Contigo's New Internet Conferencing System Delivers Comprehensive Virtual-Conferencing Capabilities for Sales, Marketing and Training.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--

New Java-Based Technology Allows Non-Technical Users to Plan,

Schedule, Deliver and Follow Up Internet Events -- Without

Technical and Administrative Support

Contigo Software, the leading provider of Web-based presentation and conferencing products, today introduced the Internet Conferencing System (ICS).

This comprehensive, cross platform, virtual-conferencing solution reduces the necessity of seminar, sales, and training related business travel -- without adding strain on over-burdened IS departments. ICS allows non-technical users to arrange all aspects of their virtual conference event, including creation, promotion, delivery and follow-up.

"Contigo Software's Internet Conferencing System's 100% Java implementation makes it a complete cross-platform virtual conferencing solution. It's easy to use, performs well, and doesn't require IS support or plug-ins," said Tim Sloane, Director of Internet Infrastructure Research at Aberdeen Group. "ICS provides a valuable service for business people and is a good role model for solutions that can be easily outsourced through the Internet."

Contigo's ICS is the only virtual-conferencing system to offer key features that address each phase of the presentation process, by dividing it into three distinct phases: before, during and after.

Full Featured for Multi-Phase Presentation Process
     Pre-Event Features
--   E-Invite allows presenters to electronically announce event
     information quickly to a targeted subset of their databases;
--   ShowPlanner enables presenters to easily schedule and edit their
     own events on the password-secure ICS web site;
--   AutoPublish allows presenters to upload slide shows and documents
     directly from their desktops to the ICS for automatic,
     high-resolution conversions to web-accessible formats and
     subsequent publication on the ICS web site;
--   Coming Attractions lets presenters create and broadcast event
     previews, promotions and/or advertising messages to attendees
     that join the conference early.
     During-Event Features
--   Polling allows presenters to post surveys and receive immediate
     feedback that can be displayed publicly or privately in a
     graphical format;
--   Whiteboarding enables presenters and audience members to
     collaboratively draw and color figures using a mouse;
--   AppCapture provides presenters with the ability to capture screen
     shots from any applications running on their computers and to
     display them instantly during a presentation; and
--   Co-Present, which enables multiple presenters, at the same or
     remote locations, to share control of the presentation.
     Follow-up Features
--   DataCollect allows presenters to conclude events by leading
     attendees to a survey or data-collection site -- all information
     entered can then be automatically imported to contact-management
     systems, such as ACT! and GoldMine, or corporate databases, such
     as Oracle, Sybase and Informix;
--   E-Fulfill enables presenters to automatically send messages, such
     as thank-you notes, and literature, white papers or pricing
     information, to presentation attendees via e-mail; and
--   Record/Playback enables both Java audio and graphical elements of
     presentations to be recorded, archived on the ICS, and played
     back by anyone that has been given a user name and password.

ICS in Action -- Digital Shortens Sales Cycle Via Web Presentations

Digital Computer Corp., recently acquired by Compaq Computer Corp., the largest global supplier of personal computers, was an early adopter of Contigo's cross platform Internet conferencing technology. The company needed to effectively and efficiently communicate with more than 100 field sales and marketing professionals throughout the eastern United States. To accomplish this goal, Digital adopted Contigo's virtual conferencing solutions to leverage its internal knowledge base throughout the organization and among its clients.

"Contigo's Internet-based conferencing technologies have proven to be very effective tools for our sales team, providing an easy to use visual presentation medium that enhances communication and significantly shortens the sales cycle," said Joe Batista, Compaq's Director of Client Technologies. "We're excited about this next generation, the new Internet Conferencing System, and taking advantage of its powerful new features."

System requirements 

All ICS functionality can be accessed or performed through a straightforward point-and-click graphical-user interface. The system requires very little set-up, and it is compatible across all platforms. Presenters and attendees need only Internet access and Java-enabled Web browsers, such as version 3.02 or later releases of Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Netscape's Navigator. No additional software or plug-ins are required.

Pricing and Availability

Contigo's ICS is scheduled to ship in October 1998. Pricing starts at $9,995 for a system that hosts up to five presenters with 25 audience members. This price includes a custom-designed conference system extranet Web site that reflects an organization's corporate look and feel, and specific features from a choice of five different conference system templates. Contact Contigo Software for more details at 619/278-5900.

About Contigo Software

Based in San Diego, Contigo Software provides turnkey, Internet-based virtual-conferencing solutions. Its products are used by financial, healthcare, insurance, high-technology, and education industry segments as supplements to teleconferences for corporate, sales and financial presentations, and as remote-training and distance-learning tools. Key customers include Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL), Digital Equipment Corp. (NYSE:DEC), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Pyxis Corp. and the Financial Relations Board.

For more information, contact: Contigo Software, 8334 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, Calif. 92111. Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]; URL: http://www.contigo.com.

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