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To: BM who wrote (135)	3/25/1998 10:33:00 PM
From: BM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 222

GPW INTENT TO ACQUIRE AASKI TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 1998-03-25 BURNABY, B.C. Bill Ste. Marie, President and CEO, is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of AASKI Technologies Ltd. AASKI, a private company based in Ontario established in 1996, is a uniquely competent Year 2000 Conversion Services provider with a fully tooled and staffed Conversion Factory in Ontario. The Conversion Factory uses a combination of advanced software tools, multiple mainframe and PC platforms, experienced personnel and dedicated testing platforms. The factory has 25 employees and has the technical capacity to support the analysis/testing of in excess of 300 million lines of code per year. The maximum purchase price for the AASKI shares is $3,383,200 payable in cash and shares of Group West. At the closing of the transaction, Group West will pay the current shareholders of AASKI $250,000 in cash and will issue 33,613 common shares of Group West at a deemed purchase price of $5.95 per share. The balance will be paid in common shares of Group West on an earn-out basis over 3 years at a deemed price of $5.95 per share. This amounts to a potential earn-out of 492,975 shares on the basis of 1 share for every $5.95 in net income before tax of AASKI Technologies Ltd. This acquisition is subject to the execution of a formal purchase agreement and the receipt of regulatory approval Group West provides information technology ("IT") services to business primarily located throughout Canada and the western United States. Founded in 1978, Group West is one of the premier IT companies in western Canada. Group West Systems Ltd. is focusing on the midrange market with offices located in Markham, Ontario; Winnipeg; Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta and Burnaby, British Columbia; and in Bellevue, Washington; Los Angeles, California; and Reno, Nevada. The Company also provides a comprehensive range of services to the rapidly evolving IT services industry including such leaders as Rogers Sugar, Pharmasave, BC Rail, Toronto Dominion Bank and Microsoft Corporation. ____________________________ Bill Ste. Marie President and CEO For Investor Relations Information contact: Frank Port, Director of Corporate Development Phone: (604) 473-2132 Fax: (604) 299-2878 Email: fport@groupwest.ca Or Seaport Communications Inc. Phone: (604) 541-4188 Fax: (604) 541-9966 Email: seaport@usa.net The Vancouver Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

To: BM who wrote (135)	4/6/1998 10:56:00 PM
From: BM	Respond to of 222

TPI Retains Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc. for Full-Scale Financial and Public Relations Campaign March 27, 1998 -- Mississauga, ON: Transformation Processing Inc. (TPI and OTCBB:TPII) announced today that the Company has launched a full-scale financial and public relations campaign. Paul G. Mighton, Chairman and CEO, stated "TPI has retained Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc., to conduct the campaign to bring the Company's story to the financial and business communities and the general public." Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc. is a 48-year old full-service public relations agency headquartered in Chicago. TPI's story will be presented in financial and investor relations meetings held in major cities across the United States and Canada, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto and other significant financial markets. Transformation Processing Inc. is an Information Technology company that develops and markets software and services that enable companies worldwide to automatically migrate their application programs and data from legacy systems to open system and client/server environments. TPI has evolved from providing AS/400 legacy code migration services to a company supporting four lines of business: Client Server Migration, Year 2000 Solutions, Groupware and Support Services. This news release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely funding of customers' projects, customer payments to the Company and the other risks detailed from time to time by the Company. For more information about TPI see our web site at www.tpii.com, or contact: Hal Schweig Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc., Public Relations 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois USA 60611 Phone: (312) 943-1100 Fax: (312) 943-3583 Samantha Chapman, Internal Investor Relations Transformation Processing Inc. 2121 Argentia Road, Suite 200 Mississauga, ON CANADA L5N 2X4 email: schapman@tpii.com Tel: (905) 812-7907 Fax: (905) 812-7920 Toll-free: (888) 222-5967 Copyright c 1998 TPI Email Address - info@tpii.com Revised : April 3, 1998