SoftQuad Promotes XML Education Through Exclusive Sponsorship of SD2000 XML Boot Camp

[Heather Grant <heather@itpr.com>]

News Release

SoftQuad Promotes XML Education Through Exclusive Sponsorship of SD 2000 XML
Boot Camp
XML Boot Camp to provide hands-on XML training featuring award-winning
XMetaL content authoring solution


TORONTO, ON – August 8, 2000 – SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTC BB: SXML), an
internationally recognized developer of XML-enabling technologies and
commerce solutions for e-business, today announced exclusive sponsorship of
six XML Boot Camp training sessions in cities across the United States.

XML Boot Camp, produced by the Software Development Media Group of CMP Media
Inc., will teach basic XML skills to application developers, web developers,
web designers and Java programmers. These comprehensive programs take
participants into the trenches of developing real-world enterprise
applications during five days of intensive, hands-on training.

“CMP is proud to partner with SoftQuad, a leader in XML development
technologies,” says Mike Gottlieb, director of the SD Show Group. “Our
students’ ability to produce quality applications will be greatly enhanced
by SoftQuad’s sponsorship of the Boot Camp series.”

“XML is the international language of e-business,” says Roberto Drassinower,
president and CEO, SoftQuad Software, Ltd. “As co-inventors of XML, SoftQuad
’s mandate includes leveraging our XML expertise and resources into the
community. XML Boot Camp is a perfect way for SoftQuad to continue
developing the XML standard – through education.”

XML Boot Camp will visit six major US cities, including Boston, Chicago,
Washington, Austin, Santa Clara and Bellevue commencing August 21, 2000 and
concluding on October 20, 2000. Interested parties can register for XML Boot
Camp at www.sdexpo.com/bootcamp.

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.


About Software Development Media Group.

XML Boot Camp is brought to you by the Software Development Media Group of
CMP Media. For the past 13 years, the SD Group has been responsible for the
industry renowned Software Development Conference and Expo, providing
vendor-neutral, independent education in one of the most respected training
grounds in the development industry. CMP is a world leader in
high-technology media, publishing many of the best read newspapers and
magazines serving today’s technology audiences including Informationweek, Dr
Dobbs Journal. Software Development and MSDN Magazine. CMP is also a leader
in producing B2B conferences and trade shows including PC EXPO, e-Business
Expo, Web 2000 Conference and UML World.

About XML Solutions

XML Solutions (xmls.com) is the leading provider to Global 2000 companies of
XML based B2B e-commerce solutions, providing software and professional
services for end-to-end (E2E) electronic commerce. XML Solutions is staffed
with professional services team comprised of world experts in XML, EDI,
metadata and legacy system integration.

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 is also a member of the Open Applications Group, Inc.
(OAGI) and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum.  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, XMetaL, an advanced, yet easy-to-use XML
content creation solution. It has already become the premier enabling
technology for XML-based content applications in electronic publishing,
e-commerce and knowledge management.  SoftQuad is targeting the growing
business-to-business (B2B) marketplace with MarketAgility, a supply-side
content solution that allows companies to effectively join and compete in
B2B e-markets.

For more information, visit SoftQuad's website at http://www.softquad.com

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For further information on SoftQuad Software, contact:

David Terry
ITPR (for SoftQuad Software)
(416) 860-3899 ext. 3607
david@itpr.com

SoftQuad and XMetaL are registered trademarks of SoftQuad Software, Ltd.
MarketAgility is a trademark of SoftQuad Software, Ltd.  All other products
or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and
may be trademarks of their respective owners.



Heather Grant
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