Next Generation Web Application Platform Includes Industry Leading
                      Information Retrieval Functionality

    OTTAWA, Canada, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Fulcrum Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:
FULCF; TSE: FUL) today announced that SilverStream Software, Inc., has
integrated industry leading information retrieval software from Fulcrum(R)
into its next generation Web application platform.
    ``SilverStream's Web application platform is best known for its ability
to build robust, Java-based business applications that access both structured
data and rich content and Fulcrum helps us get the job done,'' said David
Litwack, president and CEO of SilverStream Software, Inc.  ``We've integrated
Fulcrum SearchServer(TM) into SilverStream because it supports diverse queries
and filters for relational data and full text materials such as HTML Web
content and file attachments.  In addition to its superb functionality, the
Fulcrum product was easy to integrate into SilverStream.  Fulcrum uses an
industry standard SQL-based API and supports multi-column primary keys, so we
spent less development time trying to work the technology into SilverStream.''
    ``As a leader in the development of Web application platforms that
embrace open standards, SilverStream looks to partners that complement its
offering with a similar approach,'' said Mike Laginski, president and chief
operating officer at Fulcrum.  ``Fulcrum is committed to providing its
partners with leading technologies, such as Fulcrum SearchServer, that allow
them to deliver powerful and comprehensive solutions to their customers with
out-of-the-box functionality.``

    ABOUT THE COMPANIES
    SilverStream Software, Inc., located in Burlington, Mass., was founded in
June of 1996 to develop a next-generation Web application platform.
SilverStream Software's charter is to advance the state-of-the-art in Web
Application Development.  The accomplished management team has a successful
track record with start-up companies.  In addition, SilverStream has assembled
a world-class development organization with strong industry expertise in
technology ranging from graphical user interfaces, desktop productivity
software, and groupware to application development tools and databases.
    For 14 years, Fulcrum Technologies Inc. has been a world leader in
providing software solutions that turn enterprise information into knowledge.
Fulcrum's products allow customers to create multi-platform, standards-based
solutions - for customer care, best practices, publishing, and other
applications that require robust underlying search software.  Its customers
include world-class organizations such as Charles Schwab, The European Union,
and Fujitsu.  Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Fulcrum extends its global
reach with offices throughout the United States, Europe, and in Australia and
Japan, and through a network of partners worldwide.  Fulcrum is publicly
traded on the Nasdaq National Market (``FULCF'') and on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (``FUL'').  For more information on Fulcrum and Fulcrum products,
visit Fulcrum's Web site: http://www.fulcrum.com.

    Fulcrum is a registered trademark of Fulcrum Technologies Inc. and
SearchServer is a trademark of Fulcrum.  Other trademarks used throughout this
document are trademarks of their respective owners.

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