Potlatch Corporation Selects DIcentral As Technology Partner To Manage Electronic Business-To-Business Data Exchange

DIcentral Corporation, a leading electronic commerce provider, today announced that its B2B Enterprise Solution has been chosen by Potlatch Corporation (NYSE - PCH) to connect to its many suppliers and customers worldwide.

-- DIcentral Corporation, a leading electronic commerce provider, today announced that its B2B Enterprise Solution has been chosen by Potlatch Corporation (NYSE - PCH) to connect to its many suppliers and customers worldwide.

Potlatch is achieving a significant cost saving by streamlining internal business processes, a key focus of which is an effective implementation of J.D. Edwards enterprise resource planning software along with efficient data interchange.

After implementing J.D. Edwards software applications in 13 Potlatch locations throughout the country, we needed to bring on an e-commerce solution that could quickly integrate into our system at a price in our comfort zone," said Ike Andrews, e-commerce Director at Potlatch Corporation.

DIcentrals system meets and exceeds those expectations, providing all of these capabilities for our business so we can satisfy 100 percent of our customers and suppliers EDI and XML requirements. "

We can now focus on rapid of DIcentrals products to integrate our clients operational and business information, all the while ensuring data consistency. In the next 30 to 60 days, we plan to integrate all Potlatch divisions using the integration model we set up with our first J.D. Edwards-EDI integration using DIcentrals Mobile Portal B2B technology."

DIcentral (pronounced D.I. central") is a leading provider of hosted B2B data integration services to many other industries including the lumber and building materials.

In this instance, DIcentral gave Potlatch Corporation the ability to connect to every Potlatch customer and supplier that require an EDI connection, as well as providing an online solution for all suppliers who do not have EDI capability.

Potlatch did not have to install and maintain any EDI/XML software on location," said Thuy Mai, CEO of DIcentral Corporation. Potlatch uses our Mobile Portal B2B software which gives them the same capability of a company that purchased both an EDI and XML translator with Internet and VAN connections. Its just one way to utilize our systems many capabilities in the business of EDI."

Potlatch Corporation

Founded in 1903 in Potlatch, Idaho, Potlatch Corporation is a diversified forest products company with timberlands totaling more than 1.5 million acres in Arkansas, Idaho and Minnesota. Products include lumber and panels, bleached pulp, paperboard, consumer tissue and printing papers. Potlatchs 6,200 employees manage timberlands for sustainable growth, manufacturing high-quality, and value-added products, enhancing the value of Potlatch stock for its investors.

DIcentral Corporation

DIcentral Corporation is a provider of a complete Internet-based platform for business-to-business (B2B) data integration services for enterprises and e-marketplaces. DIcentrals suite of Web-based applications -- Total B2B Data Integration -- enables businesses and corporations of any size to achieve B2B data integration without the costly investment in localized software and hardware technology, and without the costs of ongoing maintenance and management of B2B relationships. Line56, an EDI industry publication, reviewed DIcentrals solution in its Real B2B" section (When EDI is Mandatory," 8/1/01). DIcentral Corporation is a privately held, venture-funded company.

For more information about Potlatch Corporation contact:
Ike Andrews (208) 799-0123 or Mike D. Sullivan at (509) 835-1516
ike.andrews@potlatchcorp.com or mike.sullivan@potlatchcorp.com
http://www.potlatchcorp.com/

For more information about DIcentral Corporation contact:
Lud Ziegelmair, Senior Vice President
(281) 480-1121 x105
ziggy@dicentral.com
http://www.dicentral.com/