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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Technology to Expand Company's Ability to Block Inappropriate lnternet Content in Business, School, and Home markets.
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TULSA,OK -- May 30, 2000 -- Heartsoft,Inc.,reported todaythat the companyhas filedfor patent protection of its proprietaryon-lineIntemet pornographydetection softwarewith the U.S.Patent and TrademarkOffice. The imagedetection and analysistechnologydescribedin the patent applicationfiledon Friday,May26,2000,willmake its initialdebut as part of the advancedsecurityof the company'snew secure Internetbrowserfor children,Internet Safari®. The applicationentitled, "Evaluating GraphicImageFilesfor Objectionable Content,"was submittedto the U.S.Patent officein order to protect the highlyproprietaryimagedetectionsoftwaredevelopedbyHeartsoft. The proprietarysoftwareempowersany product into whichit is incorporatedto intercept computer-basedgraphicpictures and determine with a high levelof accuracywhether anyspecificgraphicimageis pornographicin nature. Accordingto Heartsoft,Inc.Chairmanand CEO,BenjaminShell,the filingof the patent applicationfor this new technology willfurther establishthe companywithin the Internet industryand willlaythe ground work for substantialnew business opportunities. "Our proprietarypornographydetection technologywhichwasoriginallydevelopedas a component of the M-based (artificial ntelligence)Internet securitysoftwarecontained withinInternetSafari,has showngreat promisein opening up i new marketswhichwe originallyhad not conceived,saidShell. Further Shellcommented,"Asjust one example,we foreseean incredibleopportunitywithinthe businessmarket to create a businessproduct whichincorporatesthis new technologyinto an applicationcapableofblockingpornographicpictures in Internet browserssuch as Microsoft®InternetExploreraswellas emailprograms." "Givingbusinessand governmentalagenciesthe abilityto blockpornographicpictures directlyon an employee'sdesktop should have a direct impacton their abilityto reduce the costs of defendingsexualharassment issues,"saidShell. The Company'splans,estimatesand beliefsconcerningthe future contained in this press releaseare forward-looking statementswithinthe meaningof the PrivateSecuritiesLitigation. ctualresultsmaydiffermaterially to a varietyof A due factors.Further,whilethe companyanticipatesthat it's patent applicationentitled, "Evaluating GraphicImage Filesfor ObjectionableContent,"shall be granted by the U.S.Patent office,there is no guarantee that such patent shall be issued. Contact: Heartsoft, Inc. InvestorRelations (918)362-3600