Chrystal Software and Alpnet Partnership

[Janet Waplington <janet_waplington@chrystal.co.uk>]

chrystal and ALPNET partner to PROVIDE multilingual content management
SOLUTIONS 
partnership will ALLOW CUSTOMERS to SAVE DRAMATICALLY on their MULTILINGUAL
INFORMATION process COSTS

June 27, 2001, United Kingdom - Chrystal Software, a leader in XML content
management solutions, and ALPNET (NASDAQ: AILP), one of the largest,
publicly owned, dedicated providers of complete multilingual information
management solutions, announced that they have signed a service partnership
agreement to combine their expertise in content management and multilingual
communication solutions.

Every word that a company produces and translates costs money and requires
time. Document translation alone can cost some companies up to five percent
of their total revenues. Effective multilingual information management at
the enterprise level can therefore generate significant time and cost
savings when creating, translating and updating documents. Today's service
partnership agreement between Chrystal Software and ALPNET will allow
corporations to communicate better, faster and at lower cost with an
increasingly multilingual audience. The agreement allows ALPNET's
consultancy group to offer the combined expertise of ALPNET and in
eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) and to strengthen their ability to provide
complete multilingual content management solutions.

ALPNET will offer consultancy and project management services for the
roll-out of Chrystal's content management solutions across Europe and
undertake system integration and development work as required. Chrystal's
Lingua software will be used to complement ALPNET's own globalisation and
localisation management technology, GLOBELIX, which maximises the quality
and efficiency of multilingual processes while significantly reducing the
time it takes to translate and manage all of a corporation's information.

Frazer Robinson, VP for European Operations at Chrystal Software, said,
"Chrystal already services a significant international client base in a
diverse mix of sectors, including the automotive and e-learning industries.
In partnering with one of the world's translation experts, we have
reinforced our position as a provider of cutting-edge content management
solutions and created a new quality benchmark for the industry."

Charles Noall, Chief Operating Officer of ALPNET, said, "The demand from
global corporations to localise their content easily, quickly, and
cost-effectively is increasing exponentially, because they understand that
language can be their biggest hurdle or their greatest ally when doing
business in multiple markets around the world. This partnership with
Chrystal reinforces our ability to be a one-stop-provider for all the
multilingual needs of global customers, and help them turn localisation
costs into a corporate asset." 

About Chrystal Software

Chrystal Software is a Xerox New Enterprise company whose mission is to
design and deliver innovative content management solutions. Headquartered in
San Diego, USA, with European Headquarters in London, Chrystal Software's
patented technology was originally researched and developed at the Xerox
Palo-Alto Research Centre and first came to market in 1995. Chrystal's
latest product Eclipse uses XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and Java based
applications to tag and assemble individual pieces of web-based information
to create a quality content management and delivery solution to the Web or
any wireless device.  

Chrystal Software provides solutions that address the need for efficient,
cost effective information management, retrieval and delivery enabling
companies to reduce costs while increasing revenue through the effective
utilisation and sharing of corporate knowledge.  

The company has a worldwide presence with partners in key markets such as
automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, publishing, and finance.
Customers include Sun Microsystems, Land Rover, Jaguar, Lockheed Martin,
Dell Computers, Texas Instruments, Lucent Technologies, Compuware, Lexis
Nexis and the Electronic Telegraph.

Further information can be found at the company's Web site,
www.chrystal.com.

About ALPNET, Inc.
ALPNET is one of the largest, publicly owned, dedicated providers of
complete multilingual information management solutions, with a worldwide
network of offices and resources. A pioneer in its industry, ALPNET helps
corporations deploy into international markets faster and more efficiently,
through intelligent use and reuse of multilingual informational assets.
ALPNET offers an extensive range of services based on innovative, proven
technologies, including strategic InfoCycle(tm) consulting, Web and software
localisation, and document translation and publishing in all business
languages and formats. Additional information about ALPNET is available at
www.alpnet.com <http://www.alpnet.com>. An investor package can be obtained
by contacting Jose Castaneda in our investor relations department at +1
(303) 292-1501 or 1-888-292-2819, or by email at investors@alpnet.com
<mailto:investors@alpnet.com>.

Media Contact for Chrystal:
Janet Waplington
Chrystal Software
Tel: +44 1753 559534
Email: janet_waplington@chrystal.co.uk
<mailto:janet_waplington@chrystal.co.uk>

Stephen King/Stephanie Kane
Harvard Public Relations
Tel: +44 20 8759 0005
Email: stephen.king@harvard.co.uk <mailto:stephen.king@harvard.co.uk>

Media Contact for ALPNET:
Jose Castenada
Investor Relations Department
Tel: +1 (303) 292-1501 or 1-888-292-2819
Email: investors@alpnet.com