AVANQUEST USA PROVIDES ANIMATION SOFTWARE "IN A FLASH'

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept 14, 2004 – Avanquest USA, a leading developer and publisher of small office/home office (SOHO) software, announced today that it has published In A Flash TM animation software, developed by NETGUI. In A Flash lets business owners create professional-looking animated content without the need of expensive and complicated programs. With a retail price of $49.95, In A Flash is available at Circuit City, CompUSA, Fry's Electronics and Micro Center.



NetGUI designed In A Flash's intuitive interface so businesses don't need Flash experience to create compelling animation. Using In A Flash, virtually anyone can produce animated web content, banner ads, multimedia presentations and training materials. The animation library includes customizable special effects such as rotations, sweeps, explosions, fades and more.



In A Flash further enhances animated content by allowing users to easily add narration or other audio tracks. The animation suite quickly adds Wave and MP3 files for looping background music or narration and lets users tailor the length of an animated movie to match the sound track. In a Flash also allows users to link websites and additional animated movies together and provides an animation library



"Avanquest USA seeks products that make small businesses more productive, competitive and efficient,' said Christina Seelye, Avanquest's CEO. "In A Flash provides a powerful yet easy to use solution so businesses can convey their corporate messages with style and easily attract more customers.'



In June, In A Flash appeared on store shelves in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, markets where it was successfully launched by Avanquest Germany.



About NETGUI


NETGUI, headquartered in Irvine, CA, is a leading animation software developer with over 3 million units of software in distribution. The company's flagship product InAFlash Animation Suite is now in retail in Europe and Australia as well as the U.S. and will soon be launching in Japan. The NETGUI line of products publishes to the MacroMedia flash format, which is installed on over 98% of computers attached to the web. Products range from Digital Photography Animated & Narrated Photo Album Creators to Flash Authoring Tools for small- to medium-size businesses that want to create dynamic visuals, eMercials or animated content for PowerPoint presentations. For more information about NETGUI, its products and services, visit www.netgui.com.



About Avanquest USA


Avanquest USA's value-added software publishing service provides developers with expertise and access to the North American retail channel. Avanquest USA publishes more than 50 titles in more than 10,000 North American outlets including Staples, Best Buy and Wal-Mart, and also designs and markets the MySoftware line of small business and personal productivity software. As a member of the Avanquest Global Software Publishing network, Avanquest USA also offers developers distribution internationally. For additional information on the San Mateo, California-based company, go to www.avanquestusa.com.


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