OASIS Member News: SoftQuad XMetaL Selected by Cisco Systems To CreateXML Content

[Bruce Wigle <bwigle@softquad.com>]

SoftQuad XMetaL Selected by Cisco Systems To Create XML Content

Toronto, ON – July 23, 2001 – SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTC BB: SXML), an 
internationally recognized developer of XML-enabling technologies, today 
announced that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has signed an agreement 
to license SoftQuad XMetaL. The agreement, valued at approximately US$1 
million, includes software licenses, technical support, and professional 
consulting and customization services.

Cisco joins over 2000 companies, including Continental Airlines, Deutsche 
Bank, Daimler-Chrysler and Schlumberger, who have chosen XMetaL for XML 
content creation.  XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a World Wide Web 
standard for structured document formatting and online information 
exchange. XML enables organizations to share and re-use information across 
all e-business functions within the enterprise and with outside entities 
such as partners, customers and suppliers.

SoftQuad XMetaL is an XML editor and platform for creating interfaces that 
enable everyone within an organization to create XML content. XMetaL can be 
seamlessly integrated into content management and other e-business 
applications.

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 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 U.S. offices in Seattle and San 
Francisco, and European operations based in London, England, SoftQuad was 
first to market with an advanced, yet easy-to-use XML content creation 
solution, XMetaL. It has become the premier enabling technology for 
XML-based content applications in electronic publishing, e-commerce and 
knowledge management. For more information, visit SoftQuad’s Web site at 
http://www.softquad.com.


SoftQuad and XMetaL are registered trademarks 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.

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