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To: sPD who wrote (106)	3/1/2000 9:05:00 AM
From: mappingworld	Respond to of 115

AWA on the CDNX March 29 after market close Company Press Release MDPLANET AND PORT2WEB SELECT ASTAWARE'S SEARCHKEY ENTERPRISE INFORMATION PORTAL SOLUTION TO POWER THEIR PORTALS TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA--ASTAware Technologies INC. (``ASTAware' / the ``Company') is pleased to announce the deployment of ASTAware SearchKey API in the portal solutions of both MDplanet.com Inc. and Port2Web Inc. Leveraging the power of ASTAware's SearchKey API enterprise information portal solution, MDPlanet's technology team, Worldmachine Technologies Corporation, has successfully constructed a world-class portal, mdplanet.com, where healthcare professionals can easily access simplified clinical information on the Web. Their solution offers advanced search, virtual storage, automatic updates, personalization and access to credible content. ``MDplanet.com is building innovative information management solutions to help online users manage information on the World Wide Web. Searching is an integral tool in our application and we needed a solution that offered us powerful customization and worked well with our portable Java architecture. ASTAware's SearchKey API helped us to build a professional product and also allowed us to integrate it without major interface changes.' said Anita Moorthy, Director, MDplanet.com. Inc. According to Siva Sethurajan, President, Port2Web Inc., ``We're building a Vertical Portal for IT professionals, 'web2help.com``. It will enable end-users to obtain IT support over the Internet and will provide answers to IT related questions on various topics including networking, Internet security, e-mail and other industry related applications. Users can search for technical solutions using our dynamic knowledge base powered by ASTAware SearchKey API, receive personalized support for specific questions from experts, and also look for on-site IT support from Port2Web's team of freelance technical experts. Relying on ASTAware SearchKey API has ensured that we can offer knowledge workers a sophisticated, incredibly accurate, system for pulling information together from disparate sources that will compliment our e-Server solution.' ``We were very excited when each of Port2Web and MDPlanet selected our solution as the backbone for their portals. Their reliance upon and use of our enterprise information portal solution validates our technology and represents just the beginning of what lies ahead for us in this marketplace.' said Dev Misir, CEO, ASTAware Technologies Inc. ASTAware is a leading developer of index, search and retrieval software with a suite of Java-based API, website, intranet and CD-ROM products. ASTAware's current licensees include Hewlett Packard, IBM, Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems (UK), Qualcomm, Siemens Telecom Networks, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems and Transport Canada and the Company presently provides Information Management Solutions including database conversion and archiving to Ontario Hydro and Rogers Media, to name but a few. For more information on ASTAware's products and services, contact the company at its websites: www.astaware.com,, www.searchkey.com,, or e-mail: ejewell@astaware.com ASTAware and SearchKey are trademarks of ASTAware Technologies INC. All other trademarks herein are the property of their respective owners. The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Jeffrey D. Puritt, President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: ASTAware Investor Relations: Elizabeth Jewell 416-760-0111 ext 201 e-mail: ejewell@astaware.com