Trade Service currently produces TRA-SER Pro, the construction industry’s most used content resource and pricing service. A core set of TRA-SER Pro pricing data is now included in the Timberline Office Electrical Knowledgebase, which is part of the recently released Timberline Office 2004. Electrical Knowledgebase users can supplement and update their TRA-SER product and price information through a subscription-based service available directly from Trade Service. The data is easily transferred to Timberline Office Estimating through an interface developed by Timberline.

“This collaboration is a perfect example of how two companies can meld their core competencies for the benefit of their mutual clients,” said Timberline President and General Manager Curtis Peltz. “The combination of Timberline Office Estimating suite and TRA-SER Pro offers our customers the material pricing information and estimating capabilities they need to succeed in today’s competitive business environment.”

“Timberline’s commitment to serving the estimating needs of contractors, engineers, and builders, coupled with our dedication to providing current and accurate pricing content, is the formula for a successful collaboration that can deliver effective, customer-driven solutions," said Tony Dubreville, President and CEO of Trade Service. “As our relationship grows, we look forward to exploring other initiatives that can provide similar benefits within our common markets."

About Timberline, a Best Software company
Timberline, a Best Software company, develops and supports Timberline® Office, financial and operations software for the construction and real estate industries. Timberline's software and services have steadily grown into a powerful, full enterprise solution with affordable pricing for every size of business. For more information about Timberline Office, visit www.timberline.com or call 1-800-628-6583. Best Software offers leading business management products and services that give more than 2.3 million small and mid-sized customers in North America the insight for success throughout the lives of their businesses. Its parent company, The Sage Group plc (London: SGE.L), supports 4.3 million customers worldwide. For more than 25 years, Best Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands, including Abra, ACCPAC, ACT!, BusinessVision, CPASoftware, FAS, MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, MIP, Peachtree, SalesLogix, Timberline, among many others. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.bestsoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-BEST.

About Trade Service
Trade Service Corporation is the leading provider of standardized product and price information to the electrical, plumbing/PVF, HVACR, industrial MRO, and office products industries. Since 1931, the company has been the leader in content acquisition, aggregation, management, publishing, and distribution, offering a variety of products, services, and systems to meet the content needs of over 20,000 distributors, contractors, government agencies and “buy side” Fortune 1000 subscribers. The range of solutions provided includes printed directories, electronic catalogs, pricing data for business system updating, and robust attributed content to fuel full-functioning Internet storefronts. For more information, visit www.tradeservice.com.