FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 1998

BLUE WORLD ANNOUNCES LASSO 3 BETA RELEASE 2

BELLEVUE, WA – September 18, 1998 – Blue World Communications, Inc. today
announced the immediate availability of Lasso 3 Beta Release 2 for the
following Lasso 3 product line applications and modules: Lasso 3 ISAPI
Plug-in for IIS 2, 3 and 4 for Windows NT, Lasso 3 W*API Plug-in for Mac
OS, Lasso 3 CGI for Mac OS, Lasso 3 Server for Mac OS, Lasso 3 ODBC module
for Windows NT and Mac OS and Lasso 3 FileMaker Pro module for Windows NT
and Mac OS.

The new beta fixes bugs reported in Lasso 3 Beta Release 1 and introduces
new functionality. In addition, the following new examples are provided:

– Email Sender: Template which allows users to easily send email
from a Web page.

– File Editor: Template which provides secured access to the server
allowing administrators to remotely edit and delete text files. Can operate
as a browser based remote editor for HTML files.

– SecurityImport.lasso: Template which facilitates importing Lasso
2.5 security database data into Lasso 3’s new internal security database.

In addition, the completed LDML 3 Reference Database v1.0 is also now
available. This comprehensive searchable reference documents the entire
history of LDML along with comparisons to CDML. Improvements include
detailed information on rules and principles behind LDML and numerous
syntax and usage examples.

Third-party developers are encouraged to explore specifications now
available for the newly introduced Lasso Java Application Programming
Interface (LJAPI). LJAPI allows developers to easily extend Lasso 3’s
capabilities creating custom commands, tags, data sources and more.

Lasso 3 Beta Release 2 and LDML 3 Reference Database v1.0 are available
from the Blue World download page at
http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/download/.

Information about the Lasso 3 product line is located at
http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/products/L3/.

Pricing information for new purchases and upgrades is found at
http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/order/L3pricelist.html.

About Blue World Communications, Inc.
Blue World Communications (http://www.blueworld.com) provides the Lasso 3
product line in fulfillment of its “bringing business to the internet(TM)”
mission. Blue World, based in Bellevue, WA, is a privately held company
founded in 1992.

Media Contact:
Bill Doerrfeld, President & CEO
Blue World Communications, Inc.
425.646.0288, bill@blueworld.com