[announce] Wolters Kluwer Selects Arbortext

[Beth Ambaruch <bea@arbortext.com>]

Wolters Kluwer Selects Arbortext Epic Editor for XML Content Creation,
Conversion and Publishing


ANN ARBOR, Mich., January 7, 2002 -- Arbortext, Inc., the only global
provider of XML-based software that enables the creation, editing and
publishing of information to multiple media types from a single source
of content, today announced that Wolters Kluwer selected its Epic
software for XML content creation and will implement the Epic E-Content
Engine (E3) for multichannel publishing.  Wolters Kluwer is a
multinational information services company with annual sales of
approximately EUR 3.7 billion and employing approximately 19,000 people.

Wolters Kluwer joins 3,500 companies who have chosen Arbortext’s Epic
software for single source, multichannel publishing.  Epic was selected
because it enabled Wolters Kluwer to reduce publishing costs and
increase author productivity.

Ton Schoonderbeek, Chief Technology Officer for Legal, Tax and Business
Europe at Wolters Kluwer said, “A large, multinational organization such
as ours requires technology that can be easily deployed.  Arbortext’s
reputation for delivering reliable solutions that work is the major
factor why we selected their Epic software. The scalability ensures we
can grow without having to worry about re-engineering our
infrastructure, ultimately saving us time and money."

Using Arbortext's Extend implementation, Wolters Kluwer is able to offer
browser-based use of the Epic software to its authors located throughout
the organization and in multiple locations, giving them the ability to
collaborate as if they were working in the same office.  Extend, a set
of software and services that support ASP deployment of Epic, also
provides Wolters Kluwer with greater flexibility, convenience, security
and cost effectiveness in deploying Arbortext’s Epic software.

“Large, multinational organizations are continuing to choose Arbortext
products,” said Nathan Birtle, Regional Vice President of Europe for
Arbortext.  “These organizations understand how critically important it
is that all divisions benefit from consistent corporate standards, and
using our Epic software enables the authors to take advantage of having
the most current, complete and correct information available to them as
they create and maintain their information material.”

About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a multinational information services company with
annual sales of approximately EUR 3.7 billion, employing approximately
19,000 people in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.  The company’s
core activities are Legal, Tax and Business, International Health and
Science, and Education.  The Wolters Kluwer shares are quoted on the
Euronext Amsterdam.  The financial results for the year 2001 will be
announced on March 19, 2002.  For more information, please visit
http://www.wolterskluwer.com.

About Arbortext
Arbortext is the only global provider of XML-based software that enables
the creation, editing and publishing of information to multiple media
types – Web, print, CD-ROM, wireless – from a single source of content.
Shipping since 1991, Arbortext’s standards-based software supports
technical publishing, reference publishing and catalog publishing
applications that enable enterprises to provide more accurate,
cost-efficient, complete, timely, consistent and usable information on
all media. Arbortext’s software is installed at over 3,500 customers,
including over 300 of the Global 2000 companies. Current customers
include American Express, Audi, Boeing, British Aerospace, Caterpillar,
DaimlerChrysler, Ericsson Telecom, Ford, GM, IBM, Lucent, Nokia, Nortel
Networks, PeopleSoft, Pfizer, 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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Contact: 	Beth Ambaruch 				Steve Jensen
	  	Arbortext, Inc.				Phase Two Strategies
	  	+1 734.327.6014				+1 415.772.8403
	 	bea@arbortext.com				sjensen@p2pr.com