ARBORTEXT'S XML-BASED E-CONTENT SOFTWARE SELECTED BY LEADING INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL AND BOOK PUBLISHER

["Beth Ambaruch" <bea@arbortext.com>]

ARBORTEXT’S XML-BASED E-CONTENT SOFTWARE SELECTED BY LEADING INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL AND BOOK PUBLISHER

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. chooses Arbortext’s Epic e-content software for
speedy preparation of high value content for the Web and print

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 11, 2000 -- Arbortext, Inc., a leading provider of
Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based e-content software for e-publishing,
e-commerce, and B2B
e-marketplaces, today announced that its Epic e-content management software
has been selected by global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (NYSE:JWa)
(NYSE:JWb). New York-based Wiley currently develops, publishes and produces
products in print and electronic format for the scientific, technical and
medical communities as well as the educational, professional and consumer
markets worldwide.  Wiley will use Arbortext’s Epic software to accelerate
Internet and print publishing of their journal articles.

Epic, Arbortext’s XML-based e-content software, features the ability to
deliver business-critical content by streamlining the conversion and capture
of content into XML and automating the assembly, personalization and
transformation of XML to multiple media such as the Web, wireless devices
such as cell phones, eBooks, PDAs, CD-ROM, PDF and print all from the same
content source.

Epic provides Wiley with the ability to import author-supplied Microsoft
Word files and transform them into compliant XML files – increasing the
efficiency of publication schedules.  Because Epic’s XML-based software
provides them with the capability to create XML early in the journal article
’s life cycle, Wiley is able to reduce online and print publication
schedules and lower preparation costs.

“We are extremely pleased and impressed with Epic’s functionality and ease
of use,” said Margaret Wallace, director of publishing technology at John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.

“SGML has been part of our Web publishing and archiving strategy for years,
and we view XML as next generation SGML,” continued Wallace.  “Choosing to
work with Arbortext was an easy decision - not only are they a pioneer of
XML, but they are also a leader in the e-content management revolution.”

“Today it is vital that companies are able to create and manage critical
information across the enterprise and be able to deliver it efficiently and
effectively,” said PG Bartlett, vice president of marketing for Arbortext.
“As one of the world’s top publishers of scientific, technical and medical
information, Wiley’s decision to deploy Epic was a strategic, competitive
maneuver to manage the vast amounts of global and local content they
produce. We are extremely pleased to announce that Wiley chose to partner
with Arbortext to manage its e-business content.”

About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is a global publisher of print and
electronic products, specializing in scientific, technical, and medical
books and journals; professional and consumer books and subscription
services; and textbooks and educational materials for undergraduate and
graduate students as well as lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing,
marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe,
Asia, and Australia. The company’s Class A and Class B shares are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb, respectively.
Wiley’s Internet site can be accessed at www.wiley.com.

About Arbortext
Renowned as one of the original creators of XML, Arbortext is the leading
global provider of XML software for content critical to e-business. Shipping
since 1991, Arbortext’s standards-based software enables enterprises to
provide more personalized, dynamic and easily searchable content for
e-publishing, e-commerce and B2B e-marketplaces. Arbortext’s software is
currently deployed at over 300 of the Global 2000 companies, including AT&T,
Audi, Boeing, British Aerospace, Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler, Ericsson
Telecom, Ford, GM, IBM, Lucent, Nokia, Qantas, Ricoh, Sun Microsystems,
International Thomson Publishing, United Airlines, Volkswagen, Volvo and
West Group.   Arbortext is a founding member and active participant in the
XML Activity of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Headquartered in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, USA, Arbortext has offices around the world.
For more information please visit http://www.arbortext.com.

Contact: 	Kevin Astle					PG Bartlett
	  	Text 100					Arbortext, Inc.
	  	+1 617 399.4902				+1 734 327.6819
	 	kevina@text100.com			pgb@arbortext.com
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