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To: sPD who wrote (28)	12/3/1997 8:45:00 PM
From: Conky Lives!	Respond to of 96

Microstar Software Ltd. Introduces Near and Far(C) Designer 3.0 With Support for New Standard - XML OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1997--Targeted at Internet electronic commerce applications. Microstar Software Ltd., (TSE:MSS. - news) the leading XML/SGML solutions provider will debut version 3.0 of Near & Far Designer, its acclaimed document and transaction design tool, at the SGML'97 conference in Washington, DC, December 8-11. Near & Far Designer can now be used to design and specify the content and structure of electronic commerce transactions for the internet. Near & Far Designer lets non-technical users rapidly create the Document Type Definitions (DTD) required to implement applications that use XML and SGML. DTDs carry the information that interacting systems need to interpret the meaning of transaction-based data. All the powerful functionality for which Near & Far Designer is well known is available in the XML mode. A new feature provides visually assisted conversion to and from SGML and XML. Industry DTDs such as Open Financial eXchange and Channel Definition Format can be imported, customized, validated and exported in either form. This powerful feature will be valuable to companies involved in CALS and industry specific SGML initiatives. ''Near & Far Designer 3.0 continues to provide the most cost effective DTD design environment. It will facilitate the rapid growth of XML electronic commerce applications by removing the need to learn the complex language syntax itself. We believe Near & Far Designer will be a strong contributor to XML's widespread use,'' said Peter Jordan, Microstar's Chairman & CEO. XML is to document-based transactions as HTML is to document-based presentations. It is the key to implementing applications such as electronic commerce on the internet. Within an XML document, the contents are so precisely described that computers can process the coded information without human intervention. Smart agents and future search engines can look into documents to unprecedented levels of detail and extract exactly the information the user wants. This is not practical with HTML. Applications created using XML can migrate to the more powerful SGML without loss of investment. ''We have been tracking the internet transaction marketplace for some time now. Our companion ActiveSG/XML (TM) technology along with Near & Far Designer are designed to provide a rapid development environment for deploying and supporting XML/SGML transactions. It leverages an array of de facto component technologies within a fully XML/SGML compliant framework,'' said Mr. Jordan. Microstar provides solutions comprised of software and services that enable Global 2000 companies to create, manage and distribute orporate knowledge assets. The company has grown as a result of the innovative standards-based solutions and technology tools it provides for document and transaction management. Microstar Software Ltd. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MSS). Contact: Microstar Software Limited Investor Relations, E-mail: ir@microstar.com Website: www.microstar.com biz.yahoo.com

To: sPD who wrote (28)	12/3/1997 8:56:00 PM
From: Conky Lives!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 96

Microstar Software Ltd. Introduces XML Internet Transaction Development Technology OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1997--(TSE:MSS. - news) Targeted at Internet electronic commerce applications. Microstar Software Ltd., the leading XML/SGML solutions provider will introduce ActiveSG/XML (TM) at the SGML '97 conference in Washington, D.C., December 8-11. ActiveSG/XML (TM) is a rapid transaction development technology for the new Internet information markup standard - XML. XML is to document-based transactions what HTML is to document-based presentations. It is the key to implementing applications such as electronic commerce on the internet. Within an XML transaction, the contents are so precisely described that computers can process the coded information without human intervention. Smart agents and future search engines can look into documents to unprecedented levels of detail and extract exactly the information the user wants. This is not practical with HTML. Applications created using XML can migrate to the more powerful SGML without loss of investment. Microstar's ActiveSG/XML (TM) technology leverages Document Object Model (DOM) and Component Object Model (COM) technologies to enable rapid design and deployment of ActiveX controls for internet transactions. These smart XML-aware controls can be embedded in HTML pages or can be used standalone. ActiveSG/XML (TM) is broadly applicable to electronic commerce, online surveys, and corporate MIS applications. User's do not need to learn the XML language to use Microstar's XML solution. Near & Far(R) Designer, Microstar's powerful XML information modeling tool, is used to visually create the transaction structure and content. The XML model (DTD) is transformed automatically into an XML aware ActiveX control without writing any C++ code. The resulting ActiveX control can create, retrieve and dynamically validate XML transactions using the familiar Internet Explorer interface. Distribution of controls as well as Microstar's XML support components is transparent to the end user. Modifications to the base control and user interface can be achieved with widely used developer tools. To assist in the adoption of XML, Microstar is making an XML parser freely available on its Web site. ''Our ActiveSG/XML (TM) technology leverages the power of Near & Far Designer to provide a rapid development environment for deploying and supporting robust XML transactions. It supports an array of widely accepted component technologies within an XML-compliant framework,'' said Peter Jordan, Microstar's Chairman & CEO. ''Such innovative technology is key to ensuring XML is quickly and widely accepted for real business solutions,'' Mr. Jordan said. Microstar provides solutions comprised of software and services that enable Global 2000 companies to create, manage and distribute their corporate knowledge assets. The company has grown as a result of the innovative standards-based solutions and technology tools it provides for document and transaction management. Microstar Software Ltd. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (MSS). Note to Editors: Near & Far Designer and ActiveSG/XML are trademarks of Microstar Software Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Contact: Microstar Software Limited Investor Relations, E-mail: ir@microstar.com Website: www.microstar.com biz.yahoo.com