April 23, 2002

Carlsbad, CA - April 23, 2002 - Objectiva Software Solutions, a Carlsbad-based software development company with offices in San Francisco and Beijing, China, today announced that they have entered into a long-term partnership with Document Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq:DOCX), the leader in Content Automation for print, Web and e-mail.

The new alliance engages the two companies in a long-term co-development agreement, and allows Document Sciences to proceed rapidly with the development of advanced solutions employing J2EE, XML, and other next generation technology.

Objectiva Software specializes in enterprise software development, including rapid prototyping, product co-development, product migration and porting, and product re-engineering. The company's offshore development centers have provided product localization services for several of the world's leading software, hardware and telecommunications companies. As part of the partnership with Document Sciences, Objectiva will provide Document Sciences with market coverage in China and other rapidly growing Asian markets.

"Objectiva's expertise in software development and data connectivity increases our capability to respond quickly to customer and market needs - not only in terms of new products and product enhancements, but also in terms of integrating with third party enterprise CRM and workflow solutions,'' explained Jack McGannon, Chief Executive Officer of Document Sciences. "Their expertise in open architecture, multi-platform development will ultimately add value to our solutions for systems integrators, OEM channels, and other partners who incorporate our Content Automation technology into their products and services.''

"This agreement recognizes the great synergy between our two organizations,'' said J. Douglas Winter, Chief Executive Officer of Objectiva. "Both organizations have extensive expertise in developing and implementing enterprise software solutions for industry-leading organizations, and both organizations have innovative approaches to development. Together, we will accelerate development of the next generation of tools for automation of mission-critical customer communications.''

 

About Document Sciences
Document Sciences Corporation develops and markets software solutions that enable an enterprise to better communicate with their customers both on the Web and through high-quality personalized documents that can be printed, viewed on demand, or distributed electronically in high volume. Approximately 600 customers worldwide use Document Sciences products in insurance; banking and financial services; managed-care; telecommunications; utilities, and commercial print service bureaus. Customers include more than 60 Fortune 500 companies. Based in Carlsbad, California, with regional locations across the U.S. and a European subsidiary in Paris, France, the Company also markets its products in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. For more information about Document Sciences Corporation visit www.docscience.com.

Document Sciences Editorial Contact: Scott Samuels, ssamuels@docscience.com

About Objectiva Software Solutions
Objectiva Software Solutions is a privately held, global software development services company, headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, with offices in San Francisco, CA and Beijing, China. Objectiva develops customized enterprise software solutions (J2EE, COM+ and MS.NET), web-based and client-server applications, and software for the wireless Internet. Objectiva's teams are run by US-based technical leaders with many years of experience in managing global software development efforts. Objectiva reduces the cost of software development for its clients without sacrificing quality, on-time delivery and time-to-market. Through an affiliation with one of the largest software companies in China, Objectiva provides its clients in the U.S. with affordable scalability and access to more than 2,500 software developers, making it an emerging leader in the software outsourcing market. In addition, Objectiva helps organizations establish and growth their business in China by providing market analysis, internationalization, localization, and reseller services and by establishing private label development and support centers in China.

For further information, contact us at information@objectivasoftware.com or visit us at www.objectivasoftware.com.

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