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To: bobkern who wrote (540)	2/26/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: T A P	Respond to of 758

WORC NEWS !! URISA Nominates SWIM (Pen) to 1999 Information Systems Awards Competition IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Wordcraft Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WORC) announced that the company's Sewer/Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM(TM)) Pen-based field computer software/hardware system has been nominated by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) to submit an application for the 1999 URISA Exemplary Systems in a Government Awards Competition. SWIM (pen) and SWIM (desktop) software has been developed for the City of San Diego (Water and Metro Wastewater Departments) by San Diego Data Processing Corporation at a cost of $1.7 million. Since deployments in May 1997, the City of San Diego has benefited substantially from the SWIM pen software/hardware system particularly in the following areas: -- Work productivity has increased by 87%; -- Environmental citations have been avoided; -- Redundant crew dispatches have been reduced; -- Duplicate data entry has been eliminated; -- Map accuracy has been enhanced; -- Field decision making has improved; -- Keeping information more current: -- Elimination of paper maps. As of February 25, 1999, over 10 major Water/Wastewater and Parks Departments have expressed an interest in the SWIM pen/SWIM desktop software. Wordcraft Systems, Inc. will be featured in an expanded multi-media program in February, March and April, 1999, including: television, radio, Internet Websites and periodicals commencing with a video segment on "Investing in America," distributed to approximately 100 million television households in North America. The show, hosted by Michael Jackson, a prominent television and radio personality, will review the company's existing business and future prospects. The video segment will air via satellite feed in February and March of 1999; i) on America One Television Network commencing on Saturday, February 27th, through March 12th, ii) on American Independent Network commencing on Saturday, February 27th through March 12th, iii) on Investing in America Independent Networks in March, 1999 (check local listings for all air times), and iv) on CNBC, Saturday, March 13th at 2:00 PM EST. In addition, the entire interview will be aired on selected national radio networks, such as Oklahoma News Network and Talk America Radio Networks, commencing on February 27, 1999 through March 19th. For further information, visit Wordcraft's public relations websites at www.1stNetTech.com/worc and members.xoom.com. This news release contains forms of forward-looking statements that are based on the company's beliefs as well as assumptions made by information currently available to the company. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, which are identified in the company's Rule 15c-11 Information Statement. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results will vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected and the variations may be material. SOURCE Wordcraft Systems, Inc. CO: Wordcraft Systems, Inc.; Urban and Regional Information Systems Association ST: California T A P has recieved 150k shares of WORC from the company for a 6 month promotion service. For a complete write-up on WORC go to T A P profile and click Favorite Link.