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Press Release - TRIUS teams up with Undertow Software Corp.  of Massachusetts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

North Andover, Mass. - July 1, 2005. TRIUS, Inc. announced forming a very close relationship with Undertow Software Corp., a Massachusetts Corporation.  According to the President, Paris Karahalios, Undertow Software Corp. just purchased some assets of Undertow Software, Inc. of Illinois, which includes mapping technology originally developed by TRIUS, so a close relationship makes good business sense.

The ultimate winners, of this transaction, of course, will be Undertow Software clients who will now have direct access to the developers of the technology, through this close relationship of the two companies.

For more details, you may contact info@triusinc.com or visit Undertow's web page at www.undertowsoftware.com.

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SmpMapX - Editor's Choice Award

North Andover, Mass. - June 19, 2005. TRIUS, Inc. was notified that its GIS program, SmpMapX, received the Editor's Choice Award at www.windfile.com. It should be noted that SmpMapX is no longer distributed by TRIUS, but a significantly improved GIS tool, based on SmpMapX, was licensed for exclusive distribution by Undertow Software, Inc.

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Press Release - TRIUS President Receives Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Paris Karahalios receives SIAF Award

North Andover, Mass. - July 17, 2004. During the 13th annual Shareware Industry Conference, in Rochester, NY, the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation awarded TRIUS, Inc. President, Paris Karahalios,  the "Life Time Achievement Award".

From the Awards Presentation...

The Shareware Industry Award for Lifetime Achievement is given to those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to shareware and the shareware community during their lifetime. Many factors are considered including the individuals impact on the shareware industry as a whole. Because of the nature of the award, it is not bestowed every year, and it may be given posthumously...

Paris helped to break down barriers and had one of the very first shareware products sold around the world...

As a member of the shareware community for the past 18 years he has always been willing to share his knowledge and experience with others. And over those years Paris has helped countless authors with his intuitive insights, helpful nature, sound advice, and always with a touch of humor. He takes pleasure in helping others and he has helped many! As one of the true pioneers of the shareware industry, the SIAF board of directors is proud to award the Shareware Industry Award for Lifetime Achievement to Paris Karahalios...

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Press Release - SmpMapX Licensed to Undertow Software, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SmpMapX Exclusively Licensed to Undertow Software, Inc.

North Andover, Mass. - January 6, 2002. TRIUS announced the exclusive licensing of their GIS/Mapping Tool, SmpMapX, to Undertow Software, Inc. of Illinois.

"Letting someone else deal with the marketing and distribution of the product, will allow us to focus on what we do best - continue to develop high-quality, innovative software," said Paris Karahalios, President of TRIUS, Inc.  "And, the fact that we have been working with the Undertow people for the last 12 years, made this a natural choice", he continued.

SmpMapX is centered around a Windows Active-X control.  With 100s of Windows APIs and many of the end-user interface components already part of the control, developers can put together a GIS/Mapping applications literally, in minutes!

MID/MIF, SHP/DBF, compact TXF/TDB (native) data formats, as well as raster (.BMP, .GIF, .JPG and .DEM) image files are transparently supported, both in Connect-and-Play or Load modes to optimally accommodate CPU and/or RAM intensive applications.

Totally object based, in addition to the standard rendering modules, it incorporates a full set of CAD primitives, a rule-based styler/shader, a sprite-type object for moving map displays, and many other features expected in products costing many times more.

For availability, pricing, or any other questions, contact Undertow Software, Inc. at www.undertowsoftware.com

For more info about this release, contact:

Paris Karahalios
Telephone: 978-794-9377
Fax: 978-688-6312
Email: parisk@triusinc.com

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