Extensis Expands Professional Services Group Offerings

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Integration and Consulting Services broadens service packages and extends reach to European customers.

(Press Release)

Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today announced new service packages and offerings to its professional services and training group - Extensis Integration and Consulting Services (ICS). Extensis has also expanded the ICS team to its United Kingdom office, offering integration and consulting services for Extensis' European customers. The ICS team offers services that deliver fast, affordable and seamless integration of Extensis' management solutions through complete onsite software set-up, training for administrators and end users and implementation of best practices. Additionally, with its deep expertise in fonts and font-related workflows, Extensis offers font organization services to help companies streamline their font environment.

"We are excited to expand our services to Extensis customers across the world." said Chris Meyer, Manager of Extensis' Integration and Consulting Services. "Our knowledge and experience from thousands of installations worldwide means we can help integrate our solutions with an established workflow or to help create a new one. Taking advantage of ICS services throughout the implementation and training process means clients can immediately start using their system to its fullest."

New Extensis ICS packages include:

Font Management Packages

    * Professional Font Service to help companies clean and optimize their font workflow.
    * Suitcase Server Professional Edge is for Suitcase Server customers seeking to improve workflow efficiency, address growth or new demands.
    * Font Reserve Server Professional Edge for Font Reserve Server customers looking for enhancements to their workflow.

Digital Asset Management Packages

Portfolio Server Corporate Solution is targeted at Portfolio Server customers to help leverage both Portfolio SQL Connect and Portfolio NetPublish products to create an industrial-strength asset management system with a web-front end.
# Portfolio Server SQL Advantage is for Portfolio Server customers that need to make the most of Portfolio SQL Connect.
# NetPublish Server Professional Edge is for Portfolio Server customers that want to provide web access to assets with Portfolio NetPublish.
# Portfolio Server Professional Edge was created for Portfolio Server customers to help them optimize their workflow and add new capabilities for their users.

Additionally, Extensis offers the following services:

    * Administrator and End-User Product Training
    * Process and Workflow Consulting
    * Product Set-up and Configuration

Extensis customers that have utilized the ICS offerings include The World Bank, Hearst Publications and Ogilvy and Mather to name a few. For more information on ICS packages and fees, go to http://www.extensis.com/services.

About ICS
ICS provides customers, third party consultants and integrators with consulting, database design, font management, creative assets management services and on-site training. The ICS team is comprised of professional system engineers with experience in media, advertising, in-house marketing, printing, government, publishing, and healthcare markets. In addition ICS team members hold current certifications and experience on both Apple and Microsoft platforms.

About Extensis
Extensis is a software developer that allows creative workgroups and professionals to streamline their workflow and secure their brand by efficiently and effectively managing their creative assets and fonts. Extensis' award-winning client/server and desktop products are used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and include Suitcase, Suitcase Fusion, and Font Reserve for font management and Portfolio for creative assets management. Extensis was founded in 1993 and is based in Portland, Oregon, and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a division of Celartem Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For additional information, visit http://www.extensis.com or call 1-800-796-9798.