SoftQuad and Openpages Partner to Power Web Content

[Heather Grant <heather@itpr.com>]

News Release

SoftQuad and Openpages Partner to Power Web Content
Knight Ridder Gains Enhanced Content Management Power and Versatility
Through Integration of XMetaL and ContentWare

SAN FRANCISCO – XML IN PUBLISHING SEYBOLD – August 31, 2000 – SoftQuad
Software, Ltd. (OTC BB: SXML), an internationally recognized developer of
XML-enabling technologies and commerce solutions for e-business, and
Openpages, Inc., a leading provider of content management software solutions
for e-business, today announced a technology partnership. Under the
agreement, the two companies will integrate SoftQuad’s XMetaL®, the premier
enabler for XML content applications, into Openpages’ ContentWare™ Suite to
provide an enhanced XML-based content management solution.

The integration enhances an organization’s ability to create and manage
large amounts of e-content by giving everyone within the organization the
ability to create and work with XML documents in a real-world production
environment. XML has become the accepted format for information interchange
over the Web because it separates presentation from content, and allows for
automated document processing.  An XMetaL-powered ContentWare solution is
already in use by KnightRidder.com and its RealCities.com, the nation’s
largest network of regional Internet content providers, accelerating their
ability to distribute online news to millions of users.

“To increase our publishing efficiency, we were looking for an open
architecture based on Java and XML,” says Rohn Jay Miller, senior vice
president, Product & Technology at KnightRidder.com.  “The integration of
XMetaL and Openpages makes this possible and provides a publishing
environment that will propel our strategy forward.”

XMetaL makes it easy for staff at all levels of the writing, review and
deployment process to create and work with XML documents directly.  For
example, a writer covering a story in California can write an article using
XMetaL and send it to a reviewer in Virginia for approval, who will then
send it to the Web production department. Because the article is in XML
format throughout the process, it doesn’t need to be converted or re-keyed
and can be processed and delivered to the Web, and the reader, more quickly
and efficiently.

“Knight Ridder has strict requirements for an end-to-end XML e-publishing
solution,” says Roberto Drassinower, president and CEO of SoftQuad Software,
Ltd. “They require an easy-to-use, versatile and extensible system. The
integration of XMetaL with Openpages’ ContentWare enables contributors
throughout the content creation and approval process to work with increased
efficiency.”

“We have a strong history of providing mission-critical content management
systems for companies,” says Warren Huff, president and CEO of Openpages.
“The integration of XMetaL into ContentWare empowers Knight Ridder to easily
automate the creation, management and deployment of content over the
Web—which is the lifeblood of their business.”

SoftQuad’s XMetaL, the most advanced XML-authoring tool available, is
currently being used to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
many major organizations, such as Continental Airlines, Hewlett Packard,
Lucent, Amazon.com and USA Today.

XMetaL 2.0 began shipping in June of this year. New users can purchase
XMetaL 2.0 for $495.00 (US) per single user license.

About ContentWare

Openpages ContentWare is a software suite that allows various contributors
to the content creation and delivery efforts to manage and integrate their
work in a process that links with popular desktop applications like
Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia’s Dreamweaver and Microsoft’s
FrontPage. Using ContentWare, contributors also have the ability to deliver
the same content to multiple delivery channels – Web, syndication, wireless,
and print – allowing content elements to be updated simultaneously across
all channels with a simple click of the mouse.

About Openpages, Inc.

Openpages, Inc. is a leading supplier of end-to-end Internet content
management solutions. The company’s award-winning software suite, Openpages
ContentWare™, allows businesses to adopt the most cost effective, automated,
and open content management system for B2B, B2C and e-media. The products’
open architecture enables integration with leading Web application servers
and e-commerce platforms. The company has a growing list of Fortune 1000
customers who rely upon Openpages products and support for every phase of
the Web asset management process - from content creation through approval,
design, editing, deployment, syndication and archiving.

Openpages, Inc. is a privately held company supported by investors from the
industry’s leading high technology venture capital firms including Matrix
Partners, Sigma Partners and North Hill Ventures. Openpages, Inc., is a
global company headquartered in Wesftord, Massachusetts with offices
throughout North America, as well as Europe. For information on the company
and products, visit the company Web site at www.openpages.com


About Knight Ridder

Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) is the nation's second-largest newspaper
publisher, with products in print and online. The company publishes 32 daily
newspapers in 28 U.S. markets, with a readership of 8.7 million daily and
12.9 million Sunday. Knight Ridder also has investments in a variety of
Internet and technology companies and two newsprint companies.
KnightRidder.com, its Internet subsidiary, manages the company's Internet
operations. These include a variety of online services, among them Real
Cities, a national network of local and regional Web sites. Real Cities
services include news, classified ads, entertainment, shopping, search,
community publishing, Internet access and archives. The network comprises 28
KnightRidder.com regional Web sites including content from 31 Knight Ridder
owned newspapers. In addition the network includes 8 non-Knight Ridder
partners enabling it to cover 36 U.S. markets. Both Knight Ridder and
KnightRidder.com are headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information,
visit Knight Ridder’s Web site at http://www.knight-ridder.com/

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 with 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 Web site at
http://www.softquad.com

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For further information on SoftQuad, please contact:

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

For further information on Openpages, please contact:

Glen M. Zimmerman
Director, Public Relations
Openpages, Inc.
800.367.9509 x195
glen_zimmerman@openpages.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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