CAP Ventures Launches Network Document Solutions Consulting Service.

Business/Technology Editors

NORWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000

CAP Ventures, Inc., the world's leading strategic consulting and market research firm serving the digital business communication technologies industry, today announced the creation of a new business unit to serve the document digitalization and network delivery markets. The Network Document Solutions Consulting Service (NDS) offers its clients market forecasts on the software and solutions offerings, market research, consulting and counsel on enabling software in the business process of managing documents and document workflow. This software is a major competitive advantage to differentiate one vendor's product from another, and will become increasingly a major factor in purchase decisions.

NDS will complement CAP Ventures' established Converging Digital Peripherals (CDP), Print on Demand (POD), and Dynamic Content Software Strategies (DSS) Consulting Services. CDP and POD both have clients, high end and office solutions, that need an understanding of the state of the marketplace to stay competitive. DSS covers the software technologies for the creation, management, and delivery of documents and content. The technologies include XML applications, content management systems, portal technologies, Knowledge Management tools, document management solutions, and other applications involving text and data integration. NDS will follow those documents after their life is covered by DSS.

"The industry is evolving in a new direction. The new breed of vendor, selling products with any combination of copy, print and scan functions, understand that they are not capable of competing on hardware alone. The factor that now differentiates products is the software. This is a combination of internal (embedded) software to create the systems as well as drivers, utilities and monitoring software. Our mission with developing NDS is to help the new profile buyer, both traditional buyer and IT manager, understand the solutions in the marketplace, and also help the vendor to understand the needs of the customers to capture this opportunity in an effective, structured manner. And the vendors are more than the traditional hardware companies. They include added value software providers and suppliers of the network and distribution infrastructure " Commented Bob Sostilio, group director Converging Digital Peripherals Consulting Service.

NDS consists of two major components: market analysis/reporting and consulting services. Service deliverables include end-user research and case studies, executive reports, a semi-annual industry MFP connectivity compendium report, an annual five-year market forecast, competitive economic models, news, white papers and more. Consulting services include on-site presentations and reviews, direct access to analysts, and custom engagements such as business planning, sales training, focus groups, custom data gathering tools, and primary market research.

"The development of the NDS consulting service is a natural extension of our collective expertise", said CAP Ventures' managing director Charles A. Pesko, Jr. "We see the market from all sides, and thus we are in a unique position to help clients navigate the impressive opportunities associated with networked document solutions."

The Network Document Solutions Consulting Service is the newest of nine service areas now offered by CAP Ventures. For more information on CAP Ventures and our market research and consulting services, please contact Stewart MacDonald at 781-871-9000 x175 or via email at [e-mail].

CAP Ventures is a strategic consulting firm for providers and users of business communication technologies and services. We deliver the key research, analysis, forecasting, benchmarking, counsel, marketing education and implementation to both leverage industry opportunities and make a competitive difference in our clients' business. Additional information about CAP Ventures is available on the Web at: www.capv.com