Washington D.C., August 10, 2002

Vision Chain, Inc. today announced that CadenceQuest, a leading provider of analysis solutions for large and medium size retailers and suppliers, has chosen Vision Chain as their offering for category analytics and reporting. CadenceQuest will offer Vision Chain's software branded as Cadence Category. Cadence Category will offer market basket analytics, price optimization, promotion analysis, merchandising reporting, all with executive dashboards. CadenceQuest will continue to offer complementary offerings such as Cadence General Ledger and Cadence Financial, an integrated reporting environment for J.D. Edwards.

"Our work with J.D. Edwards and Vision Chain takes us from headquarters financials down to the consumer¬s decision in the store" said Bob Allen, CadenceQuest's CEO and Founder, "This breadth of analysis is critical to any enterprise reporting effort."

"CadenceQuest is fast becoming a leading partner of J.D. Edwards and an expert in creating corporate control systems for the enterprise," said Shawn Dolley, Vision Chain's CEO, "It is a natural fit as consumer packaged goods firms integrate retailer data that we become essential to their offering."

Vision Chain enables consumer products companies to consolidate point-of-sale, internal, and syndicated data to create easy-to-use dashboards for category analysts, national account managers, and international representatives. Cadence Quest offers Cadence Merchant software to retailers and suppliers in order to maximize earnings at granular levels such as shelf, item and day.

Arlington, Virginia-based CadenceQuest is a premier provider of integrated customer, e-commerce, marketing sales, and service applications. CadenceQuest delivers CRM insight through integrated offerings using best-of-breed ETL, Business Intelligence and Campaign Management technologies. Leveraging the extensive system development and implementation experience of our staffed developers and consultants, CadenceQuest has the necessary expertise to enable our clients' success during all stages of project delivery. With experience in the retail, finance, telecommunications, automotive and entertainment industries, the CadenceQuest team is proficient in CRM methodologies to help any corporation identify and retain their profitable customers.

About Vision Chain, Inc.
Vision Chain, Inc. powers demand data networks for the world's largest consumer products companies. Large firms use Vision Chain to collect, organize, match, and publish retailer point of sale and inventory information throughout their organizations. This results in enhanced shelf presence, category captains and advisor positions, reduced stock outs and distribution voids, and higher market visibility. These firms include The Scotts Company (NYSE: SMG) and H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ). For more information, go to www.visionchain.com.

For more information, please contact:
Michael Sorensen, info@visionchain.com, 202-459-4135