NCompass Labs Releases Resolution 4.0: The Enterprise Scalable Web Content Management System for the Microsoft Platform

March 13, 2001 - San Jose, CA -- NCompass Labs Inc., provider of enterprise-strength Web content management systems for the Microsoft? platform, today announced the release of NCompass Resolution? version 4.0. Resolution is a quick-to-deploy, enterprise-strength Web content management solution that combines rich content contribution, content delivery, template-based publishing, site management and deployment in one easy-to-use system...

Texaco Chooses NCompass Resolution? for Web Content Management

NCompass Announces the Signing of 50th Resolution Customer

June 13, 2000 - San Jose, CA

NCompass Labs, a leading provider of enterprise Web content management solutions, today reported that Texaco Inc. (NYSE: TX), the worldwide energy company and Fortune 100 member, has chosen NCompass Resolution to manage content on areas of the company's internal and external Web sites. Texaco is the 50th organization to license NCompass Resolution software. The announcement was made in conjunction with the eBusiness Conference and Expo in San Jose.

Texaco will be utilizing NCompass Resolution 3.0 to allow various business units and departments within the company to create and publish their Web content. In addition, Resolution will ensure a consistent "look and feel" and enforce corporate branding guidelines across these sites. Texaco joins the ranks of such organizations as Microsoft, Sterling Commerce, GTE, CB Richard Ellis, Marriott International, vcapital.com, Tradeweave, Best Software, Australian Gas & Light, California State Legislative Data Center, and Pandesic that have selected Resolution as their Web content management solution.

"Texaco acquired NCompass Resolution because it required what most organizations are seeking: a quickly deployed, robust Web content management solution that is easy to use and has a low total cost of ownership," said Dr. Gerri Sinclair, chief executive officer of NCompass Labs. "We are pleased that Texaco will use NCompass Resolution to ensure the prompt delivery of dynamic, personalized Web-based information to its customers and employees, a capability which is proving to be critical to leveraging the Web to build and maintain e-business relationships."

Resolution is a complete, out-of-the-box Web content management solution that combines the site design, content authoring, publishing, and site management capabilities needed to develop and manage sophisticated intranet, extranet, and Internet sites. Resolution allows non-technical authors to use their Web browser interface and common desktop applications, such as Microsoft Word?, to create content.  A flexible workflow engine permits proper review of content prior to posting and customized publishing templates ensure that proper corporate branding is maintained across the entire site. Resolution's object-based API enables cost effective integration with other business-critical enterprise applications. Resolution will be demonstrated in booth # 1744 at the eBusiness Conference and Expo, June 13 through 15.

Resolution supports all of the world's major languages and provides time zone synchronization, permitting authors to easily contribute and schedule posting of content, regardless of their geographic location. Separation of content from format permits the re-purposing of content across one or more Resolution-powered sites and in other e-business applications. Resolution's support for a diverse set of wireless and wired browsing devices allows site visitors to access up-to-date and personalized content at any time and from any location.

About Texaco
Operating in more than 150 countries, Texaco Inc. (NYSE: TX), explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; manufactures and markets high quality fuels and lubricants; and operates trading, transportation and distribution facilities; and produces alternate forms of energy. Additional information is provided at www.texaco.com.

About NCompass Labs
NCompass Labs offers the leading Web content management solution for the Microsoft platform. It delivers out-of-the-box support for e-business and Internet relationship management, with market-leading features - including quick deployment, simple self-service authoring, and powerful template-based publishing, personalization, and site management - that ensure a low total cost of ownership. Such innovative organizations as Microsoft, Sterling Commerce, CB Richard Ellis, Marriott International, GTE and Pandesic are NCompass Labs customers. The company's R&D is based in Vancouver, BC with US headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Additional information can be obtained at www.ncompasslabs.com or by calling either 888/304-2222 or 408/558-9300.

Microsoft Chooses NCompass Resolution

NCompass Resolution is a complete Web content and publishing management solution being used with corporate Internet, intranet, and extranet sites around the world.  Highly visual browser-based authoring permits non-technical users to easily create and publish content using common desktop tools, such as Microsoft? Word and Excel?. The content is automatically converted to HTML while formatting determined by Web designers is kept intact. Support for all of the world's major languages and time zone synchronization permit authors around the world to easily contribute up-to-date content regardless of their geographic location. A flexible workflow engine automates content review. Use of industry standards, a content component architecture, and an object-based API ensure interoperability with other enterprise solutions and on-demand delivery of personalized content to various audiences and browsing devices. Page version archiving and audit trail features permit rapid review of all site changes.

"Resolution is designed for dynamic Web sites that need to be frequently updated with content for employees, partners, vendors or customers," said Gerri Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer of NCompass Labs. "It allows companies to quickly and cost effectively deliver products and services and facilitate communications by putting the power of content creation and publishing in the hands of the authors, while keeping site design, usability, and integration under the control of Web specialists. We are pleased that Microsoft has selected NCompass Resolution for its internal technical education site."

About NCompass Labs Inc.
NCompass Labs Inc. offers the leading Web content management solution for the Microsoft platform.  NCompass Resolution delivers out-of-the-box support for e-business and Internet relationship management.  Its market-leading features-including quick deployment, simple self-service authoring, and powerful template-based publishing, personalization, and site management -ensure a low total cost of ownership. An ever-growing roster of innovative customers includes Sterling Commerce, CB Richard Ellis, Marriott, and many others, plus on-line resellers. The company is based in Vancouver, B.C. with U.S. headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Additional information can be obtained at http://www.ncompasslabs.com/ or by calling either 888/304-2222 or 408/558-9300.