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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2002 BLUE WORLD SHIPS LASSO STUDIO 6 FOR ADOBE GOLIVE 6 Significant enhancements provide complete solution for quickly building data-driven Web sites within an easy to use graphical environment. Bellevue, WA--December 19, 2002--Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today announced the immediate availability of Lasso Studio 6 for Adobe GoLive 6 on Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP. "Lasso Studio allows non-programmers to quickly build data-driven Web sites using an intuitive set of tools and wizards," said Bill Doerrfeld, CEO of Blue World. "The enhanced productivity offered by Lasso Studio allows Web designers to save time and money so they may focus less on technical challenges and more on creative and business advancements." About Lasso Studio 6 Lasso Studio 6 is the successor to Lasso Studio 1.x. Lasso Studio transforms leading Web site editors into robust environments for building Lasso-based data-driven Web sites. Designed for entry-level Web designers to intermediate Web developers, Lasso Studio provides a complete authoring environment which dramatically eases the process of building data-driven Web sites. New Features Lasso Studio 6 includes the following new and enhanced features: Live Data Preview - Ability to display and navigate through data from your databases while precisely editing how it will appear in your Web pages. Eases the process of visualizing how dynamically generated Web data will appear. Snapshot Editor - Allows editing of stored snapshot files which contain database schema information and queries for sample record sets. Show/Hide Database Schema - Ability to selectively show/hide database schema information (e.g. databases, tables, fields). Allows Web designers to more easily focus on data relevant for specific projects. Redesigned Interface - All aspects of Lasso Studio have been redesigned and rearchitected to provide enhanced usability and accessibility while streamlining the overall workflow. Enhanced Performance - Lasso Studio was completely rewritten to provide enhanced performance while minimizing RAM overhead requirements. Inline Methodology - Full support for inline methodology throughout Lasso Studio including within the Site Builder, Form Builder, Tag Editor and Inline Tag Inspector. Lasso Studio Palette - Floating palette with easy access to the Database Selector, Data Preview and Preferences palettes. Customizable Objects Display - Ability to display LDML code as graphic icons or as text objects with tag name or full tag expression options. Authoring Platform Support - Support for Adobe GoLive 6 on Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP. Lasso Professional 6 Server Environment - A feature-complete single-user version of Lasso Professional 6 is included complete with all provided documentation. Setup and Server Connectivity - The process of installing and setting up Lasso Studio and connecting to a Lasso server environment has been dramatically streamlined and simplified. Parameter Editor - New Parameter Editor and Tag Selector ease the process of editing complex expressions. LDML 6 and Objects - Over 10 new objects provide complete support for LDML 6, the language for the Lasso 6 product line. Dedicated tag inspectors ease the process of selecting appropriate tag parameters with accurate syntax. Syntax - Support for standard syntax, LassoScript, custom tags and expressions. LDML Updater - Supports updating LDML 3 and LDML 5 based sites to LDML 6 with appropriate syntax. Documentation - The documentation has been completely rewritten to follow a task-oriented approach with new style guidelines. Availability and Pricing Lasso Studio 6 for Adobe GoLive 6 is immediately available for purchase from the Blue World Store (store.blueworld.com) at $349 for the download version and $399 for the box version (includes printed user guide, CD-ROM and box). Registered customers who own a license of Lasso Studio 1.x for Adobe GoLive may upgrade to Lasso Studio 6 for Adobe GoLive for $199 for the download version and $249 for the box version. Free 30-Day Demo A 30-day evaluation version of Lasso Studio 6 is available immediately at <http://www.blueworld.com/lassostudio/lassostudio6/evalrequest.lasso>. The evaluation version contains the complete package--including all of the documentation--with all features enabled for use for up to 30 days. Additional Information Additional information about Lasso Studio 6 for Adobe GoLive 6 is available at the Lasso Studio Web site at <http://www.LassoStudio.com>. 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