Press Release

AportisDoc Converter for Windows Released

Converts A Variety of Documents For Reading on Handheld Devices

November 1, 2001

Portland, OR—Aportis Technologies Corp. announced today the release of AportisDoc(tm) Converter for Windows has been released. AportisDoc Converter allows text to be extracted from various types of documents so they can be read on any handheld device that has an AportisDoc viewer installed. Files that can be converted include Word 97 and Word 2000 (.doc), Adobe PDF (.pdf), Rich Text (.rtf), HTML (.htm or .html), Plain Text (.txt), and WordPerfect 6x - 9x (.wpd). In addition, Bookmarks can be set within the converted documents so that portions of the text may be located easily. AportisDoc is the award-winning, industry standard for publishing, sharing and exchanging electronic text documents of any size on all Palm Powered(r) and all Windows Powered(r) handheld devices. AportisDoc Converter for Windows costs US$19.95. AportisDoc Converter for Windows requires a computer with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. It is available for download at the Aportis website, www.aportis.com and other Internet sites.

About AportisDoc

AportisDoc is an integral part of a wide variety of business and consumer applications, and is an important enabling technology for handheld devices. The AportisDoc file format standard (often called "DOC") is used to create documents that are in use daily by businesses worldwide. For example, with AportisDoc documents on a handheld device, manufacturer's representatives can carry detailed price codes and technical specifications in their pockets, health care professionals take patient records and lab results on their rounds, lawyers can view any codes and rules needed during a trial, and financial services professionals can refer to credit ratings and S.E.C. regulations.

In addition to AportisDoc's acceptance as a standard by the professional and business community, thousands of electronic books, news headlines and articles, news columnists, and other useful materials are available. AportisDoc formatted content also includes new titles, reference works, classic novels, the Bible, train schedules, weather reports, travel guides, and most of the Gutenberg Project Library.

About Aportis

Aportis Technologies was founded in 1997 to develop and market a line of portable software products. Aportis' focus is on small business and enterprise-based productivity solutions for mobile professionals. Aportis can be reached at PO Box 86336, Portland, OR 97286-0336, USA. Sales number is toll free, 888.APORTIS (888.276.7847), or 503.736.3240. Fax is 503.736.3239. Aportis Technologies web site is www.aportis.com.

For more information, contact:
Frank Colin, Aportis Technologies Corp.
voice: 503.736.3240 x 49
fax: 503.736.3239
email: frankc@aportis.com