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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2000

Integration of XMetaL and TEXTML Server provides seamless

environment for creating, managing and serving XML documents

SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTCBB:SXML), an internationally recognized developer of XML-enabling technologies, and IXIASOFT, a leading provider of performance tools for XML-based document management, today announced the integration of SoftQuad's XMetaL(R) into IXIASOFT's TEXTML Server.

This integration allows customers to quickly develop an integrated environment for creating, managing and serving XML documents to the Web or other applications.

"XMetaL is a powerful XML content creation solution that allows everyone within an organization to create and work with XML content in a production environment," said Eric Bergeron, co-founder of IXIASOFT. "By integrating XMetaL with TEXTML Server, we are giving our customers the ability to leverage the power of XML for a variety of Web-enabled applications."

XMetaL is an advanced, yet easy to use XML content creation solution that provides a seamless front end for any XML content application. Together, the two products allow users to open, create and save XML documents to a document base while simultaneously indexing the content. TEXTML Server is a Web-based server designed to store, index and search large volumes of XML documents. It features advanced full text search capabilities for powerful content retrieval and a proprietary indexing method that takes a document centric approach to XML document management.

"XMetaL and TEXTML Server are complementary technologies. The integration of the products accelerates XML content creation and delivery for e-business applications," says Dr. George Yeung, Head of Pedagogy at Quikk.com, a Web-based tutoring service which provides students with one-on-one, instant expert instruction 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

"IXIASOFT's XMetaL integration shows the widespread acceptance of XMetaL as an integral component of a company's knowledge management infrastructure," said Roberto Drassinower, CEO of SoftQuad Software, Ltd. "Together, XMetaL and TEXTML Server provide companies with the power to develop productive XML content solutions for e-business."

XMetaL and TEXTML are integrated using a set of Macros, freely available at the www.ixiasoft.com Website and which work with the evaluation versions of both products. The macros are based on `open source' coding, allowing developers to easily modify the macros to accommodate the specific needs of their applications.

About IXIASOFT

IXIASOFT (www.ixiasoft.com and www.textmlserver.com) develops and distributes TEXTML Server, an embeddable XML database targeted at developers of XML applications. Founded in 1998, IXIASOFT, a spin-off of CEDROM-SNi, is a member of the W3C and offers over ten years of experience in the indexing, content retrieval and publishing of e-documents.

About SoftQuad Software, Ltd.

SoftQuad Software, Ltd. (OTCBB:SXML) is a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The Company co-invented XML technology and is internationally recognized in the technical community as a developer and world leader of XML e-enabling technologies to the growing business-to-business (B2B) Internet infrastructure solutions market. SoftQuad was first to the content creation market with XMetaL, an advanced yet easy-to-use XML content creation solution which has already become the premier enabling technology for XML-based content applications in electronic publishing, e-commerce and knowledge management. SoftQuad continues to target the growing B2B marketplace with MarketAgility, a supply-side content solution that allows companies to effectively join and compete in B2B e-markets. Awards: XMetaL won the Web Techniques 1999 "Web Authoring Tool of the Year" Award; it was one of Internet Week's "Best of the Best", winning the "Most Innovative" in "Best of 1999" awards and it is also one of XML Journal's "World Class" recommendations for 2000. For more information, visit SoftQuad's web site at http://www.softquad.com

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