DEEP BLUE CREATIVE INC. SIGNS AS NEW OLIVE SOFTWARE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA - June 18th, 2002 - Olive Software, Inc. and Deep Blue Creative, Inc. are proud to announce the signing of an agreement with Deep Blue Creative Inc. as a Canadian Distributor for all Olive Software products and services. Olive Software is the leading producer of e-publishing and archiving software for the newspaper industry in the world.

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DEEP BLUE CREATIVE INC. SIGNS AS NEW OLIVE SOFTWARE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA - June 18th, 2002 - Olive Software, Inc. and Deep Blue Creative, Inc. are proud to announce the signing of an agreement with Deep Blue Creative Inc. as a Canadian Distributor for all Olive Software products and services.

Olive Softwares Active Paper XML-based electronic publishing platform provides an integrated solution for e-publishing, archiving, editorial, advertising and electronic tearsheet management as well as multi-channel publishing and e-commerce. The platform is the first e-publishing system that combines digital content, microfilm, and print-based content in a single repository, or database, creating significant economies in data storage and management. The ActivePaper electronic publishing platform includes ActivePaper Daily, an application producing an electronic version of the printed publication online, ActivePaper Archive, a digital publication archive that combines both current and microfilmed issues into one repository, and AdLauncher an electronic display ad delivery system.

Deep Blue Creative Inc. is a web, software and technology developer located in New Westminster near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Deep Blue has extensive experience in the publishing industry and has created related document management technologies that afford them unique insight into the value of the Olive Software product and service line.

The agreement allows Deep Blue Creative Inc. to act as a national account agent. With existing clients stretching across Canada, Deep Blue is well equipped to service this market. "We couldnt be more excited about this partnership with Olive Software. We have touched on the publishing end of the industry and on developing database applications, now we can marry our skills together representing Olive here in Canada," stated Vince Dimanno, President and CEO of Deep Blue Creative Inc.

Already this relationship is bearing fruit as the Deep Blue marketing staff have begun exploring existing leads and creating new ones. As experts in adding value to the web through data management", Deep Blue has a unique approach in a market still struggling to apply new technology in a cost effective and productive manner.
Olive Software is proud to have Deep Blue on board as its Canadian distributor. Deep Blue is well-suited to represent Olive, with much parallel experience in technology sales, marketing, and development," said Shaun Dail, Olive Software Executive Vice-President.

Olive Software is a private technology company based in Denver, CO. USA, with an international sales office in New York, NY and an R&D subsidiary in Kefar Saba, Israel. Olive has developed a patented digital publishing system, bridging the gap between the print, archive and online worlds. Olive Software's products capitalize on patented technology while benefiting from the company's deep understanding of the problems faced by newspapers and libraries at the onset of the information revolution (http://www.olivesoftware.com).

CONTACT:    
Vince Dimanno
President / CEO - Deep Blue Creative Inc.
300 - 604 Columbia St., New Westminster, BC, V3M 1A5, Canada
Tel: (604) 540-6808
Email: info@deepbluecreative.com