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Rhino Linings USA, Inc. Selects Solutions Consulting Group -SCG- as Strategic Partner for Microsoft Business Solutions

SAN DIEGO--March 15, 2005--Solutions Consulting Group (SCG), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced that it has been selected as the strategic Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and application development partner for Rhino Linings(R) USA, Inc., the world's largest provider of sprayed-on polyurethane bed linings. In addition to providing support for the existing Great Plains installation, SCG will be working with Rhino Linings to develop and deploy additional strategic MBS solutions.

Rhino Linings' size and goals for future growth require a strategic IT solution that will integrate critical information on sales, service and fulfillment at its headquarters and meet the needs of its large network of dealers across the globe. San Diego-based Rhino Linings boasts over 1,200 independently owned and operated dealerships and industrial accounts in over 50 countries and is the most recognized sprayed-on truck bed lining brand in the world.

Rhino Linings is working with SCG in planning several projects that will include:

-- Manufacturing module

-- Inventory/shipping integration

-- Customer relationship management (CRM) solution with a reseller portal

-- Full integration of material requirements planning (MRP) and enterprise resource planning (ERP).

IT management at Rhino Linings asserted that it is SCG's approach to project planning that sets it apart.

"The integration of MBS with the custom applications that SCG is developing for Rhino Linings will provide vital IT systems that streamline our processes from manufacturing to fulfillment and create exceptional reporting tools for our channel partners," said Jeff Perry, IT manager for Rhino Linings. "SCG's thorough project planning methods and creative solutions ensure that Rhino Linings' IT program will generate greater efficiencies throughout the fulfillment chain all the way to the end customer."

"Rhino Linings is without a doubt the leading sprayed-on truck bed lining company in the world today," says Bill Edmett Jr., partner, practice management at SCG. "The IT solutions that SCG is developing for Rhino Linings will expand its lead and broaden its competitive advantage in the marketplace even further."

About Rhino Linings USA, Inc.

Rhino Linings USA, Inc. was founded in 1988 by president and CEO Russell Lewis and with it--an industry was born: Sprayed-on polyurethane truck bed linings. Today, Rhino Linings USA is the world's largest provider of sprayed-on linings with over 1,200 independently owned and operated dealers and industrial accounts in over 50 countries. Since its inception, Rhino Linings has expanded beyond the retail market into industrial and commercial markets. Rhino Linings' top-of-the-line, proprietary chemical formulations serve as superior solutions for hundreds of diverse business applications, while providing the best protection for millions of truck beds. Visit www.rhinolinings.com for more information on Rhino Linings.

About Solutions Consulting Group (SCG)

SCG delivers Risk-free IT solutions designed to give Southern California organizations a competitive advantage. Through custom application development and integration of world-class technologies, SCG implements complex IT solutions and often rescues failed projects, to deliver a measurable return on investment. Competencies include BI, CRM, ERP, and e-business solutions. SCG's experienced, certified IT professionals, fixed fee process and proprietary project methodologies assure clients that their IT challenges will be resolved on time and on budget. SCG focuses on the data management, business reporting and IT needs of clients in the construction/industrial, consumer electronics, restaurant and hospitality, healthcare/biomedical, insurance/finance, non-profit, software/technology, and discreet manufacturing industries. Visit www.scg.net for case studies and more information.