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FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, October 12, 1999

For more information, contact:

Jon Riewe
Blue Angel Technologies
610/917-9200
riewe@blueangeltech.com
Tony Boston
National Library of Australia
612 6262 1518
tboston@nla.gov.au
Ralph Meyen
tSA Consulting P/L
011-02-6257-7111
ralph@topic.com.au

BLUE ANGEL and tSA CONSULTING GROUP PTY LTD WINS CONTRACT TO PROVIDE WEB-ENABLED SOFTWARE TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

MetaStar EnterpriseÔ Provides Advanced XML-based Internet Solution

VALLEY FORGE, October 12, 1999 Blue Angel Technologies, Inc. and tSA Consulting Group Pty Ltd announced today that it wasthey were the successful bidder for a contract with the National Library of Australia. Under the contract, the Library will use Blue Angel’s MetaStar Enterprise software to develop, maintain and deliver standards-based metadata repository and search services supporting the Library’s digital service delivery.

MetaStar Enterprise will be used to provide a broad range of Internet information services for the Library including access to digitized pictorial images from the Library’s collection and providing access to information on manuscripts and archives in Australian collections. The System will also be capable of supporting rapid development and deployment of Web-based data entry, search and browse interfaces to the Library’s metadata repositories, documents and digital objects. tSA, a Blue Angel business partner, is providing the local technical and customer support in connection with the contract.

"The National Library has a very thoughtful plan with regard to providing access to its information resources," said Jim Restivo, president of Blue Angel. "It is using a standards-based approach to facilitate access to its numerous information resources. That's a very elegant approach because it provides the Library with choices and flexibility that would not be available with a proprietary solution. It also fits well with Blue Angel's business model of providing innovative, XML-based solutions to meet the information needs of organizations worldwide", continued Restivo.

"The Library will use the Blue Angel software to provide targeted resource discovery services," said Warwick Cathro, Assistant Director General, Information Technology. "We are impressed with Blue Angel’s support for open standards such as Z39.50 and XML which positions it well to interoperate with other software products that the Library is using. We expect that in using an off-the-shelf product to provide resource discovery services on the web, the Library will be able to realize significant productivity improvements in deployment of new applications".

About the National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia’s mission is to be the world’s leading documentary resource for learning about and understanding Australia and Australians. The Library strives to achieve this by:

Information technology is an important tool for meeting the Library’s objectives. The Library’s web site address is: http://www.nla.gov.au.

About tSA Consulting P/L

tSA Consulting Group's expertise and focus is in the design and construction of 'intelligent' web sites that FIND relevant information from the WWW based on advanced information discovery strategies including the exploitation of new technologies for utilization and automated generation of metadata. A key to the company's success has been the conceptual shift away from searching as product activity and the realization of the 'productive find' paradigm. Its expanding cadre of Internet Engineering students and graduates from local universities, and our senior analysts and consultants, formerly of leading government departments, are recognized achievers in the Internet world. For further information, visit tSA Consulting Group web site at www.topic.com.au or call (+61) (02) 62577111.

About Blue Angel Technologies, Inc.

Blue Angel Technologies is a market leader in XML-based software solutions for information delivery and management on the Internet. Its products provide turn-key, end-to-end information-based solutions for a wide variety of markets worldwide. Products support a variety of solutions for the capture, organization, access, discovery, and use of information. For more information, visit Blue Angel’s World Wide Web site at www.blueangeltech.com or call 610/917-9200.

Blue Angel Technologies, MetaStar, MetaStar Enterprise, MetaStar Gateway, MetaStar Server, MetaStar Repository, MetaStar Data Entry, MetaStar Harvester, and MetaDoor are trademarks of Blue Angel Technologies, Inc.