Prominent California law firm selects PensEra Knowledge Technologies to create an Intranet knowledge center linking five offices

Montreal - April 27, 2000 - PensEra Knowledge Technologies Inc. today announced that the law firm of Keesal Young & Logan has selected PensEra to develop and deploy a strategic Intranet knowledge center that will create a single point of access to business-critical information and resources across the enterprise.

Keesal Young & Logan is well-known for its financial services and maritime litigation practice on behalf of prominent global corporations. The firm has four offices spanning from southern California to Alaska- as well as an office in Hong Kong. Over the past two years, the firm has invested heavily in communications and infrastructure for the accelerating requirements for information exchange. In fact, the law firm has been featured by Cisco Systems as a business showcase for Cisco interoffice connectivity solutions.

"The practice of law is increasingly complex, and we need fast, reliable access to a wider range of information to better serve our clients," said Bob Logan, senior partner at Keesal Young & Logan. "Internet technologies (intranet, extranet) give us the opportunity to create an environment that will make more effective use of resources and expertise to benefit our clients, our attorneys and our staff."

"Our selection of PensEra Knowledge Technologies is based on their demonstrated ability to produce results in a law firm information environment," Logan continued. "In addition they offer a structured framework that allows us to actively participate in assessment, development and deployment. This gives us confidence that the intranet will arrive on time, on budget and suit the specific needs of our firm and our clients."

PensEra has developed a broad range of intranet Knowledge Center components that channel the flow of information and activity through a common corporate portal. "Keesal Young & Logan had the foresight to build a robust infrastructure," said Peter Zver, President of PensEra Knowledge Technologies. "Now, the Knowledge Center will help them capitalize on their expertise and respond to new opportunities using the collective strength of the entire organization."

About Keesal Young & Logan
Headquartered in Long Beach, CA, Keesal, Young & Logan has more than 160 employees located across offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Anchorage and Hong Kong. KY&L is a full service firm with specialties service firm with specialties in securities, general corporate law, finance, admiralty, commercial litigation, employment, professional malpractice, environmental, insurance (coverage defense and bad faith), mortgage banking and real estate.

About PensEra
PensEra Knowledge Technologies is an experienced consulting and solutions development firm specializing in intranet/extranet technologies specifically for the legal profession. PensEra (formerly Zver & Associates) services and supports law firms and corporate law departments across North America.

The PensEra Intranet knowledge center offers knowledge funneling components for document management, facilities management, events management, directory resources, financial reporting, library resources, time entry, and other uses. In addition, the Knowledge Center provides built-in publishing tools that allow non-technical members of the law firm to contribute information content without special training.

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