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To: bob zagorin who wrote (12)	1/8/2001 6:00:30 PM
From: Thomas DeGagne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 183

Hummingbird EIP(TM) 4.0(TM) Takes Flight biz.yahoo.com TORONTO, Jan. 8 /CNW/ - Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ:HUMC, TSE:HUM), a world- leading enterprise software solutions company, today announced the immediate availability of Hummingbird EIP(TM) 4.0(TM). This next generation enterprise information portal delivers on the promise of scalability, administrative capabilities, application integration and collaboration, and an enhanced user interface design. Developed from customer feedback this release brings unprecedented scalability and functionality to dramatically increase return on investment in portal implementations. "We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Hummingbird EIP(TM) 4.0(TM), thanks to the great efforts of our research and development team. This demonstrates Hummingbird's commitment to meeting deadlines and keeping our promises to our valued customers", said Hummingbird President Barry Litwin. "Hummingbird EIP(TM) 4.0(TM) delivers on our vision of user- centric computing and enterprise wide deployment requirements, which improves our customers' business processes and empowers end-users." Hummingbird EIP(TM) 4.0(TM) includes a new user interface (UI) that exploits sophisticated DHTML functionality. Leveraging the drag-and-drop metaphor, users can now easily build their personal pages to gain access to aggregated information as well as business applications. The new UI gives the user total control of the customization and layout of personal pages, dramatically improves the overall end-user experience, and enhances the portal's value for the enterprise. In addition, the XML-based application interface enables Application Collaboration(TM) between Hummingbird EIP(TM) and the underlying applications and information sources. It enables users to focus on the work at hand, without the worry of choosing which application environment they should be in to perform the actions they need to do. As an example, business intelligence users, leveraging Application Collaboration(TM), can now seamlessly check reports into a document management system and utilize the sophisticated search and categorization capabilities. Hummingbird EIP(TM) is the cornerstone of Enterprise Portal Suite(TM), Hummingbird's fully integrated set of applications and portal framework. Through Application Collaboration(TM) and the new UI, this offering promises to be the first in the industry to deliver true user-centric computing, taking user productivity to unprecedented levels. In line with Hummingbird's overall strategy of developing/providing platform and application independent solutions, this offering lowers total cost of ownership by allowing significantly faster deployment times as the integration of different applications and information sources is considerably easier. About Hummingbird Hummingbird develops enterprise software solutions that provide the ability to access and act upon all business-critical information and resources, aggregated and categorized through a single user interface. Hummingbird offers these global enterprise solutions through the desktop and the Web with Hummingbird EIP(TM) (Enterprise Information Portal), the cornerstone product of the firm's e-Business solutions. Integrated within Hummingbird EIP(TM) are the firm's proven technologies for host access, data integration, reporting and analytics, and document and knowledge management. The company offers its solutions, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 50 countries around the world.