For Immediate Release

Yorba Linda, California - Stevens Group, Inc., entered into an engagement with Stewart Title of California today to provide business management software and related services.

"We are looking forward to using Solomon and working with Stevens Group," said Karla Howard, State Controller of Stewart Title of California. "We expect to save significant time and resources by having one, fully-integrated system which will allow us to provide better service to our customers."

"This partnership shows a real commitment on everyone's part," said Ed Pauley, Sr., CEO of Stevens Group, Inc. "Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions is committed to providing a quality product, Stevens Group is committed to providing the highest quality service, and Stewart Title of California is committed to making this investment into the future of their business."

Stevens Group and Stewart Title of California will be partnering to bring all Stewart Title of California locations to the forefront of other title insurance companies with Solomon, a Microsoft SQLServer-based business management solution. Solomon provides applications for financials, payroll, distribution/supply chain management, project-accounting, e-business and field service management. This partnership will grow Stewart Title of California's business by delivering and integrating next generation software solutions. Because of its Solomon implementation from Stevens Group, Stewart Title of California will be positioned to take advantage of the powerful Microsoft .NET foundation for small and medium business applications that Microsoft Great Plains will provide. The standardization to the Microsoft Great Plains business solutions will provide Stewart Title the flexibility to meet the challenges of the next generation of business processes and the ability to meet with ease the ever-changing, ever-challenging technological advancements.

Stewart Title of California, headquartered in Glendale, California, is a division of Stewart Title Corporation, a leader in the title insurance and real estate information industries.

Stevens Group, Inc. is one of the nation's leading business solution providers and an authorized reselling partner of Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions. Stevens Group is the largest insurance software provider interfacing with the Solomon business management solution from Microsoft Great Plains. Stevens Group specializes in business management software solutions with proven expertise in financial and insurance accounting.