Create!form International Unveils Create!flash 2.0 for Hewlett-Packard LaserJets.

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on to Distribute Printer Based Electronic Forms Technology

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001

Create!form International (CFI), a leading provider of electronic document production and output management software, today introduced Create!flash(R) (HP LaserJet(TM) version) 2.0. Packed with new features and enhancements, Create!flash 2.0 (HP LaserJet version) delivers an integrated electronic form (e-form) solution for Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet printers with unmatched simplicity. Working with data from an organization's existing systems, Create!flash allows an organization to fully customize output and produce professional-quality documents on an HP LaserJet printer. Users design customized electronic forms using a WYSIWYG Windows application. The forms are then stored on the printer for use on demand.

Hewlett-Packard Corporate Account Reps (CARS) and select HP resellers in Australia have successfully distributed the Create!flash (HP LaserJet version) since 1999. "HP in collaboration with Create!form are able to satisfy all of our clients major requirements which cover not only cost, functionality, maintenance and output, but the installation of the whole printing solution," said Geoff Crozier, Category Manager Image & Printing Solutions, Hewlett-Packard. Create!form plans to expand the distribution of the product to Europe through the Hewlett-Packard JetCaps Partners program in Q4 2001.

Some of the key usability features in this new version are integration with the HP front panel menus and automatic job identification. The ability to interact with the forms software through the HP front panel menu options provides easy form administration. Users can control electronic form options and use the printer's front panel to print a list of forms stored in the printer's memory.

Automatic job identification also reduces forms administration overhead. Using predefined entry conditions that are loaded into the printer along with the e-forms, Create!flash 2.0 can automatically determine which form to use with each print job. In many cases, this eliminates the need for job ticketing and the use of Create!send.

Kurt Mueffelmann, President & CEO of Create!form International said, "Our alliance with Hewlett-Packard in the LaserJets Extended Solutions Provider Program has enabled us to develop a product tightly integrated with LaserJet technology. Create!flash version 2.0 will offer users expanded capabilities and greater ease of use, delivering maximum efficiency and productivity."

Users can easily design forms that can incorporate variable data, graphics, bar codes, MICR check data, signatures and more. The completed designs are downloaded and stored in the DIMM memory of the HP LaserJet. In use, application data is automatically matched and merged with the correct form in the printer and output as the customized document. Create!flash's unique, printer centric technology accepts data file from any host application that outputs text. Applications can be running on a wide variety of business operating systems including Windows NT/2000, AS/400, UNIX, VMS and mainframes.

Pricing and Availability

Create!flash (HP LaserJet version) 2.0 is available immediately from Create!form International and through Authorized Hewlett-Packard Resellers in Australia and Europe. Pricing for each country and for various implementation sizes is available upon request. For more information about Create!form International and its products, contact us by phone: [phone], or e-mail: [e-mail] or Web page: www.createform.com.

About Create!form International

Founded in 1987, Create!form International develops and markets a full suite of electronic form and document management systems that provide powerful output and delivery capabilities for businesses ranging from small desktop accounting packages to large scale ERP applications. This software enables companies to streamline their document management processes and reduce their reliance on pre-printed paper forms. Create!form's solutions can be implemented quickly, without the need to reengineer existing systems. With headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; and International offices in Europe and Asia Pacific; the company boasts an extensive partner network that supports customers in a variety of markets including manufacturing, distribution, health, government, education, travel, hospitality and other service industries. Create!form has over 3,000 customers worldwide including Hallmark Cards, Farmers Insurance, Baxter Healthcare, Dow Chemical and Harley Davidson. For more information, log onto our website: www.createform.com.

Create!form, Create!flash and Create!send are trademarks of Create!form International, Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard. All other brand/product names are trademarks of their respective holders.