FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Steve Levine
phone: 520.325.8303
email: steve@aviatorsoftware.com

ORLANDO, FL, January 15, 1999 - Aviator Software, Inc. a provider of record and knowledge management software for Lotus Notes users, announces an exciting partnership with EtQ Management Consultants to provide a comprehensive solution to managing quality knowledge.

Aviator Software, Inc. will integrate Aviator, its powerful record management system, with EtQ Solutions, quality automation software from EtQ Management Consultants, Inc., to provide customers of EtQ Solutions with a central place to search for and report on quality records.

"The combination of EtQ Solutions and Aviator provides our users with a central source of quality-related knowledge," says Mohammad Nobani, Senior Partner of EtQ Solutions. "EtQ Solutions' flexible workflow and pre-built applications for ISO and QS 9000 can now take full advantage of the advanced record and knowledge management features found in Aviator."

EtQ Solutions is a suite of Lotus Notes applications designed to address the needs of companies that must achieve and maintain ISO and QS 9000 compliance. Current users of EtQ Solutions include Audiovox, Alcan Aluminum, Herman Miller, Konica, Square D, and Sony. At the heart of EtQ Solutions lies a powerful flexible workflow engine that can be configured without programming to deliver truly custom business process automation software.

Aviator is an advanced record and knowledge management system for Lotus Notes. EtQ Solutions will come with a unique agent that will automatically move closed and completed quality records from its databases to Aviator cabinets. Users will now be able to find all their organization's quality information in a single place.

Aviator's search technology, hierarchical storage architecture, and classification views will be used to provide users with an easy way to search and browse for quality records. In addition, Aviator's advanced management features will enable users to expand the scope of EtQ Solutions' document control module beyond quality documentation to include many other types of production and project-related documents.

"Aviator builds on EtQ Solutions' powerful business process automation software and extends its information management capabilities to the entire enterprise," says Steve Levine, President of Aviator Software, Inc. "By using Aviator to manage its quality records, EtQ Solutions is building the foundation for world-class knowledge management in the quality arena."

EtQ Management Consultants, Inc. is a quality management solution developer of leading edge software and services. EtQ's mission is to make business process management and business communication easy and efficient. They have integrated 30 years of experience into a robust array of tools and services. Founded in 1992, EtQ is a privately held company with customer sites around the world.

Aviator Fact Sheet
Aviator combines traditional file management structure with document management functionality, such as:

• Check out and check in
• Version control
• Keyword and attribute search
• Review and approval workflow
• Centralized automated administration
• Multi-level security
• Support for disconnected users
• Web browser interface for remote users
• ODMA integration with standard office productivity applications

About Aviator Software, Inc.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, Aviator Software is the first to provide a powerful, affordable, easy-to-use advanced file management solution for Lotus Notes/Domino sites. Aviator takes full advantage of Lotus technology and Internet standards to deliver a solution for a wide range of file management applications. Aviator is distributed worldwide.

For additional information on products and services, please contact Aviator Software, Inc. at 520.325.8303 or visit the company's Web site at http://www.aviatorsoftware.com.

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