Hallmark Cards Selects Cyco's AutoManager Meridian

HALLMARK CARDS SELECTS CYCO'S AUTOMANAGER MERIDIAN

Kansas City, MO, Atlanta, GA - Cyco Software (www.cyco.com), the world's leading provider of document management software for the design environment, announced today that Hallmark Cards Inc., world-famous for its greeting cards, gifts and entertainment series, has purchased Cyco's AutoManager(r) Meridian. AutoManager Meridian is Cyco Software's revolutionary new document management software for CAD and design professionals.

Hallmark will use AutoManager Meridian to manage the floorplans and architectural designs of all the Hallmark Gold Crown(r) and Card Specialty stores. Jim Sorenson, Technical Project Leader with Hallmark, says: "We like how AutoManager Meridian helps to archive drawings and retrieve them fast as needed. 'History Mode' makes it even possible to recapture documents as they existed in the past to make modifications to them. Web functionality allows our design group to collaborate with our field sales personnel during the design process. He concludes: "We have tested AutoManager Meridian for a few months and I have to say that I am truly impressed with its final, shipping release."

Luis Quiles, Cyco's U.S. Sales Manager, says: "I am happy we can add Hallmark to our list of AutoManager Meridian customers. The software and Hallmark needs make an excellent fit."

About Cyco Software
Cyco Software specializes in designing software that will give users access to any document, anytime, anywhere. AutoManager(r) Meridian is the most anticipated product release from Cyco, the longtime market leader in CAD and Engineering document management solutions for the Windows 95, 98 and NT 2000 platforms. AutoManager(r) WorkFlow, Cyco's critically acclaimed flagship product, boasts an installed base of more than 200,000 users and 18,000 companies managing over 200 Million documents all over the world. Cyco Software has local sales and support staff in all the major CAD markets in the world including the United States, Canada, Sweden, Germany, UK, France and the Netherlands. Cyco products are marketed through an extensive network of distributors and value-added resellers (VARs) throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East and Africa. For more information, please visit www.cyco.com or contact Arjan Timmermans at arjan@cyco.com.

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