PAPERTHIN ANNOUNCES COMMONSPOT CONTENT SERVER 3.0

PaperThin, Inc., a leading mid-market content management system vendor, today announced the release of CommonSpot Content Server 3.0, a full-featured, browser-based Web publishing and dynamic content management solution (CMS).

PAPERTHIN ANNOUNCES COMMONSPOT CONTENT SERVER 3.0
Fast deployment, low maintenance costs and improved user experience translate to tangible ROI

Boston, June 11, 2002 -- PaperThin, Inc., a leading mid-market content management system vendor, today announced the release of CommonSpot Content Server 3.0, a full-featured, browser-based Web publishing and dynamic content management solution (CMS). The affordable, out-of-the-box functionality provided in version 3.0 enables organizations to rapidly create and efficiently maintain dynamic Web sites by putting content management into the hands of content owners.

CommonSpot 3.0 introduces a variety of new features designed to speed and simplify site development and maintenance, such as an improved administrator interface, integrated link management tools and expanded scheduling and reporting options. With new tools like cascading style sheet support, enhanced WYSIWYG editing and pop-up menus, Web designers can empower contributors to easily create content, while flexibly controlling the look and feel for a site. In addition, with CommonSpots new content object architecture, designers can build custom elements that allow contributors to create content once and reuse it often. CommonSpot 3.0s new replication features, enhanced search performance and support for the Sun Solaris platform provide additional options for enterprise scalability. In all, more than two dozen major features and enhancements were incorporated into this latest release.

With version 3.0, we have continued to focus on the goals we set four years ago when we first introduced CommonSpot, of developing an out-of-the-box solution which is easy to customize and integrate with other applications," said PaperThin President Todd Peters. We have always focused on adding practical functionality to help our customers get the job done rapidly and affordably, to deliver a measurable return on their investments. In addition to adding extensive functionality to the product, PaperThin also announced a reduction in the base price for a standard CommonSpot license to $19,500.

Organizations of all sizes can use CommonSpot 3.0 to deploy critical information rapidly to end-users. "The AFL-CIO chose CommonSpot Content Server as the CMS platform to power two of our new Internet initiatives because it was the only product that demonstrated its ability to scale to an enterprise solution 'out of the box.' CommonSpot will enable the AFL-CIO to provide informational and technical services to a complex network of affiliated labor organizations that need to rapidly develop dynamic, personalized Web sites that inform working Americans and provide them an opportunity to take action with the issues of most importance to their lives," said Bill Mountjoy, director of information technology, AFL-CIO.

CommonSpot 3.0 is also fully integrated with e-Zone Medias FuseTalk discussion forums product, enabling organizations to build even stronger communities for their customers, partners, employees, and other key stakeholders. "Were excited to see FuseTalk included as a value-added option with CommonSpot, said Corien Kershey, e-Zone president and CEO. Our mutual customers will see immediate benefits from enabling Web site users to generate valuable content through the forums, and using CommonSpots sophisticated features to manage that content effectively." More than 1,000 organizations currently use FuseTalk to build Web communities.

Pricing and Availability
CommonSpot 3.0 standard license pricing starts at $19,500, with the enterprise version priced at $85,000. CommonSpot is available immediately directly from PaperThin, Inc., and through PaperThins partners, a listing of which can be found at http://www.paperthin.com/Partners/Partner-List.cfm.

About PaperThin: PaperThin, Inc. is a privately held Massachusetts-based company. Since 1993, PaperThin has helped corporations and government agencies of all sizes to significantly reduce the time and expense involved in creating, updating and managing Web content. PaperThins flagship product, CommonSpot Content Server, powers Internet, intranet and extranet sites worldwide for organizations of all sizes, including the AFL-CIO, Biogen, Bell & Howell, Kent State University, Car Fax, Gillette, Siemens and TRW. CommonSpot Content Server was recently named Best Content Management Tool by the ColdFusion Developers Journal in its annual Readers Choice Awards.

PaperThins select group of partners includes industry leading Web design and development firms, high-tech consultants, software manufacturers, and training firms, worldwide. As a Macromedia partner, PaperThin is an active member of the ColdFusion community. For more information about PaperThin, Inc., please visit http://www.paperthin.com and for additional details about CommonSpot Content Server 3.0, visit http://www.paperthin.com/Products/Index.cfm.