Microlanguage is Finalist in SmartStart Venture Forum
Western NY Software Firm is Among The Elite 30 Selected From 71 Applicants

Amherst, NY--September 20, 2002 -- Microlanguage™ (microlanguage.com), whose intelligent language processing technology enriches knowledge management and information extraction applications, announced today that they have been selected by the Empire State Venture Group, Inc. (ESVG) to be a finalist in the SmartStart Venture ForumSM, a two day event to be held at the Albany Marriott on October 2 - 3, 2002.

The SmartStart Venture Forum, which is presented by the Empire State Venture Group, Inc., is a collaboration between the Science and Technology Law Center® at Albany Law School and other organizations in the private and public sectors to present an annual venture forum for innovative technology companies from across the Northeast. Companies of extraordinary quality and prospects from across the state and from other areas, a total of 71 in all, were recruited to present their business plans and seek funding from investors.

Robert Fritzinger, president and CEO of Microlanguage said, "We've worked very hard over the past 18 months to develop marketable technologies and a sound business plan. It's very gratifying to us that Microlanguage is among the 30 finalists selected to present before the forum, and we look forward to the opportunity to tell our story to the review panel and prospective investors. I also applaud the ESVG, and the forum sponsors, for making this platform available to companies like Microlanguage that are seeking early stage funding."

Cian Robinson, Executive Director of InfoTech Niagara said, "I congratulate Microlanguage on being a SmartStart Venture Forum finalist. One goal of infoTech Niagara is to help start-up IT companies like Microlanguage succeed in becoming viable organizations, and we have enjoyed being part of the Microlanguage mentoring team. Venues such as the SmartStart Venture Forum enable young IT companies to obtain the necessary exposure to venture capital. InfoTech Niagara is proud to have been a sponsor of the forum for the past two years. We wish Microlanguage the best of luck on October 2nd & 3rd."

Microlanguage's Thematix intelligent language processing technology improves the precision and performance of knowledge management (KM) and information extraction applications and the information services that portal information providers deliver to Global 2000 enterprise customers and government agencies. Microlanguage delivers Thematix in two forms: an SDK that enables application developers and system integrators to integrate Thematix with KM, CRM, and data visualization applications, and embedded, custom applications that service unique end-user requirements.

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For more information from and about infoTech Niagara, please contact Cian Robinson at 716.856.8123 x239.

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