Arbortext XML-Based Epic E-Content Software Chosen by Over 2,000Global Customers

[Beth Ambaruch <bea@arbortext.com>]

Arbortext XML-Based Epic E-Content Software Chosen By Over 2,000 Global
Customers


ANN ARBOR, Mich., August 1, 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 its industry-leading Epic
e-content software has been chosen by over 2,000 global customers representing
over 42,000 product licenses.

Arbortext was one of the original creators of XML and has flourished providing
the world’s leading corporations with scalable and reliable XML-based content
management software.  Part of the success Arbortext has enjoyed lately is
based on a variety of key announcements, including the launch of Epic 4.0, the
industry’s most powerful XML-based e-content software.  Epic 4.0 enables
e-businesses to attract and retain more customers by providing the user with
an improved Web experience in support of e-publishing, e-commerce and B2B
e-marketplace applications.

Principal among Epic’s enhancements is the introduction of the Epic E-Content
Engine (E3).  E3 is available to companies who require a server-side system to
capture, convert, process, transform and deliver XML-based e-content.  This
system operates under a web server to provide high-end capabilities for
personalizing e-content and transforming it for multiple formats including
Web, wireless, eBooks, CD-ROM, print and PDF.  E3 can also convert various
proprietary formats to XML with initial support for Microsoft Word and HTML
forms and November delivery of support for Adobe FrameMaker and Interleaf.

Arbortext also recently announced with Oracle the availability of Arbortext’s
Repository Adapter for Oracle iFS.  This integration enables customers to
connect Arbortext’s products to Oracle 8iFS, enabling them to easily integrate
Epic Editor and Epic Editor LE (Lite Edition) to use 8i as a content
management system for XML documents.

“While it’s great to see the results we have recently achieved, it comes as no
surprise to us here at Arbortext,” said Jim Sterken, president and CEO of
Arbortext.  “Corporations of all sizes are embracing XML, as it is clearly the
new Web language.  Since we were one of the founders of this technology and
the first to ship XML-based e-content software, we have experience offering
the most comprehensive and reliable XML-based e-content solutions available
for the enterprise.  We have grown based on our understanding of our customers
and our industry, and we will continue to grow as more and more corporations
realize our capabilities.”

Currently, Arbortext provides XML-based solutions to over 300 of the Global
2000 companies, including Boeing (NYSE:BA), Ford (NYSE:F), IBM (NYSE:IBM),
Nokia (BUE:NOKA.BA) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNM).  Arbortext has also
formed strategic alliances with such renowned companies as Oracle
(NASDAQ:ORCL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), STEP and Documentum (NASDAQ:DCTM).

“We serve the world’s best corporations with our solutions, and we partner
with today’s leading software vendors,” continued Jim Sterken.  “With that in
mind, it’s no secret as to why we have enjoyed so much success.  With further
customer wins and partnership announcements in the pipe line, we are looking
forward to further success in the months and years ahead.”

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.

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