Dataware Technologies introduces first enterprise-level Electronic Publishing Management System.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1996--

Manages diverse information sources to create and update

compelling electronic publications for Internet, Intranet

and CD-ROM 

Dataware Technologies (NASDAQ: DWTI), a leading provider of software for professional electronic publishing, today announced Dataware EPMS, the first integrated, enterprise-level Electronic Publishing Management System (EPMS) for corporate, commercial and government publishers.

Deloitte & Touche has estimated that approximately 12 to 15 percent of a corporation's revenues are devoted to publishing activities. Dataware EPMS is designed to help these organizations reduce costs and improve efficiency in managing the increasingly complex process of electronic publishing.

Dataware EPMS enables organizations to create consistent, compelling electronic publications from a wide variety of source information types, such as word processor, groupware, database management, document management, composition, HTML and SGML systems. Organizations can then publish simultaneously to the Internet, Intranet, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and client/server systems, providing the flexibility to deliver cost-effective, custom publications to highly targeted audiences.

"As Web publishing moves from adolescence to adulthood, serious organizations want enterprise-quality software to reliably and repeatedly manage their electronic publishing processes," said Kurt Mueller, Dataware Technologies' chairman and CEO. "In creating Dataware EPMS, we have drawn upon our experience working with hundreds of corporate and commercial publishing organizations to help meet their business-critical electronic publishing needs. Dataware EPMS is the logical culmination of our customer-driven approach -- an integrated, scaleable software platform that allows any organization to manage the electronic publishing process from beginning to end."

Dataware EPMS is the first software platform to integrate the functionality of numerous standalone software products into one publishing management system. Unlike existing products, which have limited support for source information types and delivery media, Dataware EPMS accepts any source information type into an open system for delivery across multiple media. Dataware EPMS enables non-technical professionals to create highly customized electronic publications, such as product catalogs, commercial titles or internal reference manuals.

With Dataware EPMS, organizations can add value to existing information, publish information more economically or create new revenue opportunities. Sophisticated information retrieval and navigation capabilities are fully integrated with the publishing function, allowing end users to quickly find the information they require.

Bill Zoellick, director of document software systems for CAP Ventures, said: "Currently, the electronic publishing market is under-utilizing publishing management tools. Only 37 percent of the publishers creating electronic media are using a management system, and 27 percent of the corporations maintaining intranet sites are using management tools. Given the increasing size and complexity of electronic publications and intranet sites, there is clearly a huge, unfulfilled need for publishing management. Most tools are just too complicated and expensive to deploy. Dataware's new EPMS product addresses this need head on: it is easy to set up, easy to use and specifically designed for managing electronic publications."

Complete, Integrated Solution The Dataware EPMS solution includes:

-- Dataware EPMS Publishing Manager -- the electronic publishing management system that creates publications for distribution to multiple media, including Web sites, client/server and CD-ROM environments.

-- Dataware EPMS Internet and Intranet Server -- a publishing server for Internet and intranet users with enterprise-level security, dynamic display and accounting capabilities.

-- Dataware EPMS Client -- a local client for access to Internet, intranet or CD-ROM publications. Publications are also accessible from standard Web browsers.

-- Dataware EPMS Software Developer's Kit -- an application programming interface for further customization of electronic publications.

Pricing and Availability

Prices start at $15,000, with complete Dataware EPMS Publishing Manager and Internet/intranet server solutions available for under $25,000. Commercial shipment is expected the fourth quarter of 1996.

Dataware Technologies

Dataware Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWTI) develops software for professional electronic publishing. Dataware's innovative software products and solutions enable customers to manage and distribute a wide variety of information via the Internet, CD-ROM, enterprise networks, commercial online services, print-on-demand and combinations of these media. Today, Dataware's software is used by more than 2,000 organizations worldwide -- including commercial publishers, corporations, government agencies, professional firms and educational institutions -- serving over 700,000 end-users in more than 20 countries. For further information, visit http://www.dataware.com. -0-

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