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Niku Corporation Licenses Pixion's PictureTalk Software

Pioneer Developer of Business Portals for the Professional Services Automation Market is Using PictureTalk to Improve Communication with Customers and Prospects.

PLEASANTON, CA, August 17, 1999 – Pixion, Inc. (formerly PictureTalk), the leading supplier of Internet-based visual communication solutions, reported today that its award-winning PictureTalk software has been licensed by Niku Corporation, the pioneering developer of enterprise applications and business portals for the Professional Services Automation (PSA) market. PictureTalk is an advanced, Web-based presentation application that allows organizations to capture live screen imagery and transmit it over the Internet to remote users.

Niku's sales organization is using PictureTalk's extensive Web-based functionality to improve communication with existing customers and new prospects. PictureTalk lets Niku's sales team communicate a variety of information about the company and its software solutions via the Web. Niku's post sales team uses PictureTalk to work with customers during the implementation process.

"PictureTalk brings us closer to our customers, regardless of their location," said Ken Johnson, Senior Vice President, Field Operations for Niku Corporation. "We can share information and communicate more effectively, which translates into happy, satisfied customers."

"We are very pleased to add a prominent software developer like Niku, Inc. to the growing list of PictureTalk customers," said Robert Boese, Director of Business Development for Pixion, Inc. "Niku's adoption of PictureTalk is yet another important acknowledgment of the exceptional value PictureTalk provides organizations that want to fully capitalize on the use of the Internet as a worldwide communications medium."

Pixion's critically acclaimed PictureTalk software enables organizations to deliver live presentations effectively and profitably over the Internet. With PictureTalk, companies can present software demonstrations, slide shows, text files and spreadsheets live over the Web to prospects, customers, partners and internal staff at remote locations. A powerful and versatile solution, PictureTalk can be used to generate sales leads, shorten sales cycles, train customers and employees, improve customer support, increase productivity and reduce travel expenses.