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To: Nextnet who wrote (6)	7/7/1999 1:31:00 PM
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Big Picture Technologies to Accept Pre-Release Orders to eMERCHANT pro CALGARY, Alberta, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Picture Technologies Inc. today announced that it is accepting pre-release orders for eMERCHANT pro, its recently announced ecommerce-enabled ''Web-site-in-a-box'' product. ''We have been compelled by the early, positive, responses we received in reaction to last week's new product announcement, to introduce a pre-release program,'' said Michael Anthony, Big Picture President & CEO. ''We now wish to inform our channel partners that we have decided to accept pre-release orders for eMERCHANT pro, at special pre-release pricing. Channel business partners should contact Peter Lossing, VP Marketing & Sales for details, prior to August 31, 1999.'' To be officially released to Big Picture's resellers in October 1999, eMERCHANT pro offers everything a small to medium sized merchant would need to develop and deliver a truly interactive, ecommerce-enabled Web site in a matter of hours. The product comes complete with templates to create powerful, customized Web sites, automatic registration of domain names, 'back-end' facilities for credit card processing and full shopping cart functionality. In addition, the product will be made available with the user's choice of 6 or 12 month exclusive hosting services. eMERCHANT pro, the first product of its kind to be marketed exclusively through the software channel, is a joint development project of Big Picture Technologies Inc. and Morgan Media Inc. of Sydney, British Columbia. Morgan Media is providing the Web site generation engines and Big Picture is developing product specifications and interface design. Big Picture Technologies Inc. (Alberta: BPI - news) is a developer of award winning Internet software and content, specializing in enabling business-to-business online communication. Big Picture software tools are used to develop and manage world class Web sites. The Big Picture Web site is located at www.bigpic.com . Morgan Media Inc. develops innovative education and communication systems designed to empower both the institution and the individual. Morgan Media's creative approach accomplishes this through the design of sophisticated yet easy to use technologies that remove the traditional barriers found in all knowledge transfer processes including authoring, collaboration, communication and evaluation. Morgan Media is a leader in the development of education and communication technologies that foster thoughtfulness, resourcefulness and insightfulness. For more information visit the Web site at www.morganmedia.com . THE ALBERTA STOCK EXCHANGE HAS NEITHER APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.