Impatica's ShowMate Device Connects BlackBerry Handhelds to Projectors and
 Display Devices. See a Live Demonstration of the Impatica ShowMate in Booth
                      # 965 at CTIA September 27th-29th

    OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Impatica Inc., an industry
leader in the delivery and viewing of PowerPoint presentations over the
Internet and wireless networks, today unveiled Impatica ShowMate -- the first
and only solution to allow BlackBerry users to project PowerPoint
presentations directly from their handhelds.  Impatica will be showcasing the
ShowMate in booth # 965 at the CTIA Wireless IT 2005 show this week in San
Francisco.
    "We have been anxiously awaiting the ShowMate since the concept was first
presented to us," said Mark Richardson, Director of Business Innovations,
Scotiabank.  "Leaving my laptop behind and delivering PowerPoint presentations
directly from my BlackBerry will be a huge benefit.  It's a major step in the
paradigm shift from laptops to handhelds for the mobile professional."
    RIM's BlackBerry is unquestionably a powerful productivity tool but, until
now, mobile professionals had to carry their laptop in order to make
presentations.  With ShowMate, the BlackBerry delivers an even higher level of
productivity and utility.
    Impatica ShowMate is the first device of its kind to allow BlackBerry
users to project PowerPoint presentations directly from their handhelds,
without the need for a laptop computer.  A pocket-sized device that weighs
nine ounces, ShowMate supports full-featured PowerPoint presentations
including rich text, images, charts, graphs, animations and slide transition
effects.
    To utilize ShowMate, PowerPoint presentations can be transferred to the
BlackBerry directly from the user's desktop computer or a web site or received
over-the-air as an e-mail attachment.  Once on location and ready to present,
they simply connect the ShowMate to their BlackBerry and to the projector or
large screen display and start the presentation.
    "With our Impatica for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, we already had the
ability for BlackBerry users to receive and display PowerPoint e-mail
attachments," commented Michael Doyle, CEO of Impatica.  "As we began to
market that product, we were constantly challenged to go the next step-to
enable the BlackBerry to connect directly to a projector.  With ShowMate,
we've met that challenge."
    Impatica's ShowMate is available from distributors and strategic partners
around the world and from Impatica directly at http://www.impatica.com.

    About Impatica Inc.
    Impatica products enable users of Microsoft PowerPoint and Macromedia
Director(TM) to deliver their content plug-in free, to Java-enabled computers
and other devices, even at dial-up speeds. These presentations can be
synchronized to video and scrolling text, complete with indexing, navigation,
and search capabilities using Impatica OnCue. Approximately 2,500
organizations including some 2,000 colleges and universities and hundreds of
corporations use Impatica products to communicate more effectively with
hundreds of thousands of people every day.

    For more information:
     Michael Doyle
     Impatica Inc.
     800-548-3475
     613-736-9982 ext. 279
     mdoyle@impatica.com

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