FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FLUITION FOR WINDOWS NOW AVAILABLE

-- Confluent Technologies now offers SMIL creation for Windows--

TORONTO, ON - May 18, 2000 - Confluent Technologies Incorporated releases Fluition 1.0 for the Windows platform. Fluition is the popular, professional-level SMIL authoring tool that was previously only available for the Macintosh platform. Confluent Technologies will showcase Fluition 1.0 for Windows at the Real Conference 2000 (May 22-26) in San Jose.

Through Fluition and the power of SMIL, Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language, developers for both platforms now have the ability to incorporate and synchronize video, audio, graphics, text, Macromedia Shockwave Flash files, RealNetworks files and others into a unique and interactive presentation. Fluition allows the assembly of a multitude of file formats into SMIL presentations that can be streamed on the Internet using SMIL compatible players such as RealNetworks Inc.'s RealPlayer G2.

"Rich media content is the next stage in the evolution of the Internet," says Steven Dryall, President, Confluent Technologies Inc. "Fluition allows the developer the full range of creativity in connection with designing rich media driven web presentations and we are proud to now offer that capability to Windows users. Why just broadcast video on the Internet when you can design creative, brand building, interactive rich media presentations with Fluition."

Confluent Technologies can be found on the web now at www.SMILsoftware.com. SMILsoftware.com offers links to Confluent Technologies' web support sites for SMIL, www.electricleisureland.com and www.confluenttechnologies.com. ElectricLeisureLand showcases content created with Fluition and demonstrates the power of SMIL. "Fluition allows rich media creation in a totally unique way," says Andrew Dick, Vice President Media Production for Confluent Technologies. "Fluition not only allows us to broadcast video content on the web, but also allows us to incorporate a multitude of other files like Macromedia Flash files, hyperlinked and email-linked graphics and scrolling text within the streaming presentation as well as hyperlinking the actual video being streamed. This is an incredible program that any web designer will want in their tool box," adds Dick.

Fluition 1.2 Production Edition, which features the two new separate utilities SeriesProducer and ChannelBuilder, for Macintosh is now available for sale on-line at Developer Depot (www.devdepot.com) and The PowerXChange (www.thepowerxchange.com). Fluition 1.0 for Windows will be available from resellers shortly. To order Fluition for Windows contact Confluent Technologies directly at their web site, www.SMILsoftware.com. Starting in June a demo version of Fluition for Macintosh can also be found on the MacAddict CD-ROM that accompanies the monthly magazine.

SMIL is a specification of the World Wide Web Consortium. The programming language, which is now in the second stage of development, was developed by representatives of such companies as Lucent, Microsoft, Netscape, Philips, and RealNetworks, in conjunction with such research concerns as Columbia University, CWI, and INRIA (for more information visit www.w3.org).

Confluent Technologies Inc., a privately held Toronto-based software company, envisions the potential audience for interactive streaming rich media presentations as immense. The advancement of streaming media technologies and the improvement of data connection speeds continue to evolve the Internet in to the most sophisticated multimedia delivery platform in history. "As advances in data throughput and access to high speed connections lead us toward a ubiquitous broadband community the opportunities for SMIL and the Fluition family of products are endless," states Rob Simon, Vice President of Confluent Technologies. To learn more about Fluition, Confluent Technologies Inc. and SMIL visit: www.SMILsoftware.com.

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For more information contact:

Steven Dryall, President (sdryall@electricleisureland.com)

Confluent Technologies Inc (416) 925-5325

Fluition is a trademark of Confluent Technologies Inc. SeriesProducer and ChannelBuilder are property of Confluent Technologies Inc.

Macromedia and Flash are registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. www.macromedia.com

RealNetworks and RealPlayer G2 are trademarks of RealNetworks Inc. www.real.com

Apple and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. www.apple.com