RCG Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of SchoolWorld
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eResource Capital Group,
Inc. , today announced that its wholly owned software and IT services division,
Logisoft Corp. ("Logisoft"), completed the acquisition of the assets of
SchoolWorld Software ("SchoolWorld"), a Pittsburgh, PA-based educational
software company.
"With over $5 million in revenue for the 12 months ending August 2003, we expect
that the acquisition of SchoolWorld will bolster our division's revenues,
profits, and account base within our educational technology unit," said Rob
Lamy, CEO of RCG's software and IT services business. "Additionally, we will
open a Pittsburgh, PA office. The new location is being established to serve
many of our newly acquired clients, who are located primarily in the Mid
Atlantic region. This acquisition was a great opportunity and we anticipate it
will contribute to the growth of our educational division, which has been our
flagship business unit since 1989," Lamy added.
"The acquisition will create greater visibility to potential customers through
the combined brands of SchoolWorld and Logisoft, helping fuel Logisoft's growth
plans in their educational division. We are extremely excited to have the
opportunity to combine these two well-seasoned businesses, as well as the
potential to increase the growth rate of one of our core business by
approximately 50%," said Mike Pruitt, RCG's President and CEO.
RCG's Logisoft signed a definitive agreement to acquire SchoolWorld on October
31, 2003 and closed the transaction on November 5, 2003. Under the terms of the
asset purchase agreement, Logisoft acquired the SchoolWorld brand, as well as
all accounts, databases, and related inventory. More information on RCG's
software and IT services business can be found at http://www.logisoftusa.com/
and more information on SchoolWorld can be found at
http://www.schoolworld.com/.
About eResource Capital Group (RCG) eResource Capital is listed on the American Stock Exchange and trades under the
symbol RCG. RCG is focused on delivering to shareholders rapidly growing,
relatively low risk revenues, along with steadily increasing profitability. The
majority of RCG's revenues are derived from a highly specialized travel service
organization, flightserv, which delivers a unique turnkey air service. RCG also
has two business focused on the technology services sector, which consist of a
wholly owned software and IT services division, Logisoft Corp. and home
technology services from Lifestyle Innovations, Inc., which is a separately
traded public company. RCG owns approximately 15.6 million restricted common
shares of LFSI, which represents an equity ownership of approximately 76.5% of
the company. More information is available on RCG at
http://www.eresourcecapital.com/. For investor information, contact investor
relations at 704-366-5054 ext. 27 or .
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regarding whether current plans to grow and strengthen the company's existing
network will be implemented or accomplished, are forward- looking statements
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. All forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to the Company on the date of this release. Any
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that the Company will be unable to grow or strengthen its network due to a lack
of capital or an inability to identify acquisition candidates, as well as those
risks and uncertainties described in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. DATASOURCE: eResource Capital Group, Inc.
CONTACT: eResource Capital Group Investor relations, +1-704-366-5054, ext. 27, or Web site: http://www.schoolworld.com/ Web site: http://www.logisoftusa.com/ Web site: http://www.eresourcecapital.com/
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