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MEDIA RELEASE Impatica Announces that a Major Upgrade to Impatica for PowerPoint is Now Shipping Ottawa, Canada - May 25, 2004 - Impatica announced today the release of Impatica for PowerPoint version 3 for Windows in an international launch from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Conference in Austin, Texas and the Learning Solutions 2004 Conference in London, England. This major upgrade extends the functionality of the Company's flagship product that is currently used by approximately 2,000 organizations worldwide. Never before has it been so easy to securely deliver such stunning presentations, created using the latest features of Microsoft PowerPoint, to Internet connected devices regardless of platform, software installed or connection speed. Users love the new smoother anti-aliased text and graphics, support for transparency fills on shapes, picture bullets, embossed text, extended PowerPoint 2003 animation effects, fades, exit animations, motion paths and much more. "The ability to exploit the latest animations in PowerPoint XP, combined with Impatica's renowned compression technology and ability to stream to any device at any location makes Impatica for PowerPoint a must-have tool in our business", Alan Carmody, CADCO. Those in corporate communications find the speed and simplicity with which they can use Impatica for PowerPoint to produce high quality multimedia presentations a great business advantage. New Impatica for PowerPoint output options for Java enabled PDA's and extended e-mail features add even more flexibility. Support for animated GIFs and the powerful new PowerPoint animation effects further extend the reach and impact of these presentations. "I am very excited-this is the first technology I have come across in 25 years in the communications industry that allows for easy delivery of a powerful message to any individual bridging all technology barriers", Crispin Manners, CEO of Kaizo and Chairman of the Public Relations Consultants Association in the UK. Educators and those in corporate training departments will enjoy the way in which Impatica for PowerPoint Version 3 simplifies the integration with Learning Management Systems. The new single file output option provides for quick and easy publishing to any LMS, reducing development time and avoiding the need to call on IT resources. Communication between SCORM compliant learning management systems and impaticized content has been simplified even further. Implementation of tracking, book-marking, etc. can now be accomplished much more quickly and easily. Even more compelling learning modules can now be created and integrated into the overall learning management system for secure and platform independent delivery. "This is a major jump forward in the delivery of PowerPoint presentations. Support in Impatica for PowerPoint Version 3 for those great new PowerPoint effects, animations, transitions and fills provide PowerPoint users with a simple to use desktop tool through which they can create presentations that are as compelling as anything on the Internet," said Michael Doyle, CEO of Impatica. About Impatica Inc. Impatica products enable users of Microsoft PowerPoint and Macromedia Director™ to deliver their content plug-in free, to Java-enabled computers and other devices, even at dial-up speeds. These presentations can be synchronized to video and scrolling text, complete with indexing, navigation, and search capabilities using Impatica OnCue. Approximately 2,000 organizations including some 1,500 colleges and universities and hundreds of corporations use Impatica products to communicate more effectively with hundreds of thousands of people every day. For more information:
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