PORTLAND, Or.-- April 26, 1999 -- Northern Development Group, Inc. (NDG) today released SwiftStampT Version 1.2, a licensing application for the company's SwiftView document viewer. SwiftStamp enables publishers to embed unrestricted viewing licenses in documents and drawings, so that users can view and print these documents at no cost with NDG's SwiftView. By eliminating both document conversion and per-user fees, SwiftStamp facilitates quick, effortless Web, intranet, or enterprise publishing of files from almost any Windows or Unix application.

"SwiftStamp makes it easy for publishers who can't or don't want to count their users: Webmasters, IT managers, etc.," said Randy Prakken, president of Northern Development Group. "With SwiftStamp, the SwiftView license is in the file, so SwiftView use is free and unlimited for anyone who wants to look at stamped files. This makes it easy to do mass distribution of documents or drawings via email, CD-ROM, a web site, as well as on WANs and LANs. SwiftStamp even assures the integrity of a document or drawing, because if the file has been changed since stamping, SwiftView will not view it."

SwiftStamp runs on Windows 95/98/NT and major UNIX systems, but stamped files may be viewed on these systems plus Windows 3.1. SwiftStamp is priced at US$4,500 per system on which it is executed; an unlimited number of files may be stamped on the licensed system. SwiftView can also be licensed by Web site or by LAN. Free fully-functional time-limited trials of SwiftView can be downloaded from http://www.swiftview.com. Free fully-functional time-limited trials of SwiftStamp are available upon email request to sales@swiftview.com

SwiftView transforms PCL and HPGL into powerful electronic publishing formats by directly displaying the print stream data, eliminating the conversion and proofing process required by HTML and PDF. Industry-standard print-stream formats PCL and HPGL can be output from most Windows and Unix applications, such as MS Office, AutoCAD, PeopleSoft, Oracle, etc. SwiftView lets users see exactly what would otherwise print or plot, with all the formatting intact: page breaks, numbers, headers, tables, etc. SwiftView is fast, lean and simple but includes a powerful text stream API that makes it easy for publishers to control GUI features, viewing, markup, etc., without complicated programming.

Founded in 1985, NDG develops high tech information systems, including graphics and imaging, for major manufacturers, commercial services, and the public sector. Its products are in use at over 500 companies and organizations worldwide, including Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, PAYCHEX, Raytheon, Oxford Health Plans, Stewart Title, NASA, Pratt & Whitney, and others.