PR: Softwerc Gives Employees Greater Control

Of Personal Web Portal Content Via New Wercspace 1.2
Easy-to-Use Web Portal Utility for Employees and Administrators Includes New Page Management and Publishing Capabilities; “Hot List” Menu for Workers Also Debuts

CHICAGO, IL (March 26, 2003) Softwerc, Inc., a leading provider of tools that speed assembly of custom Web portals, announced today the release of Wercspace Version 1.2, providing a new level of convenience and utility for employees who create or maintain their own customized web portal content. Among the application’s upgrades are more advanced page management capabilities; greater flexibility in the creation and circulation of real-time, dynamic web pages; as well as a new page repository and other productivity improvements for administrators.

Wercspace is a standalone, browser-based application that enables non-technical employees and workgroups, as well as portal administrators, to create and customize their own enterprise web portal content without expert assistance. The solution is especially valuable for individuals who need to routinely access a diverse and specialized mix of third-party,
real-time Internet information, including those who work in the financial services, insurance, medical, marketing/advertising, or news industries.

Worker Upgrades
Leading the list of upgrades for employees and workgroups in Wercspace Version 1.2 are the following:

· Unlimited Page CountUsers can now add an unlimited number of pages to their profile, allowing greater content diversity;
· More Convenient Page AddsAdvanced page management allows the user to add pages to their Wercspace in a more user-friendly fashion;
· New “Hot List” MenuEnables employees to define a Hot List of five pages for quick access;
· “Publish Page” FunctionalityAllows workers to publish pages or WercletsSM to their workgroup without administrator involvement; and
· Easy Page Resizing/MovementWerclets can now be moved around the page or resized without selecting the Layout mode.

Administrator Improvements
For portal administrators, Wercspace Version 1.2 offers two other new features:

· New Page RepositoryGives administrators a way to create and store pages without having to deploy them; and Softwerc Gives Employees Greater Control Of Personal Web Portal Content Via New Wercspace 1.2Page 2

· “Publish Page/Publish Werclet” FunctionalityA new tool that lets administrators easily distribute pages created by one group to others within the enterprise.

“Wercspace is all about empowering today’s knowledge worker. The improvements in Wercspace 1.2 give workers an even greater degree of convenience and capability,” said Shawn Carpenter, chief executive officer of Softwerc. “As Wercspace has found its way into more and more enterprise environments, we’ve seen the need for greater flexibility in content creation and distribution. This new version gives users the power they’re
looking for.”

Availability
Wercspace 1.2 is currently available and can be sampled via online demo at Softwerc’s website, www.softwerc.com. For more information: www.softwerc.com/demo.

About Softwerc:
Softwerc, Inc., develops solutions that expedite the development of enterprise portals for Global 2000 companies, financial services providers and other organizations. The company’s Werclets platform includes the URL Generator, designed for rapid development of portlets, and Wercspace, a completely customizable interface builder for real-time portals. The
company is privately held and based in Chicago. For more information, visit www.softwerc.com.

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