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Boise Office Solutions Honored by SBC Communications

    ITASCA, Ill., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Commitment to excellence has earned
Boise Office Solutions recognition as an outstanding supplier to SBC
Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC), one of the world's leading data, voice and
Internet services providers.
    "SBC is proud of its longstanding tradition of Going Beyond the Call(TM)
for its customers," said Maureen Merkle, President, SBC Procurement.  "We
succeed at that because strategic supply chain partners like Boise Office
Solutions consistently go above and beyond in meeting our needs."
    Boise Office Solutions was one of a select group of 39 suppliers honored
for their work in helping SBC deliver outstanding service to its customers
during the past year. Boise Office Solutions was recognized in the Teamwork
Category for its efforts and focus in supporting SBC's minority and
women-owned business enterprise programs (MWBE).
    "Boise Office Solutions is proud that SBC recognizes our strength in
working effectively with its employees, enabling them to focus on what they do
best," said Chris Milliken, president and CEO of Boise Office Solutions. "We
are committed to providing superior service and supporting diversity across
all aspects of our business, and are honored to be recognized for our
efforts."

    About Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax
    Boise Office Solutions, a leader in business-to-business office product
solutions, has combined with OfficeMax, a leading office products retailer, to
provide office supplies, technology products and solutions, paper and
furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. The combined
business serves all customers through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and
nearly 1,000 superstores. Combined, the business had revenues of $8.3 billion
in 2003, more than 40,000 employees, and more than 1,000 retail outlets. Boise
Office Solutions is a division of Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE: BCC).

    About Boise Cascade Corporation
    Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers
work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet
business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres of
timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing
operations. Boise had sales of $8.2 billion in 2003. Visit the Boise website
at http://www.bc.com .

    Boise Office Solutions Contact     Media Contact
    Bill Bonner                        Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates
    630 438 8584                       262 784 7200


SOURCE Boise Office Solutions; OfficeMax




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    Bill Bonner of Boise Office Solutions,
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    +1-262-784-7200