News Release

Constructw@re and eQuorum Forge Alliance

Partnership Signals Strategic Move to Capture the Architecture and Engineering Marketplace with Full Range of Industry-Specific Services

ATLANTA, November 9, 1999 - Constructw@re will soon offer the world of virtual meetings where project teams can participate with their Web browsers to manipulate blueprints and technical documents, instantly exchange large-format documents online, and download proprietary documents that are delivered to the desktop in a readable format through www.Constructware.com, the premier commercial construction portal, unveiled at the AEC Systems Show in Chicago.

Constructw@re and eQuorum are finalizing an agreement to integrate a suite of enabling technologies that will power an open environment for online collaboration and document sharing. ImageSite®, eQuorum's Web technology, enhances the distribution, viewing, and acquisition of large-format engineering drawings and technical documents for easy wide area distribution using standard Web browsers.

"eQuorum offers diverse technologies that will enable us to develop solutions leveraging the Internet for real-time, personal interaction," said Scott Unger, president and CEO of Constructw@re. "Combining the resources and technologies of the two companies will take us to the next level of delivering project management solutions and Internet-based capabilities."

The two companies expect to offer industry-unique solutions such as the ability to encapsulate large-format drawings to be sent over the Internet and output immutable drawings that are tamper-resistant and Internet-secure. The relationship will also enable Constructw@re to offer an online conference center where disperse project teams can collaboratively mark up CAD drawings without installing software or downloading a viewer. Finally, a plot management technology will enable Constructw@re's CAD printing functions.

"The architecture, engineering, and construction industry is changing quickly to utilize Internet-based solutions that deliver integrated business-to-business collaboration and e-commerce services," said Agnes Lewis president and CEO of eQuorum. "Constructw@re is signaling a strategic decision to take advantage of our superior technology and offer powerful solutions that reach beyond the project management level to significantly impact engineering and technical document collaboration."

Constructw@re, a unit of Emerging Solutions, Inc., is the first Application Service Provider to offer a scalable, enterprise-wide project management solution for the construction industry. With this single, easy-to-use Internet solution, construction companies can minimize the substantial risks and costs associated with managing one-to-many projects across an enterprise. Unlike fragmented, stand-alone systems that separately handle document management, bid solicitation, business development, procurement, messaging, human resources, or Web site integration, Constructw@re merges all these project-essential elements into one single system. The centralized, real-time database is fully accessible over the Internet, improving communication and accountability across multiple projects. For more information, call 1 800-374-2260 or visit www.Constructware.com.