IMSI Brings Home a World of Resources in Time for the Holidays; IMSI's Home Collection — Award Winning Software for Desktop Publishing, Language Learning, Cooking, Home Design and Gardening Available in One Cost Effective Package

Business Wire, Sept 18, 1997

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1997--IMSI (NASDAQ:IMSI), a leading developer and publisher of premium productivity software for business and home, today announced IMSI Home Collection(TM), award winning software for gardening and home design, creating, cooking, learning, and working -- all in one product.

Designed to meet extracurricular family needs, IMSI Home Collection gives the entire family a variety of tools to increase personal productivity with their home PC. Six IMSI best-selling software titles add creative and fun activities to every household, all at a price point of just $59.95.

"IMSI Home Collection's array of programs can help families grow as a productive family unit," said Chris Erlin, business unit manager, consumer products. "Our offering with this product is to provide incredible value for easy and efficient home productivity."

IMSI Home Collection Includes:

-- FloorPlan(R) Plus 3D: Easily create professional quality floor plans and walk through them in 3D. A complete set of drawing tools and over a thousand sample floor plans make it a simple process to bring your home design ideas to life.

-- Garden Designer(TM): A complete garden design and reference program that includes detailed information about thousands of plants, flora, and trees is now available for your easy viewing. Discover which plants are best suited for particular regions, and plan the color and seasonal blooming schemes.

-- MasterClips(R) 33,000 Premium Image Collection: Choose from a large variety of digital images, borders, backgrounds, and much more to bring any creative project to life.

-- TurboPublisher(TM): A desktop publishing program that provides all the tools necessary to create professional quality documents. Create everything from business cards to newsletters and brochures from scratch or with over 1,000 included templates.

-- Easy Language(TM): 17 Language Edition: Vocabulary and pronunciation lessons in 17 major languages on two CD-ROM's, designed to teach essential, everyday words and phrases in a self-paced, interactive method.

-- Micro Cookbook: With this desktop recipe organizer that provides over 10,000 favorite recipes to search through, easily add your own recipes and use the included nutritional information to help bring healthy dishes to the table.

Founded in 1983, IMSI is a leader in developing and publishing software for the corporate, business and home markets. The company offers a range of quality software including TurboCAD(R), FormTool(R) 97, NetAccelerator(TM), WinDelete(TM), Easy Language(R), MasterClips(R) Premium Image Collections, and John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine.

IMSI is headquartered in San Rafael, California, with wholly owned subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, South Africa and Brazil. For more information, contact Jonathan Freel at IMSI, 1895 Francisco Boulevard East, San Rafael, CA 94901-5506. Telephone: 415/257-3000, Fax: 415/257-3565, E-Mail: jfreel@imsisoft.com or visit IMSI's Web Site at www.imisoft.com . -0-

Note to Editors: TurboCAD, FormTool, WinDelete and MasterClips are registered trademarks of International Microcomputer Software Inc. The IMSI logo, NetAccelerator, John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine, and Easy Language are trademarks of International Microcomputer Software Inc. Other products and companies mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may or may not be trademarks of their representative companies.

CONTACT: IMSI

Jonathan Freel, 415/257-3000 ext 289

jfreel@imisoft.com