Appligent Names New Director of Corporate Communications.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

LANSDOWNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2002

Appligent, (www.appligent.com), a leading provider of PDF-related software applications, today announced the appointment of Victor Votsch to Director of Corporate Communications. In his new role, Votsch will manage corporate messaging released to the public, as well as create and assemble technical marketing materials such as white papers and case studies on Appligent's leading software for the dynamic manipulation of Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Votsch brings to Appligent 20 years of experience writing and consulting on the largest emerging technology innovations. His areas of expertise include content and rights management, Web development, XML, electronic commerce, personalization, mobile computing and next-generation Internet technologies. Votsch has also written on technology-related topics for McGraw-Hill, Ziff-Davis and Seybold publications. In addition, he was the founding Managing Editor of O'Reilly and Associates' XML.com.

"Victor's extensive experience in the technology arena, along with his outstanding communications and writing skills, makes him a tremendous addition to our team," says Virginia Gavin, President of Appligent.

Prior to joining Appligent, Votsch served as the Principal Analyst at V-Square Solutions, a strategic consulting company where he advised clients such as Vignette, Reef and Oracle Corporation on product positioning and tactical high-impact messaging for the content management and XML communities.

Earlier in his career, Votsch also worked as a research director, specializing in Internet and e-Business technologies for the Gartner Group, where he has advised global 2000 organizations on Web marketing strategies. In addition, Votsch held the position of senior editor for Seybold Seminars. During his tenure, he authored in-depth analysis on many Web publishing-related topics for Seybold's newsletters and the Web site, www.XML.com. While there, he also served as project manager for the site's reengineering and redesign.

"Appligent is poised to make a huge impact in the industry," says Votsch. "Currently, the PDF space is experiencing an identity crisis. Unlike popular belief, PDF is not a static file format like TIFF or HTML. The end goal is to craft a message that not only creates understanding of the PDF space, but also attracts potential customers to Appligent's products."

Appligent's most recently launched products include Redax 3.0, a plug-in that permanently deletes sensitive information from the PDF data stream and SecurSign 2.0, a server-based application that allows PDF users to add digital signatures directly to PDFs, as well as apply standard Adobe(R) security features to these documents.

Votsch pursued his graduate study at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and holds a master's degree in Educational Technology with a specialization in Training for Business and Industry from Temple University. He resides in Narberth, PA.

For more information about Appligent, please contact Grace Alfredo at [phone] or [e-mail].

About Appligent

Appligent, (www.appligent.com), is the leading provider of plug-in and server-based tools for the on-demand customization, manipulation and delivery of dynamically generated electronic documents. Based in Lansdowne, PA, Appligent has provided PDF-related software applications to users throughout the world since 1994. The company's products are used in various industries, including financial services, government, insurance, banking, manufacturing, legal and pharmaceutical.