Lauren Collins Named Vice President of Sales at Austin Logistics

Industry Veteran Brings Expertise to Growing Sales Team

AUSTIN, TX - August 25, 2004 - Austin Logistics Inc., a leading provider of analytic software and solutions that predict customer value and behavior, today announced that Lauren Collins has been named Vice President of Sales for the company and will spearhead the sales growth for the company while building out a seasoned team to capitalize on the company's momentum.

Collins has extensive experience in the financial services industry having held a variety of senior level management positions in the financial services industry for more than a decade. Prior to joining Austin Logistics, Collins served as senior vice president of business development at Bank One Card Services where she successfully cultivated and closed multi-million dollar deals under the company's co-branding business development team, including creating partnerships with the largest worldwide brands. Previously, Collins managed the CRM Business Development effort for American Management Systems and developed partner relationships with some of the most well-known and respected names in the industry, including, Chase, PNC and Bank One. For nearly a decade, Collins championed sales at Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc., having worked up to regional vice president for sales and relationship management where she was responsible for an amazing 23% growth in sales in one calendar year.

"Lauren's extensive enterprise software sales and partner relationship background, combined with her in-depth knowledge of the industry, makes her a powerful and exciting addition to the Austin Logistics leadership team," said Dan Duncan, CEO for Austin Logistics.

About Austin Logistics Incorporated
Austin Logistics is a leading provider of analytic software and solutions that predict customer value and behavior to drive more profit from every customer interaction - delivering a proven return on investment in six months or less. The company's products and solutions enable its worldwide clients to make proactive, profit-focused decisions that optimize actions in collections, risk/fraud, and customer loyalty applications. Since 1992, Austin Logistics has been trusted by many of the world's largest financial services companies. The company's products and solutions are also available to insurance and telecommunications operations worldwide. For more information, please visit www.AustinLogistics.com.