kmworld2000_Tip Sheet

	Tip Sheet
	KMWorld 2000
	Santa Clara Convention Center
	Santa Clara, CA
	September 13-15, 2000

Welcome to the online KMWorld 2000 Tip Sheet. As exhibitors and speakers provide information it will be posted here. Along with the press conference and keynote schedule. This will be updated regularly and emailed out to registered working press the week before the show. Let us know if you have additions, corrections or questions.
	Bob

Brainshark,	212	n/a
Internal PR Contact	James Griffeth/ Vice President of Marketing
7 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
781-273-3770_x.3002		jgriffeth@brainshark.com
PR Contact	Matthew Landry/ Program Manager
Miller Consulting Group545 Boylston Boston, MA 02116MA
617-262-1800	617-262-8665	matt@millergrp.com
highlights	Brainshark, Inc. is the leading provider of self-service rich-media communication solutions that add the power of the spoken word to web-based business communications. Thousands of business professionals use Brainshark's platform and integrated self-service solutions to quickly author and instantly deliver compelling, rich-media content over the Internet, while building a secure on-line database of editable, reusable and sharable corporate knowledge assets. Brainshark's innovative technology and comprehensive solutions are empowering enterprises, including Progress Software Corporation and SilverStream Software Inc., to address the overwhelming demand for effective and immediate communications. Using Brainshark, customers seize competitive advantage by quickly adopting rich-media solutions as an integral part of their business communications. Brainshark's corporate headquarters are located in Burlington, MA. Visit www.brainshark.com to receive comprehensive information on Brainshark and to try the Brainshark solution free for 15 days.

Cerebyte	321	NA	cerebyte.com
PR Contact	William Seidman/CEO
PO Box 1674 Lake Oswego, OR USA
503-684-1538	503-624-1642	bill@cerebyte.com
New announced	Infinos 3.0
Highlights	Infinos enables organizations to harvest and share their best thoughts. Infinos enables organizations to automate their "rich" intellectual capital, extending their market leadership and generating new revenues. Privately labeled versions of Infinos "coach" companies into a wide variety of best practices including product development, safety and succession planning.

Clerity Knowledge Exchanges (formerly KnowToday, Inc.)	517		knowtoday.com
Internal PR Contact:	Todd Easterling, VP of Marketing,
Two Garfield Place, Suite 202, Cincinnati, OH 45202,
(513) 421-2200,	(419) 858-3630,	teasterling@knowtoday.com
External PR Contact:	Kristine Glenn/ Senior Account Executive
Dan Pinger Public Relations 708 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202,
513-564-0700	513-564-9621,	kglenn@danpinger.com
Product:	Clerity Information Commerce Engine
Highlights	Clerity Knowledge Exchanges provides technology and integration services enabling Internet portals and corporate networks to create information and research exchanges on their sites. The Clerity Information Commerce Engine(tm) allows individuals with questions to solicit "answers" or "advice" from multiple bidders. For commercial Internet portals this can create entirely new revenue streams. For corporate networks it can enhance internal or external communications and the sharing of knowledge.

METIS	523	Stock Symbol N/A	metisnet.com
Internal PR Contact	Marcia Hammelman/ Director of Sales and Marketing
3600 W. 80th St., Ste. 155, Bloomington MN 55431 U.S.A.
952.259.5022	952.259.5020	mhammelman@metisnet.com
Products for profiled	METIS
Highlights	METIS(tm), a revolutionary knowledge service, helps professionals find, interpret and manage business knowledge. This is accomplished via live video collaboration with business subject experts and access to credible and reliable content. METIS combines intellectual capital, two-way video communication and dynamic business information. See how using METIS can result in better business decisions.

Net Perceptions	210	Stock Symbol NETP	netperceptions.com
Internal PR Contact	Jacqueline Hanson/ Director, Public Relations
7700 France Avenue South, Edina, MN US
952-842-5000	Fax [952-842-5005	jhanson@netperceptions.com
External PR Contact	Rich Adolph/Senior Account Executive
Waggener Edstrom, 11400 SE 8th St. Suite 250 Bellevue, WA US
425-637-9097	(425) 988-8381	richa@wagged.com
New Product	Net Perceptions for Knowledge Management 2.0
Products introduced	Net Perceptions for Knowledge Management 2.0
highlights	Net Perceptions is introducing the first and only solution that leverages both explicit and tacit knowledge based on immediate individual needs. Net Perceptions technology creates a complete personalized, realtime view of an organizations knowledge base, then dynamically recommends the documents, data sources, FAQs and employees that can help each individual the most with whatever task is at hand.

Northern Light Technology	410	Stock Symbol: N/A	northernlight.com
Internal PR Contact	Michelle Montgomery/ Marketing Communications Manager
One Athenaeum Street, 17th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
617.621.5286	617.621.5287	mmontgomery@northernlight.com
New Products	New Suite of Information Solutions; Custom Enterprise Portal; Search Toolkit; Special Editions; Enterprise Accounts
Products introduced	Custom Enterprise Portal
Highlights	Northern Light Technology, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, is a leading Internet provider of information solutions for enterprises and individuals. The company's search engine [www.NorthernLight.com] is among the world's most comprehensive, indexing more than 300 million Web pages as well as over 50 million pages of business information not generally available on the Web from over 7,000 licensed business and information sources. Enterprise search solutions range from licensed access to Northern Light search and content, to customized business intelligence portals that aggregate Web, licensed third-party and internally generated enterprise content into a single information service. Northern Light's search solutions provide customers with a new generation of business intelligence applications, designed to be implemented with minimum time and resources by their information technology personnel.

Smartlogik
PR Contact	Andrea Wharton
44 208 332 1120		n_wharton@compuserve.com
Highlights	Smartlogik announce a significant order from a US "new media" organization and a new release of their categorization software. Presentations by Alan Jeffries, VP Marketing Worldwide and Steve Hill, CEO at Thursday's breakfast session and the Friday's Power Panel Breakfast respectively are key opportunities to hear about Smartlogik's exciting products and strategy.

SYNERGISTICS	418	Stock Symbol N/A	syner.com
Internal PR Contact	Lesley Sprigg PR consultant
Synergistics, Inc. 8790 Governor's Hill, Ste 300 Cincinnati, OH 45249
513-697-5247	513-583-5312 (fax)	lesley_sprigg@syner.com
External PR Contact	CONTEXT COMMUNICATIONS 3000 SOUTH TECH BLVD DAYTON OH 45342
937/885-6888	937/888-7117 (fax)	CONTEXTCOM@EARTHLINK.NET
New Product to be announced	Synergistics, the technology leader in enterprise knowledge solutions, will be previewing its new intelligent business portal that helps companies develop knowledge communities. Authoriti (tm), the next generation portal to be released later in the fall, facilitates interactions that drive decisions, actions and transactions, by managing enterprise knowledge and content and then integrating it with relevant external information.
Products introduced	Using Authoriti (tm), real-time knowledge is created, collected and disseminated throughout the enterprise, while documenting and integrating customer interactions. Through a single interface, Authoriti delivers the best data, thinking, processes and experts directly to the end user's desktop. Authoriti’s flexible and scalable knowledge architecture addresses the needs of small businesses as well as large, Fortune 100 organizations.
Highlights	Synergistics understands that leveraging a company’s intellectual capital not only improves organizational efficiency, but competence as well. This provides the critical competitive advantage needed in today’s e-marketplace. The company has provided customized software solutions since 1994. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, 80 employees nationwide serve customers in a variety of industries including financial services, insurance, banking, pharmaceutical, consulting and manufacturing firms. Synergistics, Inc. (Booth #418) will be previewing its new intelligent business portal that helps companies develop knowledge communities. Authoriti, the next generation portal to be released later in the fall, facilitates interactions that drive decisions, actions and transactions, by managing enterprise knowledge and content and then integrating it with relevant external information. Through a single interface, Authoriti delivers the single best answer to pressing business questions, directly to employees’ desktops. Smarter. Faster. Better. Now.

Tacit Knowledge Systems	319	N/A	tacit.com
PR Contact	Tina Cuccia
650-251-2085	650-251-2010	tinac@tacit.com
PR Contact	Chris Norris/Blanc & Otus Public Relations
415-912-5084		cnorris@blancandotus.com
Highlights	Tacit Knowledge Systems provides automated knowledge discovery and exchange solutions that offer access to published and unpublished knowledge, while preserving user control and privacy. The company's product family KnowledgeMailTM, transforms enterprise e-mail into an automatic information asset that complements corporate portals, groupware and other corporate intranet by providing access to explicit, private and tacit knowledge. Tacit invites you to hear David Gilmour, founder and CEO, discuss "Knowledge without the Management" from 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. on Friday , September 15th. Prior to David's talk, please feel free to visit Tacit's booth (#319) to see Tacit's patented KnowledgeMail solution in action. Why: See how email can be the premier knowledge source without sacrificing employee privacy.

Thinkmap	217	Stock SymbolN/A	thinkmap.com
Internal PR Contact	Magali Berville Thinkmap
Partnership Manager 157 Chambers St New York NY 10007
212 349 8600	212 349 4411	mberville@thinkmap.com
New Product	Thinkmap Studio
Highlights	Thinkmap® provides next generation interfaces for displaying, animating, and navigating complex and interconnected information. The Thinkmap platform enables the rapid development of a new class of applications in which information is presented within context and navigation encourages user interaction. Thinkmap's knowledge management solutions improve enterprise communication, efficiency, and ultimately, profitability.