Artesia Technologies Furnishes Herman Miller with theFramework for eBusiness Success.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000

Office Furniture Industry Leader Looks to Artesia's TEAMS Digital

Asset Management Solution to enhance its global eBusiness strategy

Artesia Technologies, the leader in digital

The leading manufacturer of office furniture systems will in turn utilize this new resource to support the development of an enhanced on-line presence, to streamline its existing marketing processes and to support the manufacture of its diverse product line.

"Our continued market leadership is based on our ability to produce innovative workplace environments drawn from a multitude of choices," said Deb Abraham, director of Marketing Communication at Herman Miller. "Artesia Technologies' TEAMS solution will empower Herman Miller with the ability to address customer needs efficiently and effectively through the broad use of rich media depictions of our products."

As part of its global e-business strategy, Herman Miller is developing a comprehensive Internet infrastructure that will allow the company to respond to customer needs with greater speed and agility.

Artesia Technologies' TEAMS solution provides Herman Miller with an enterprise-class framework for the importation, management and secure re-expression of all forms of rich media with end-users having the ability to access digital assets from their desktop.

Herman Miller's adoption of this software is a reflection of the significant role that rich media product depictions, including CAD drawings, photos, textile images, digital video and 2-D/3-D product specifications play within its corporate-wide efforts.

The initial TEAMS implementation will provide internal and external users with web-based access to a central repository holding a wide variety of official photos and related product information. In this capacity, TEAMS will support Herman Miller's customer-centric initiatives that are focused on improving the company's ability to respond to client's needs more efficiently and accurately.

For example, account teams will now be able to quickly create a customized proposal tailored specifically to the customer with total certainty that they are using the most current and approved product information.

"Our ongoing technology initiatives are part of a corporate-wide effort to create a more customer-focused organization," said Lois Maassen, director of Information Architecture and Applications at Herman Miller. "TEAMS' enterprise-class architecture and adherence to open standards allows us to easily integrate rich media content into all of our operations."

Within the near future, Herman Miller expects to significantly increase the number and types of digital assets managed by TEAMS, while further integrating these resources into a variety of web-based ventures.

As a result of these efforts, the company will be able to better align its operations such that potential customers may access the entire world of Herman Miller via the web, while TEAMS will also be used to support quality assurance on the factory floor.

"Companies are increasingly looking to digital asset management to leverage their brand, to enhance their online presence, and to create an organized infrastructure that allows partners and employees alike to share information regardless of time or location restraints," said Sebastian Holst, vice president of marketing for Artesia Technologies. "Herman Miller's dedication to implementing digital asset management within the workplace reaffirms our beliefs that the seamless ability to access rich media content is becoming critical to a company's success. Through its dedication to innovation and customer service, Herman Miller has established a truly great brand. We're confident that their current initiatives will allow them to extend this enviable legacy."

About Artesia Technologies

Artesia Technologies is the market leader in enterprise Digital Asset Management (DAM). Our core product TEAMS enables organizations to capture, manage, and dynamically re-express valuable rich-media assets - video, audio, images, graphics, and text - and leverage them to exploit new business opportunities requiring targeted delivery of rich media.

In addition, our open API and support for industry standards such as Java, CORBA, and XML, enable the creation of enterprise-scale solutions.

Our blue ribbon customers include thought leaders as impressive and diverse as Random House, The Washington Post, General Motors, The FeedRoom.com and many more.

TEAMS, the company's flagship solution, was recently recognized by the editors of the Seybold Report on Internet Publishing as one of their "Hot Picks" and it was also a recipient of the prestigious Crossroads 2000 A-List Award within the Excellence in Execution category. In addition, Artesia Technologies was named by ComputerWorld magazine as one of its "Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2000."

For additional information on Artesia Technologies, please visit our website at www.artesia.com.

About Herman Miller Corporation

Herman Miller creates great places to work by researching, designing, manufacturing and distributing innovative interior furnishings that support companies, organizations, and individuals all over the world. The company's award-winning products, complemented by primary furniture-management services, generated nearly $2 billion in revenue during FY 2000.

Based in Zeeland, Michigan, Herman Miller is widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices, including the use of industry-leading, customer-focused technology. The company's stock is among the NASDAQ 100 and trades under the symbol MLHR.

Artesia and TEAMS are trademarks of Artesia Technologies. All other names are the property of their respective trademark holders.