Solution integrates Microsoft Windows and native iSeries applications

COMMON, Toronto, October 18, 2004 – BOSaNOVA, Inc., the market leader in iSeries connectivity solutions and award-winning Thin Clients,
announced today that it has become the exclusive North American distributor of LAUNCHER/400 Office and SQL. Developed by AURA
Equipements (France), LAUNCHER/400 is widely used by large and small companies around the world to integrate MS Windows with native
iSeries applications.

“LAUNCHER/400 empowers iSeries users to combine the power and flexibility of MS Windows applications and the control of the iSeries,”
said Martin Pladgeman, President of BOSaNOVA Inc. “They get the best of Microsoft and of IBM.

“iSeries/Windows integration is certainly an important challenge today, and LAUNCHER/400 is a very timely solution that allows users to
leverage their investment in the iSeries,” he added.

With LAUNCHER/400, native iSeries applications can:

• Create Word documents and Excel workbooks, in real time, with iSeries data
• Display documents in Word, PDF, Excel and HTML formats
• Fax and e-mail documents
• Launch any Windows Application directly from the iSeries
• Transfer data from DB2/400 or queries
• Enhance documents with objects (e.g., barcodes, signatures, logos)
• Migrate Office Vision/400 applications, templates and documents to Microsoft Office
• Automate Microsoft Office
• Control any OLE application
• Move files to and from IFS / PC without user intervention

Price and Availability
LAUNCHER/400 is priced by module and iSeries Processor Group, starting at $1,425. It is available through the BOSaNOVA North
American network of IBM Business Partners and independent distributors.