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EMERYVILLE, CA, June 4, 2003 - Data One and TechniCon Corporation, leaders in product information management for the contract furniture industry, have teamed up to introduce WebExpress, setting a new standard for the speed and ease with which manufacturers and dealers can create online catalogs.

WebExpress integrates Data One's CatalogExpress and TechniCon's CustomCommerce to create a turnkey solution for web catalogs. Using Data One's CatalogExpress, you can select products from over 40 major manufacturers for your online catalog.

Using its award-winning CustomCommerce platform, TechniCon will publish and host the online catalog, link it to your existing web site, and match the catalog's look and feel to your existing branding. Data One and TechniCon make the process straightforward and hassle-free.

For end-customers, online product information is more convenient and accessible than hunting through printed catalogs that are often out-of-date by the time they're published. Online catalogs convey a professional impression, and reduce or eliminate the costs of printing and distributing paper catalogs.

WebExpress catalogs can leverage CustomCommerce's e-procurement and custom catalog features to target industry sectors that demand e-commerce solutions for furniture procurement.

Using e-procurement systems from vendors such as Ariba, Oracle Exchange and Commerce One, customers benefit from lower procurement costs, faster order processing and improved control over purchasing options. Suppliers benefit from increased product exposure and up-sell opportunities. Up-to-date online catalogs and product data result in fewer order errors and returns. Order processing costs are reduced through streamlined transactions.

Using CustomCommerce's E-procurement Connector, customers using procurement applications can access your online catalogs. To make product selection simpler and eliminate "rogue" purchases, custom catalogs containing only customer-approved product lines, options, and finishes can be created for your major accounts.

"Companies are looking for easier, less expensive ways to order highly complex and variable products like contract furniture," said Anthony Mirante, President of TechniCon. "The combination of our industry-leading CustomCommerce software and CatalogExpress makes it easy to offer office furniture over the web."

Adds Bruce Allum, CEO of Data One, "WebExpress offers a new dimension to managing and utilizing product information for the contract furniture industry. Not only can we cut costs for marketing and sales activities that use this information, we can give dealers a new product to offer their customers."

Since 1986, the goal of Data One, Inc. has been to design, develop, sell and support software products, and to provide related services to the interior design and facility management industry. Data One provides solutions for the space planning, specification, presentation, ordering and management of today's commercial office furniture. Data One (www.dataone.us) is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Founded in 1987, TechniCon Corporation is a leading provider of e-commerce solutions for complex products. Combining over a decade of experience developing product specification and sales automation software with leading-edge e-commerce and visualization technology, TechniCon has developed interactive sales systems for a wide range of manufacturers, including Daimler-Chrysler, Motorola, and Steelcase. TechniCon (www.technicon.com) is headquartered in Emeryville, CA with additional offices in St. Louis, MO.

TechniCon is a service mark of TechniCon Corporation.