees a list of reports
relevant to his job, while the company accountant selects from a different
list of reports relevant to his task. Neither has to wade through items
irrelevant to them.

Construction Gold v. 2.0's ability to use Windows printer drivers provides
customers access to a greater number of type fonts making documents easier
to read and more professional looking. It also gives them the capability
to use fax modems that may be available on their computers. They can now
fax reports right from their system to fax machines in the field. The days
of waiting for reports to be printed and then delivered are numbered.

Other significant enhancements:

* Customers who use Gold Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) for linking
Timberline data to word processing and spreadsheet programs will now find
they can "write back" (import data from other ODBC-compliant applications
back into selected Timberline fields).

* A Gold Payroll enhancement imports time-sheet data electronically entered
at a job site. Now, contractors can send labor hours from the field to the
home office on a weekly or even daily basis as long as labor data is
captured in an ASCII file compatible with Gold Payroll. This means
up-to-date Labor Costs Reports can be produced anytime. The enhancement
will be compatible with Construction Gold's soon to be released RemoteTime
Entry application.

Current customers receiving their 2.0 update will also notice that screens
throughout the applications have been redesigned with a 3D appearance.

A fully featured management accounting software, Construction Gold was
introduced to the construction industry in October 1992. It now features:
Job Cost, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Check Management,
Executive Information System, General Ledger, Payroll, Remote Time Entry
and TS-Report.

Timberline Software Corporation is an international supplier of accounting
software for the construction, estimating, property management and
architecture and engineering industries. Founded in 1971, the company has
installed more than 24,000 systems worldwide.

Timberline Software Corp
9600 SW Nimbus Ave
Beaverton, OR 97005-7163

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