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NovaSoft Systems Selects Verity to Search-Enable NovaManage Products; Verity SEARCH'97 Platform to Provide Full-Text Search Capabilities for Leading Document/Workflow Management System

Business Wire, Jan 22, 1997

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1997--NovaSoft Systems Inc., the leader in integrated document and workflow management systems, and Verity Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTY), a leading provider of search and retrieval technology for the enterprise and Internet/Intranet, today announced an agreement whereby NovaSoft will incorporate Verity's SEARCH'97 technology into NovaSoft's text retrieval product, called NovaSearch.

NovaSearch is an add-on module to NovaSoft's NovaManage product line that will now provide NovaSoft customers full-text search capability as part of their document and workflow management solutions. The NovaSearch add-on module is scheduled for general release in Q1'97.

NovaSearch is designed to allow users to conduct full content- based retrieval, based on user-specified words or phrases. NovaSearch will also enable users to conduct Boolean searches, which means users can specify the subject matter of desired documents using combinations of words.

The NovaSearch module will add this functionality to NovaManage, NovaSoft's integrated document and workflow management system that allows organizations to manage, control and scale business-critical processes and information.

"Our customers and integrators consistently commend NovaManage for its rapid deployment, ability to enable users to achieve product and cycle time excellence, and global enterprise scalability," remarked Bruce Cohen, president and CEO of NovaSoft Systems Inc. "Our goal is to take this distinctive advantage a step further with Verity's first-class search engine and further enhance the efficiency with which thited to join forces with NovaSoft Systems," said"

About Verity's SEARCH'97 Product Suite oft Exchange and SEARCH'97 Information for Microsoft Exchange, SEARCH'97 Personal for Netscape Navigator asualization of information and expand information navigation capabilities.

About NovaManage Product Suite

NovaManage is a powerful, rapidly deployable and easy to use document and workflow management system. Leading organizations around the world depend on NovaManage to achieve product and cycle time excellence, and help secure global information access.

About NovaSoft Systems

NovaSoft Systems Inc. is a leader in integrated document and workflow management systems. Its powerful, rapidly-deployable solutions are found in high-growth organizations throughout the world, in a variety of industries including AEC/utility, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, high-technology and petro-chemical.

Customers using NovaManage includes Abbott Laboratories, Cisco Systems, Inc., SmithKline Beecham, Eli Lilly, Siemens VT (Germany), and Siemens ASI (Germany). Additional information can be found on the World Wide Web at www.novasoft.com .

About Verity

Verity Inc. was founded in April 1988 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Verity develops and markets software tools and applications for searching, retrieving and filtering information across the Internet, enterprise and CD-ROMs.

Verity's products have been licensed to corporations, government agencies, on-line service providers, Internet publishers and developers worldwide. Verity partners include Adobe Systems, AT&T WorldNet, Dow Jones, Hitachi, Individual Inc., Informix Software, Lotus Development Corp., Netscape Communications, PC DOCS, SAP, SCO, Sybase Inc., WavePhore and many others. -0-

This release contains forward looking statements relating to the Company and its SEARCH'97 products under development, including the expected features and performance and estimated dates of commercial availability. The successful development and release dates for these products are subject to potential delay and other risks inherent in software development. Also, there is no assurance that the products will achieve market acceptance, due to the rapidly changing market for the Company's s, competition and other factors. These and otformation contact Verity at info@verity.com or atrademarks are the property of their respective or

NovaSoft Systems Inc.

Lisa Dabbon, 617/685-1533

ldabbon@novasoft.com

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