BirdDog Solutions

BirdDog Solutions Acquires Lakota Solutions

Acquisition to form the largest Parcel Shipping Optimization service provider, and brings expanded solutions to high-volume users of small parcel carrier services.

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BirdDog Solutions Acquires Lakota Solutions to Form Largest Parcel Shipping Optimization Service Provider

Acquisition brings expanded solutions to high-volume users of small parcel carrier services

Andover, MA, and Salt Lake City, UT, September 6, 2006 – In a move that will provide large-volume users of Federal Express, UPS, and DHL with an expanded portfolio of services, BirdDog Solutions, Inc. and Lakota Solutions, Inc. are combining forces. The two companies today announced that they have executed an agreement for BirdDog Solutions to acquire Lakota Solutions. The terms of the agreement between the two privately held companies were not disclosed.

The acquisition brings together the two dominant small parcel auditing service providers, reinforcing BirdDog Solutions’ position as the small parcel cost-recovery leader. By merging their customer base, technologies, and professional expertise, the two companies are positioned to provide the most comprehensive small parcel auditing, cost reduction, and reporting services in the industry. BirdDog Solutions and Lakota Solutions combined currently serve more than 1,200 customers.

“This acquisition-which transforms a highly respected competitor into a valuable partner-enhances our technology base, further strengthens our leadership position, and gives our customers a complete parcel logistics solution,” said Joel Sitak, CEO and President of BirdDog Solutions. “In addition, Lakota’s customers can take immediate advantage of more advanced resources, such as BirdDog’s lost parcel recovery, carrier contract optimization, and consulting services.”

“By uniting the capabilities of two dynamic, powerful players, we gain valuable scale and momentum in the market,” said Christian Brinkman, CEO of Lakota Solutions. “BirdDog and Lakota share a vision of how to take our companies to the next level. With this acquisition, our increased customer base and improved access to capital puts us in the best position to execute against that vision, and to invest more in customer support and the development of new services.”

About BirdDog Solutions

BirdDog Solutions is the leading provider of contingency-based Parcel Shipping Optimization services, serving large volume users of small parcel carrier services. The company is the first in the industry to integrate carrier contract negotiation with comprehensive invoice auditing, payment processing, recovery services, and advanced reporting-collectively reducing clients’ parcel shipping expenses by an average of at least 10 to 20 percent. BirdDog is a Nevada corporation with its executive headquarters in Andover, MA and back office operations in Omaha, NE.

About Lakota Solutions

Lakota Solutions, Inc. is a consulting services firm specializing in parcel freight expense management and reporting and related logistic services. Lakota’s proprietary software, FREIGHT TR@X™, and other web-centric software tools, integrate several key technologies to deliver highly efficient, bottom-line results to its customers in the form of hard-dollar cost savings and process efficiencies. The company’s unique blend of auditing, management reporting and consulting services is designed to improve the total cost of ownership equation of its clients’ freight management process.

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Contact Information

Raymond Nieuwenhuizen
BirdDog Solutions
(617) 763-3701
rnieuwenhuizen@birddog.com

Jennifer LeBlanc
Lakota Solutions
(972) 625-2907
jleblanc@lakotasolutions.com

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