Saab AB Selects Entopia K-Bus to Power Enterprise Information Discovery Portal

Business Wire, May 3, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004

Entopia K-Bus Facilitates Automatic Indexing,

Searching, Visualization and Collaboration through

Portal and Other Business Applications

Entopia, Inc.(TM), an innovator in solutions for information discovery, today announced that Entopia K-Bus has been selected by Saab AB to power its information discovery portal to enable knowledge sharing for improved productivity and competitive advantage.

"We needed a solution that could support all of our information discovery and collaboration needs and one that would leverage, rather than render obsolete, our existing investments in structured and unstructured information around the enterprise," said Eric Wedin, head of industry information analysis of Saab AB. "After considering the major software providers in this field we selected Entopia K-Bus because it delivers the search and powerful information discovery capabilities we need. K-Bus' 'true relevancy' raises the bar on enterprise search to deliver the content our knowledge workers, sales people and other employees need to make better-informed decisions."

Saab AB, one of the world's leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defense, aviation and space, recognized the need to consolidate unstructured information and provide access to employees worldwide. Through the Entopia K-Bus information discovery infrastructure, Saab will consolidate multiple content resources including Entopia's collaborative content management tool, Quantum, file shares, various Intranets, internet sites, e-mail systems and content providers.

"Entopia is delighted to be awarded this contract. Not only are Saab gaining information discovery capabilities in Entopia K-Bus that will further their competitive edge," said Eric Miles, CEO of Entopia. "They are getting but a partner that is committed to their success."

Entopia K-Bus enables the creation of business knowledge applications through its application services which include enterprise search, social networking, expertise identification and connectors to enterprise repositories and industry content. Entopia K-Bus is configurable to support the information discovery requirements of business-specific knowledge applications. Entopia K-Bus for Portals and Intranets increases the value of new and existing portals and intranets by integrating to deliver "truly-relevant" enterprise search, expertise identification and content visualization.

About Entopia

Entopia is an innovator in solutions for information discovery that leverage business context, concepts and social activity to automatically and dynamically discover and deliver truly-relevant content and experts into the business process. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Entopia has received extensive industry recognition including eWeek's Excellence Awards, "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" by KMWorld Magazine and Software and Information Industry Association's Codie Award for "Best Search Engine." For more information, visit http://www.entopia.com/.>

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