STEP SEARCH CREATES DYNAMIC CATALOGS AND SPEEDS INFORMATION DELIVERY TO THE
WORLD WIDE WEB

Web Database Tool Offers Up-to-Date Product Information Delivery,
Instantaneous Feedback and Online Sales Guidance for the Web

SUNNYVALE, CA-- Users can now quickly make informed online buying decisions
using a graphical search-and-compare mechanism called Step Search, a new
technology introduced by Saqqara Systems, Inc. Step Search, a breakthrough
in online catalog development, enables companies to guide customers in
comparing features and benefits of a product line and serves as an online
sales guide. Step Search brings "active computing" to the Web, filtering
information and guiding the user toward real-world answers as catalog
pages are generated "on the fly" from a database of information. As the
need for responsive and real-time online commerce unfolds, Step
Search-enabled catalogs will emerge as a leading solution for the
electronic marketplace.

"Step Search increases a company's ability to leverage the one-on-one
customer relationships possible with the Web and provides the essential
technology to change a Web site from merely a place to "surf" -- to a
place to intelligently explore a database of product information," said
Marty Tennebaum, CEO of Enterprise Integration Technologies and a founder
of CommerceNet.

*The Step Search Interface*

Step Search provides an interface between the Web and a database of product
information and displays a matrix of features as clickable keywords that
represent all the available criteria of a product family. When a user
clicks on a desired feature, a database query is performed and the
interface is immediately updated to show only the other features available
for selection. As users continue to click available keywords, Step Search
updates available product features incrementally until a single product
choice is isolated. Step Search also provides detailed information on the
features so users can make informed decisions in the selection process. A
user can choose product features in any order, based on their individual
priorities, and may reverse the choices they have made by simply
un-clicking previous options.

"The Saqqara methodology initiates a new trend in online information
management and Web site design," said Sherif Danish, chairman and CEO,
Saqqara Systems. "Commercial sites need to leverage the efficiency and
customer-specific delivery of information possible to truly take advantage
of the rapid communications and direct distribution possible over the
Internet."

*The Next Generation of Online Catalogs*

A dynamic link from a database to the Web, Step Search radically advances
the management and delivery of information for online catalogs. A database
can more efficiently manage and present data than electronically published
pages, generating "on the fly" HTML. Step Search leverages this database
connection to respond individually to customer inquiries. With Step
Search, Web pages become a cost-effective and easily maintained catalog
delivery system. Businesses can instantly update their product information
and communicate directly with customers. Step Search works with any Web
browser and requires no additional user software.

*Learning About a Product Line*

Step Search brings systematic order to the overload of information on the
Web. Step Search consolidates all the technical data about a product
family, and generates a simple, fast and practical standard for online
catalogs. Step Search also serves as an effective internal training tool,
providing an interactive mechanism for a sales force to explore a product
line.

*Pricing & Availability*

Step Search has three levels of implementation, personal, departmental and
enterprise, to meet the variety of demands for online catalogs. Step
Search for Windows will be available December 1, 1995. At Internet World
in Boston, October 30-November 2, 1995, Saqqara Systems will present the
Step Search technology, beta products and application demonstrations. Step
Search will then be available for evaluation use through a hosting service
from Saqqara Systems. A limited version will also be available for free
download from the Saqqara Web site in November. For pricing, call Saqqara
sales direct at (408) 738-4858.

*Saqqara Systems*

Saqqara Systems aims to be the leading provider of World Wide Web tools and
technologies to provide businesses with solution to create online
catalogs. As a result of several years of experience managing and
delivering online product information for Fortune 500 companies, Saqqara
Systems created Step Search to help businesses develop efficient,
systematic and customer-responsive catalogs, while providing a
predictable, graphical interface for customers on the World Wide Web. Web
sites employing Step Search, Saqqara's patent-pending Web database tool,
offer customers accurate and up-to-date product data, instantaneous
feedback and online sales guidance. For more information and a
demonstration of Step Search, explore Saqqara on the World Wide Web at
http://www.saqqara.com or call (408) 738-4858.

Contact: Don Swenson, Saqqara Systems
Voice: 408-738-4858
Email: don@saqqara.com

Contact: Deborah Claymon, Niehaus Ryan Haller
Voice: 415-827-7065
Email: deborah@nrh.com
 
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