eMotion and Software Generation to Integrate Core Products

Integration Between Software Products Enables Media Archive Management Solution

Vienna, VA and Southampton, UK - April 20, 2001 — eMotion, Inc., the global leader in digital media management (DMM) solutions, and Software Generation, Ltd. (SGL), the leading developer of industry specific data management solutions, today announced that they will integrate their software packages, eMotion MediaPartner™ 4.0 and SGL FlashNet.

The integration will allow the users to use eMotion's sophisticated tools for search and retrieval and SGL's heterogeneous network environment with standard network protocols to find assets across all types of online, nearline and offline storage.

MediaPartner 4.0 is eMotion's 100 percent Web-based DMM application that combines the accessibility of browser technology with six years of experience in the management of high-resolution film, television and photographic assets within a collaborative workflow environment. FlashNet is a suite of layered software modules designed to facilitate the backup, archive and restore of data in a heterogeneous network environment with specific solutions for digital asset management in print, publishing, broadcast video and other imaging related markets.

Potential users of DMM solutions have thousands of digital media assets stored across various devices on their network whether that be hard disk, floppy disk or traditional tape storage. Although these assets are stored in a format that will preserve them, users are increasingly struggling to find these assets in a timely manner.

FlashNet's unique and robust index database architecture ensures that fast data search and retrieval times are maintained as near online data sets grow. FlashNet delivers unrivalled scalability and data retrieval speeds on large image-intensive data sets.

Bernie Walsh, director of sales and marketing at SGL said, "Our ability to effectively store and retrieve digital assets is significantly enhanced by a true DMM solution like MediaPartner 4.0. The ability to see a visual representation of that content and the ability to use sophisticated search and collaboration tools from eMotion offers massive added value to our currently textual based tools."

The integrating of eMotion MediaPartner 4.0 and SGL Flashnet will enable content owners and providers to realize the full value of their media assets through the complete asset lifecycle and across every industry from print and publishing to high definition broadcasting.

"We are pleased to be the first true DMM company to work with SGL at this level," said Bob Griffin, president and CEO of eMotion, Inc. "They have proven to be the industry leader in backup and archive storage management. We look forward to further developing mutual customer opportunities for both companies."
Integrated versions of FlashNet and MediaPartner 4.0 will be available in May 2001.

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About Software Generation, Ltd.

Software Generation, Ltd. is a privately held archive management software company headquartered in Southampton, England. SGL has been in business since 1989 and its flagship FlashNet product is installed in over 3,500 customer sites around the world. More information can be found at www.sgluk.com.

About eMotion, Inc.

eMotion, Inc. is the leading provider of digital media management solutions in the world today. For advertising, Global 2000 brand-focused companies, government media, entertainment and broadcast, eMotion offers an impressive array of products and services that power the entire lifecycle of media management, from creation and collaboration to searching, storage and distribution. eMotion is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London and Israel. eMotion, Inc. also owns the content communities PictureQuest (www.picturequest.com), a leading provider of royalty-free and stock photography, FOOTAGE.net (www.footage.net), a worldwide network of footage sites and FootageQuest (www.footagequest.com) a worldwide network of footage sites.