Informative Graphics Releases Net-It Central 5.5; Popular, Easy-to-Use Intranet Publishing Software Features Improved Document ``Contributor'' Functions, Fidelity.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2002

Informative Graphics Corp. (IGC), a leader in Web-document and collaboration technology, Thursday announced the latest release of its popular intranet document publishing software, Net-It Central 5.5.

Used by hundreds of companies and government agencies worldwide -- such as DuPont Photomask, the United States Army and Air Force, Bank of America, and the United Nations -- Net-It Central provides push-button intranet publishing of many different document types, including spreadsheets, memos, illustrations and presentations (including animations) to any desktop browser without the need to install client software or plug-ins.

Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, Visio, Lotus/IBM and MathCAD file formats are among those supported by Net-It Central. The software can be installed, configured and deployed in less than a day. Operating in a standard browser and honoring firewall and encryption security, Net-It Central provides document managers the easiest out-of-the-box intranet publishing tool available today.

"Before Net-It Central, we loaded our email system with huge attachments, relied on FTP sites for downloads, and needed programmers to do HTML conversions," said DuPont Photomask Webmaster Devon Johnston, who designed their corporate intranet and oversees its management.

"Today the system runs itself. It's a core element of our global communications infrastructure that provides tremendous productivity and cost benefits."

"With Net-It Central we're able to get the word out faster and more reliably than ever to the people who need it," said U.S. Army Cadet Command Center Webmaster Sherman Jones. "We're able to be more responsive without increasing our workload, and our users know the information they need will always be fresh and available. It's a great productivity booster and money saver."

Jones estimates Net-It Central saves the Cadet Command more than $140,000 per year in reproduction, postage and salary costs.

"Net-It Central gave us good value from day one," said Brian Comnes, director of technology services at GATX, a Chicago-based financial services company. "A small technical Web publishing team can leverage the local subject matter expertise of business unit experts, but not burden them with the need to become local web publishing technicians.

"With minimal training, business employees can be immediately productive. It has paid for itself many times over. With Net-It Central we've been able to keep our production costs in line and extend the reach of our intranet deep into the organization."

The U.S. Air Force is using Net-It Central at the Air Logistics Center at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City to help support B1 bomber operations.

"The labor hours we used to apply to document printing and document conversion are now spent on higher level tasks," said Shawn Wright, primary administrator and team leader for Tinker's Web application staff.

"With Net-It Central, publishing updates is an automated push-button process that eliminates the need for laborious, manual HTML conversion. We can design our own custom templates to meet a variety of functional needs. We are much more productive with Net-It Central. It provides a clean, common interface that makes us more efficient and focused on the mission."

"Our customers say it all for us," said Gary Heath, chief executive officer at IGC. "Using Net-It Central is not only about deploying proven technology, it's about providing solutions that give return on investment in multiples. With Net-It Central we've proven we can deliver both."

"It's the simple way to distribute document content downstream without having to make huge infrastructure and long-term investments," he added.

Designated users of desktop applications can publish their native files to a Net-It Central intranet site with one simple operation. Documents are delivered for viewing through a thin browser applet, enabling office format documents to be reviewed regardless of the operating system or whether the corresponding desktop application is installed.

The new 5.5 version features additions that come in direct response to customer feedback and include:

-- Contributor Wizard - Add multiple documents, delete documents and add metadata to documents using the new, more intuitive Contributor Wizard interface

-- Set publish/expiration dates via Contributor - Set publish and expiration dates for documents from the Contributor Wizard

-- Customize metadata - Control how pages are indexed

-- Mandatory metadata - Require contributed documents to have specific metadata

-- E-mail notification - Notify other users of new/updated content

-- New template customization options - Choose from new icon and button color options

-- Folder ordering options - Sort folders by name or title, either alphabetically or chronologically

-- Return to last folder - Automatically return to the last accessed folder in the next Net-It Central session

-- Improved PDF fidelity - Net-It views PDF documents better than ever

Informative Graphics provides an evaluation copy of the software on its www.net-it.com and www.infograph.com Web sites.

About Informative Graphics

Informative Graphics Corp. (IGC), founded in 1990, is a leading developer of commercial software products for Web publishing and collaboration. The company's easy-to-use products are deployed globally by end-users, OEM partners, and proven over the Web via its Application Service Provider customers. The company maintains a Web site at www.infograph.com.

Note to Editors: Informative Graphics is a registered trademark, and Brava! is a trademark, of Informative Graphics Corp. All other names are property of their respective owners.