TORONTO, ON - October 12, 2001 - Webcom Limited, a full-service book manufacturer, is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its content management offering through the acquisition of Compelis Corporation in order to deliver complete e-publishing solutions for its customers. The announcement highlights the increased adoption of technology to expand service offerings, the importance of effective content management and the tremendous potential of e-commerce to publishers.

Webcom now offers its customers an end-to-end solution including content creation and conversion, storage, management, manufacturing and distribution of published materials for print and new media. Webcom’s solutions allow customers to take advantage of web-based custom publishing, print-on-demand and e-book distribution.

Compelis Corporation, a leading publisher of high quality product catalogs and professional corporate communication programs, developed end-to-end technology solutions for Internet-based e-commerce, e-business, CD-ROM and print.

Webcom Limited is a leading North American book manufacturer with over three decades of experience serving publishers, catalogers and other organizations. With the ability to deliver content via new media channels - including the Internet and CD-ROM, Webcom is a single-source provider of integrated communications solutions.

A specific advantage to Catalog publishers, Webcom’s Content Management includes the aggregation of industry databases. These databases offer cost and efficiency advantages such as reduced time-to-market, reduced administration, reduced creation and production costs as well as advertising revenue opportunities.

With a reputation for leading the book manufacturing industry in innovative technologies, Webcom’s President, Jeff Wilkins summarizes the acquisition. "People and processes are just as critical as technology in terms of being able to deliver solutions to our customers. Our investment in Compelis provides the right kind of resources for us to help our customers stay ahead in their industries."

With a team of CD-ROM developers and web site designers, Webcom also creates state-of-the-art on-line material that complements a company’s corporate image. "Our customers are looking for ways to maximize the value of their media assets and are excited by the opportunity to create once, use many times," says Marlin Doner, New Product Development for Webcom and former President of Compelis. "Text and graphic components can be reformatted and used for high quality print or multi-media products, including e-books."

For more information, contact Deborah Kupperman, Director of Marketing at 1-800-665-9322 or deborahk@webcomlink.com.