Searchlight Solutions Subsidiary, Signs Contract with Washington State Department of Finance

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada --- November 17, 2003 --- Searchlight Solutions, Ltd. (OTC:SLLN) today announced that it's wholly owned subsidiary Litigation Management Consulting Inc. of Seattle, Washington has entered into a contract with the Washington State Department of Finance to provide consulting services to help them establish a document management system across their entire enterprise. The Washington State Department of Finance regulates securities and other financial instruments and transactions in Washington State. Litigation Management Consulting was chosen for its knowledge of state of the art document management systems such as "Searchlight Software" and its extensive experience and knowledge in the implementation of this proven document management software and systems. Searchlight Systems Ltd. (www.searchlight.ca) specializes in the implementation of digital evidence and document management services, using its proprietary Searchlight TM software. The Searchlight Software is used to organize massive amounts of evidentiary and disclosure documentation associated with complex issues and legal cases. Searchlight presently employs over eighty people and is growing rapidly through acquisition and internal growth. For more information on Searchlight Systems please go to the Company's web site at www.searchlight.ca Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements other than statements of fact, included in this release, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For further information or investor relations contact: Gary Procknow at 604-255-4620 or 206-521-1101.