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Specific Impulse Releases StageOne™ Connect Extranet Management System for Medium-Sized Businesses

StageOne™ Connect Enables Marketing and Account Managers to Host Secure Extranets Without Needing IT Support

Silicon Valley, California - May 24, 2002 - Specific Impulse today released StageOne™ Connect, a secure extranet management system that can easily be set up and maintained by marketing, partner, and account managers.

Following the StageOne philosophy of enabling business professionals to manage web-based systems themselves, without needing to know complex web technology, StageOne Connect does not require IT support and can be set up quickly and easily, using the StageOne control panel.

"StageOne Connect makes it easy to set up and administer your own secure extranet." said Specific Impulse president Rich Julius. "With a secure place to share documents, files, and ideas with customers and partners, your web site will finally work as hard as you do."

StageOne Connect lets marketing professionals define their own "controlled vocabulary" or taxonomy by which to classify content, such as by region, product line, or company type (staff, partner, customer, sales lead, and so forth). Access permissions to the extranet can then be set up simply by tagging companies and their employees with these same classifications.

For example, you can give your sales force access to price sheets by region, partners can access technical specifications, customers can access product manuals for products they have purchased, and sales leads can be invited to try out special demos or receive personalized documents from their reps.

Content tagging itself is quick and simple, using the built-in StageOne classification features. Plus features like permission inheritance, where employees first inherit the permissions set for their companies, reduce errors and enable whole groups to be tagged instantly with the correct access permissions.

Access to the extranet is established through a standard username/password login page on the web site. Extranet administration can be centralized, or distributed among a group of account managers. Advanced controls such as password encryption, password reset administration, and forgotten password notification are all built in.

All extranet activity is audited and can be monitored through online usage reports.

StageOne Connect is available today, direct from Specific Impulse.

About Specific Impulse
Founded in 1997, Specific Impulse Inc. provides marketing automation solutions and services designed to help medium-sized businesses compete more effectively, while reducing the cost of marketing activities such as web site maintenance and campaign management. Specific Impulse's scalable solutions are designed for ease of use by marketing professionals, and require no knowledge of HTML or other web technologies. Available as standalone or "IT-free" hosted applications, Specific Impulse systems, like the flagship StageOne™ marketing communication tools, enable businesses to drive sales while leveraging the full power of their knowledge assets. Specific Impulse is privately held, with offices in San Jose and Oakland, California. Visit http://www.specific-impulse.com or call 408-291-0071 to learn more.

Copyright © 2002, Specific Impulse Inc. All rights reserved.

Specific Impulse^TM, StageOne^TM, IntraStar^TM, and MissionControl^TM are trademarks of Specific Impulse Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information:

Rich Julius, President
Specific Impulse Inc.
408-291-0071
Email: rich@si9.com