Unified Solutions Names Greg Newkirk
Sales Representative for e-Insight ERP

Tucker, Georgia, January 8, 2003 - Unified Solutions, a developer of business management software for the industrial fastener industry, has named Greg Newkirk as an authorized sales representative for the e-Insight ERP product. Greg will be based in Houston, Texas.

"Greg has many years of experience in the cold headed fastener industry from the software and systems perspective. He also knows how a manufacturing operation works. He will bring inside knowledge of the fastener business, what their software needs are as well as having skills in implementing financial systems" says Pete Ashby, President of Unified Solutions. "Greg has used Oracle and SQL Server so he understands how data is stored, and he has used reporting tools such as Crystal Reports so he understands how data is used for management decision making."

Greg also brings to the table good people and communication skills. During his experiences with fastener companies, he has worked with CEO's to Header men. The ability to communicate with all levels of the workforce is critical in evaluating the requirements that a company has for an ERP application, as well as in the setup and training on the product.

About Greg Newkirk

Greg has worked in the fastener industry from the software and systems side, using many well-known applications and tools to do the job. Greg also has extensive understanding of networks, and infrastructure requirements for the system to work properly.

One of Greg's biggest projects was the implementation of BaaN IV. Greg played a key role in the implementation that produced a working system in ten months time at four locations. From this experience Greg has gained first hand knowledge of the do's and don'ts of implementing an ERP system. "The most important thing I learned during the BaaN implementation is to let the actual users have a say in what system to buy" says Greg Newkirk.