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Subject: OASIS MEMBER NEWS: SoftQuad Announces XMetaLT 2.0
THIS MESSAGE FROM: Heather Grant Account Executive ITPR 130 King Street West, Suite 2810 Toronto, ON M5X 1A9 Tel: 416-860-3899 ext 3609 Fax: 416-941-1090 Email: Heather@itpr.com News Release SoftQuad Announces XMetaL™ 2.0 New features deliver easier XML content creation, and more rapid deployment of effective content solutions PARIS, France – XML 2000 Europe – June 12, 2000 – SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTC BB: SXML), an internationally-recognized developer of XML enabling technologies and commerce solutions for e-business, today announced XMetaL 2.0, a major upgrade to its advanced, yet easy to use XML content creation solution. The new version of XMetaL makes it easier for everyone to create XML content, and provides integrators even greater flexibility in deploying effective content solutions for real world production environments. Key features to this upgrade include well formed editing, a new Structure view, support for more advanced XML constructs and expanded customization options. "XMetaL 2.0 significantly raises the bar for XML content creation," said Roberto Drassinower, president and CEO, SoftQuad Software, Ltd. "Now companies can develop and deploy highly-productive XML content applications in electronic publishing, e- commerce and knowledge management that everyone within an organization can use." XMetaL 2.0 provides new features and functions for deploying effective content creation environments that integrate seamlessly with an organization's applications and workflow processes. XMetaL 2.0 features built in access to script engines and a Script Editor that supports code coloring and pretty printing. XMetaL 2.0's Forms Editor facilitates the creation of custom dialog boxes to bring windows dialogs and behaviors right into the document interface. XMetaL provides support for inline ActiveX controls and features an extended object interface that allows embedded ActiveX controls to be hosted within a Resource Manager tab. Plus, XMetaL 2.0 features enhanced support for advanced XML constructs like internal subsets, parsable external entities, the DOM, OASIS catalogs, and UTF-16 (Unicode) encoding. "The beauty of XMetaL for integrators is the flexibility it provides for customizing the interface for different users, and the speed with which it can be integrated with your XML systems," said John Turnbull, XMetaL product manager. "Many of these customizations can be performed using menu-based controls, or writing script level code. That means that XML applications that use XMetaL can be deployed faster and used more effectively than anything else in the market." Software AG, Europe's largest system software vendor, has chosen XMetaL as the content creation solution for their XENON architecture, the first complete architecture for XML applications designed specifically for the development of electronic business systems. Dr. Helmut Wilke, president and CEO of Software AG Inc. says: "Our XENON architecture for commercial XML applications enables us to integrate 'best of breed' components from the world's leading independent software vendors. With the release of SoftQuad's XMetaL 2.0, we are confident that XENON will deliver the very best XML content creation solution to our customers." XMetaL 2.0 also provides new, versatile, easy-to-use, XML authoring capabilities. It supports well-formed editing, so users can open and edit documents without associated DTD and work with document fragments. As well, XMetaL 2.0's new Structure View provides a quick way to navigate and edit documents. "XML content is growing as fast as e-business applications are being developed," said Frank Gilbane, editor of The Gilbane Report, a seven year-old journal for IT strategists, covering computing and content. "Because a successful e-business requires the sharing of content across virtually all e-business functions, the number and type of people creating, accessing, and integrating XML content is increasing dramatically. As a result, products such as XMetaL that facilitate the creation and integration of XML content across and between organizations, need to be included in e-business technology infrastructure purchases." Availability XMetaL 2.0 will be available in late June 2000. New users can purchase XMetaL 2.0 for $495.00 (US) per single user license. Registered owners of XMetaL 1.0 or 1.2 with a support and maintenance contract can upgrade to XMetaL 2.0 for $75.00 (US). Without a maintenance contract, the upgrade price is $195.00 (US). The product is sold directly and through VARs and OEMs. Volume discounts, site licenses, partner programs and on-site training are all available. About XMetaL SoftQuad XMetaL 2.0, the premier enabler for XML-based content applications, provides the power and flexibility required to create and work with XML content in a real-world production environment. Combining state-of-the-art XML editing features and the ideal front-end to e-commerce, e-publishing and knowledge management applications, XMetaL 2.0 makes it easy for an entire organization's user-base to create content. System requirements include Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, a Pentium compatible processor, 32 Mb of RAM, 50 Mb available hard disk space, 256 color/SVGA display, 640 x 480 resolution or higher, and a CD-ROM drive for installation. About SoftQuad Software, Ltd. SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTC BB: SXML) is an internationally recognized developer of XML enabling technologies and commerce solutions for e-business. A founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and XML.org, SoftQuad has been instrumental in shaping and developing both the standards and technologies that are changing the way companies exchange information and do business over the Web. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with European operations based in London, SoftQuad was first to market with an advanced, yet easy-to-use, XML content creation solution, XMetaL. It has already become the premier enabling technology for XML-based content applications in electronic publishing, e-commerce and knowledge management. For more information, visit SoftQuad's Web site at http://www.softquad.com -30- Note to editors: If you're interested in viewing additional information about XMetaL or SoftQuad Software, Ltd., including technical specs, downloads, screen shots and box pictures, please visit the SoftQuad web page at http://www.softquad.com Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipates", "estimates", "expects", "will", "should", "projects", "intends", "plans", "believes" and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify such forward-looking statements. Those forward-looking statements are management's present expectations of future events. As with any projection or forecast, they are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. SoftQuad is an early-stage growth company that operates in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, and its business results are dependent on numerous factors, including demand for its products and services, its ability to manage costs and generate revenues, technological developments, protection of its intellectual property rights, its ability to attract and retain key personnel, the resolution of issues concerning commercial activities via the Internet, including security, reliability, cost, ease of use and access, government regulation, risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which it operates and other risks detailed from time to time in periodic reports filed by SoftQuad with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. SoftQuad's actual results could differ materially from management's expectations because of such factors. For further information on SoftQuad Software, contact: David Terry ITPR (for SoftQuad Software) (416) 860-3899 ext. 3607 david@itpr.com Sacha De Groot ITPR (for SoftQuad Software) (416) 860-3899 ext. 8026 sacha@itpr.com Fax: +1 978 667 5114
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