Cycore Cult3D Equips Web Sites With Rich 3D Interactivity; G.WagenUSA and Timebeat.com Embrace Cult3D Technology to Sell More and Improve Customer Satisfaction.

Business Editors

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

Cycore, the leader in 3D software for e-business, today announced that G.WagenUSA and Timebeat.com have adopted Cycore technology to enhance their Internet sites with Cult3D(R), the first software application that enables interactive 3D graphics to be placed into any Web site, Microsoft Office(R) application or Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) (PDF) document.

G.WagenUSA Uses Cult3D in a Worldwide Virtual Showroom

G.WagenUSA uses Cult3D to allow Web site visitors worldwide to tour their high-end sports utility vehicle, the G.Wagen. "The Cult3D images on our Web site put visitors in the 'driver's seat' of the world's most capable and luxurious four-wheel drive production vehicle," said David Holland, CEO of G.WagenUSA. "Cycore's extension of their technology into Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat documents is a powerful tool that will let us use Cult3D images in a virtual showroom that can be viewed on almost any PC."

Timebeat.com Reports Increased Sales with Cult3D

Timebeat.com, an e-commerce Web site for designer watches and jewelry, found that visitors to their Web site spent twice as much time viewing and interacting with watches displayed in Cult3D than those displayed in two-dimensional images.

"The use of Cult3D significantly increases watch sales on our Web site," said Mike Fomkin, Internet Marketing Manager for Timebeat.com. "Users can examine one of our watches in 3D from any perspective, listen to voice tours, and even virtually move the mechanical winding stem to change the time on the watch. This online product visualization technology provides a tremendous benefit to our customers by helping them make more intelligent, informed buying decisions."

About Cycore

Cycore, founded in Sweden in 1996, is the leader in interactive 3D graphics software for e-business. Cycore Cult3D(R), the fastest software rendering engine in the world, is a product visualization application used on Web sites, in Microsoft Office(R) documents and in Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) files. Viewers can spin, zoom and explore a Cult3D model to view and understand a product from any perspective - all with the click of a mouse. Companies using Cult3D include ABB, Toyota, Palm, Lego, CNN, Boeing, Nokia, G.WagenUSA, AutoByTel, Casio, Volvo, Bosch and Sharp. Cycore and its products have won several industry awards including the coveted European Information Society Technologies (IST) Prize, as well as IT Challenger of the Year in 1999. The company maintains global headquarters in Uppsala, Sweden with U.S. headquarters in San Mateo, California and Canadian headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. An additional facility has been established in London, England. More information on Cycore can be found on the company's Web site at www.cycore.com.

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