SCK® and Progressive Software Demonstrate POS Interoperability at NAFEM ’03 Show

STRATFORD, Conn., September 5, 2003 -- Smart Commercial Kitchen (SCK), a pioneer of on-line kitchen technologies and Progressive Software, Inc., a leading provider of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology solutions announced today that they are demonstrating interoperability between POS and kitchen management applications during the NAFEM ’03 Show in New Orleans later this week. The demonstration which will be operating at SCK booth number 1520 during show hours uses the latest XML software technology to transfer POS information real-time to the SCK applications.

By linking real-time sales data received thru the Progressive IRIS POS software, SCK applications create a closed loop production management tool for reducing order delivery time, increasing product freshness, and optimizing inventory control.

SCK software tracks product inventory as it flows through the kitchen, recording data about the mix of products in inventory or those currently being prepared. Using real-time sales data gathered from the Progressive IRIS POS software, SCK intelligently schedules and prompts the crew to start product preparation. The software automatically compares the actual sales data to inventory targets and signals when expired product should be discarded. This helps maintain optimum inventory levels, and automatically directs replenishment to occur eliminating out of product conditions. The integrated report module gives the restaurant management access to enhanced historical data to track execution, product waste, speed of service time, out of product conditions along with statistics on the volume of product prepared. Corporate management can easy view performance and compare metrics across locations using the enterprise version of the SCK software.

About Smart Commercial Kitchen®
SCK, a Food-Automation Service Techniques, Inc. company, is a provider of interoperable software solutions through partnerships with top-tier technology companies. SCK provides foodservice operators with an easy migration path to an intelligent kitchen through its mySCK application. The mySCK application offers a suite of application modules built on top of an intelligent open-architecture JAVA decision engine. The SCK software supports the recent NAFEM Data Protocol standard for data gathering from appliances. Standard modules of the system include: Quality and Production Management, Food Safety/HACCP Monitoring, and Asset Management. MySCK can be used in a local host mode or as an enterprise Web-based application. The product can be deployed using single application modules or as the complete suite. For more information, visit www.mysck.com.

About Progressive Software
Progressive Software, Inc. (www.progressivesoftware.com) is a leading provider of innovative, results-driven food service technology solutions - including POS, back office and enterprise management - for the foodservice industry. Progressive offers a full complement of integrated technologies designed with success in mind. From applications that help restaurant operators efficiently take orders and improve kitchen throughput to labor management, production prep, inventory control, and data management tools, Progressive’s solution suite allows them to easily manage every aspect of restaurant operations.
Progressive is the solution of choice for Jack In The Box, Starbucks, Steak ‘n Shake, Golden Corral, Boddie Noell (dba Hardee’s), Ryan’s Steak Houses and many others and is currently installed in more than 14,000 restaurant outlets in the United States, Canada, and the UK.

Notices: SCK, Smart Commercial Kitchen, SCK Direct, and SCK Gateway are registered trademarks, service marks or trademarks of Technology Licensing Corporation. (FAST.) is a registered trademark of Food Automation – Service Techniques, Inc. Other registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2003 SCK

Certain information discussed above may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are the general economic climate, costs of food and labor, consumer demand, interest rate levels, the availability of financing and other risks associated with the acquisition, development and operation of new and existing restaurants.

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Contact Information:

Mario G. Ceste
203.380.3450
mceste@mysck.com