IRMI and NextPage to Begin Peer-to-Peer Content Networking in Insurance Publishing Industry

Business Wire, Nov 14, 2000

Business & High-Tech Editors

SALT LAKE CITY & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000

International Risk Management Institute (IRMI(R)) to Use NXT(TM) 3

Platform, Enabling Insurance Companies to Establish Content

Networks with IRMI Information

NextPage Inc., the leader in Peer-to-Peer Content Networking solutions, and International Risk Management Institute (IRMI), a leading publisher of risk management and insurance information, Tuesday announced that the NextPage(TM) NXT 3 e-Content Platform will power risk management and insurance information for IRMI Online(TM).

IRMI Online is a new Web site for subscribers that IRMI is developing to complement the company's IRMI.com(TM) Web site. IRMI will use NextPage technology to implement Peer-to-Peer Content Networking.

"NextPage software provides a competitive advantage to insurance publishers and companies," said Brad Pelo, chief executive officer of NextPage. "Because our technology integrates publisher information with a company's Content Network(TM), publishers can target new insurance markets and expand their reach into corporate intranets."

NXT 3 software creates a secure network, called a Content Network, where users can manage, access and exchange content across distributed servers on intranets, extranets and the Internet -- enhancing e-business relationships. The Content Network is accessed through a Web browser and viewed as if the information existed in a single location.

With NXT 3 technology, IRMI can deliver information to individuals' desktops, integrated with information on the company's Content Network, creating a virtual repository of business-critical content.

"NextPage technology is helping our company develop into an e-business," said Jack P. Gibson, president of IRMI. "Because NXT 3 software is Web-based, customers access information in a standard format. NextPage is helping us market to new customers and strengthen our relationships with existing customers."

IRMI plans to use NXT 3 software to provide risk management reference manuals, books and newsletters on the Internet and inside companies' Content Networks, delivering business-critical information to the user's desktop in a seamless manner.

With Peer-to-Peer Content Networking, risk managers view frequently updated information in real-time, enabling them to make better decisions and arrange superior insurance programs.

With NXT 3 software, updates to IRMI information can be made in real-time by the authors of the information. That means when users connect to the Content Network, they get the most updated view of their content.

About IRMI

International Risk Management Institute Inc., (IRMI), is a Dallas-based research and publishing organization specializing in risk management and insurance reference manuals, books, and newsletters.

These references and the firm's Web site, IRMI.com, provide practical strategies and tactics for insurance buyers, human resources professionals, risk managers, agents, brokers, underwriters, and attorneys. Visit www.IRMI.com, or call 800/827-4242 for more information.

About NextPage

As the leader in Peer-to-Peer Content Networking, NextPage eliminates intranet and extranet barriers by letting users manage, access and exchange distributed content from partners, suppliers, customers and employees -- in real-time.

With NextPage technology, users connect disparate content servers together to form an e-business Content Network. Then users can search and navigate gigabytes of data, categorize all types of content, gain secure access to information, and personalize their experience.

E-businesses rely on the NXT 3 platform to power business-critical content inside Content Networks. Visit www.nextpage.com or call 800/NEXTPAGE for more information.

NextPage, Content Network and NXT are trademarks of NextPage Inc. International Risk Management Institute and IRMI are trademarks of International Risk Management Institute Inc. All other names are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.