Arbortext Named to AlwaysOn List of Top 100 Private Companies

["Beth Ambaruch" <bea@arbortext.com>]

Arbortext Named to AlwaysOn List of Top 100 Private Companies


ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 30, 2003 -- Arbortext, a global provider of
XML-based multichannel software, today announced its inclusion on the
first annual AlwaysOn Top 100 Private Companies list.  AlwaysOn, the
media company that covers innovation in technology and business,
compiled the list with assistance from KPMG’s emerging business
practice, KPMG1Start.  The two groups surveyed more than 1,000 venture
investors, investment bankers, top entrepreneurs and executives who
nominated more than 700 companies for the competition.  The full list
can be found at www.alwayson-network.com.

The AlwaysOn Top 100 companies were selected based on innovation and
demonstrated leadership among peers in several areas, including market
traction measured by revenue or customer growth, and game-changing
approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets
and entrenched players.

“Our survey proves that private company innovation is alive and
thriving,” said Tony perkins, AlwaysOn editor.  “To raise money and win
customers in this market, private companies must show that their
products and services are an order of magnitude above what currently
exists in the marketplace.”

“We are honored to be recognized with the other chosen innovators and
leaders in the technology industry,” said PG Bartlett, Vice President,
Marketing for Arbortext.  “This award reinforces Arbortext’s market and
technology leadership in XML-based software for dynamic content and
multichannel publishing, areas of critical importance for a wide range
of businesses and organizations.”

About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is a media company dedicated to connecting global leaders and
technology industry insiders whose ideas and innovations are shaping the
always-on world.  AlwaysOn founding premise is that consumers and
businesses are demanding greater access to the Web for more convenience
and productivity, and these demands are beginning to drive the next boom
in high technology.  For more information please visit
http://www.alwayson-network.com.

About Arbortext
Arbortext is a leading global provider of XML-based software for content
creation, editing and multichannel publishing to Web, print, CD-ROM and
wireless devices.  Arbortext’s software is installed at over 1,300
organizations worldwide.

Current customers include American Express Financial Services, Audi,
Boeing, Bombardier, British Aerospace, Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler,
Ericsson Telecom, Ford, General Electric, GM, IBM, International Thomson
Publishing, Lucent, Nokia, Nortel Networks, PeopleSoft, Pfizer, Ricoh,
Sun Microsystems, Toyota, United Airlines, Volkswagen, and Volvo.
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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Contacts:	Beth Ambaruch, APR	David Stone
		Arbortext, Inc.		Ketchum
		+1 734.327.6014		+1 312.228.6967
		bea@arbortext.com		david.stone@ketchum.com