Press Release

ICEsoft Announces the Release of ICEbrowser 6.0
ICEsoft introduces new features plus an enhanced level of rendering accuracy

CALGARY, Alberta. — May 3, 2004 — Continuing to offer customers the most robust web client infrastructure for the broadest range of applications, ICEsoft Technologies, the leading provider of Java browser and Java Web access software, today announced release 6.0 of ICEbrowser® SDK and ICEreader™ SDK. Release 6.0 is the most accurate and robust Java Web client rendering technology currently available. It represents the culmination of considerable development effort and refinement with a number of the industry’s leaders in mind, including Cisco, BEA, IBM and Oracle.

ICEbrowser SDK is a Java client software development kit that delivers the most functional Java browser technology available for the development of Web-enabled applications. It offers a set of customizable and extendable browser components for developers of enterprise applications and Web-enabled devices. ICEreader is a robust HTML/XML Web renderer that enables developers to implement HTML-centric search and navigation capabilities in a Java application. Release 6.0 incorporates a number of new features including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 508 compliance and PDF support. It also includes vastly improved printing capabilities as well as numerous CSS enhancements such as line layout and background image support.

“This release marks the seventh anniversary of ICEbrowser's introduction and underscores ICEsoft's commitment to continual product enhancement through standards adoption and technology innovation," said Rob Lepack, director of product management, ICEsoft Technologies. "This release is aligned with evolving W3C standards as well as other de facto standards like PDF, thus ensuring compatibility with mainstream browsers.”

With over 10 million units in production in J2EE applications powered by BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Oracle 9I and others, ICEsoft is helping render some of the world's most visible enterprise web applications. ICEsoft is the front-end to many of the applications that people touch every day. “An ICEsoft Java application client, integrated with your business application, enables you to focus on serving your enterprise customers, while maintaining control of the quality and brand image of the end-user experience”, said Lepack.

About ICEsoft

ICEsoft Technologies Inc. is the world's leading provider of Java browser and Java Web access software for enterprise applications, embedded systems and Web services. ICEsoft and its ICEreader and ICEbrowser brands are well known in the Java development community with an installed base of more than 10 million units in operation, with customers in over 35 countries. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, ICEsoft is on the Web at www.icesoft.com.

Contact Information

Wilbur Turner
ICEsoft Technologies Inc.
403-663-3322
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Patrick Corcoran
McClenahan Bruer Communications
503-546-1000
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