Ottawa, Ontario, July 19, 2003 - MODEL Technologies Inc., a developer of context management software that puts information in context, announced today that it has joined Mcrosoft Empower Program for Independent Software Vendors.
Within the program, MODEL will launch two context management products: ContextPortal™ for Mcrosoft Outlook® and Exchange® and ContextPortal™ for Mcrosoft Windows® 2003.

Business customers need better, more efficient ways to share and use information within their organizations. With ContextPortal™ software organizations can improve efficiency through faster, better-informed decision-making capacity and improved employee satisfaction.

Context maps provide rapid information discovery environment where dynamic data integration make it much easier for employees to access, distribute, collaborate and share information. MODEL's technologies for building context portals make this possible through functionality such as contents profiling, categorization, context mapping, and context search. The ContextPortal applications will be provided for the following platforms: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Mcrosoft Windows® Server 2003.

About Mcrosoft Empower Program for ISVs

The Mcrosoft Empower Program for ISVs is a twelve-month program that assists and provides resources to Independent Software Vendors ("ISVs') who are developing a commercial application based on Microsoft technologies.

About MODEL Technologies Inc. (www.model.ca)

Founded in 1994, MODEL Technologies Inc. is an Ottawa-based R&D company that develops technology and tools that enable organizations to evolve from information management to knowledge management. Our primary emphasis is on research and development of context and knowledge management products and applications.