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Tom Vair	Peter Piggott
COAST Software	e-tamed solutions Limited
tvair@coast.com	peterp@e-tamed.co.uk
Tel: +1 (613) 567-3201 x235	Tel: 01353 749530

COAST Software announces COAST Web Quality Central, an enterprise Web quality management solution

Robust server based product delivers unparalleled scalability and flexibility for Web quality management

Cambridge, England, December 11th, 2002 - COAST Software, the leader in Web quality management solutions, today announced the UK launch of COAST Web Quality Central, a robust server based solution that automates enterprise Web quality management. Based on award-winning technology, this compelling solution will provide Web stakeholders with control over and confidence in the performance of their Web site.

"As the Web becomes a primary touch point for customers, enterprises are beginning to realize that more discipline and proactive Web site quality monitoring is required, said META Group Vice President of Electronic Business Strategies, Gene Alvarez. "We see Web site quality management becoming increasingly important to our clients over the next three to five years."

The comprehensive scans provided by COAST Web Quality Central highlight areas for improvement and deliver tailored reports that detail Web quality issues and serve as an archive of the changes and developments of a Web site over time. Key features for enterprise customers include integrated database support, customizable scripting and reporting capabilities and unlimited monitor events.

"This server solution is a natural for many of our over 100,000 customers worldwide," said Paul Saunders, president and CEO of COAST Software. "Enterprise Web teams are faced with managing large, complex Web sites with multiple content authors and stringent organizational standards with tight resources. COAST Web Quality Central delivers an important enterprise Web quality management solution that will benefit not only Web stakeholders but the entire organization."

Product features include advanced PageRules ™ which allow Web teams to easily determine whether their website conforms to all corporate standards such as copyright and privacy notices. COAST Web Quality Central is the first product to allow customers to strictly enforce their corporate, marketing, legal and I/T standards for on-line content. COAST Web Quality Central can integrate with content management systems to automate the content verification task and test against a user-defined set of rules to return a pass/fail report to authors or QA teams.

COAST Web Quality Central provides a strong return on investment for organizations by enabling Web teams to more effectively monitor the quality of their Web site using fewer resources and in a fraction of the time traditionally needed with manual testing teams.

Pricing and availability
COAST Web Quality Central is available in the UK from e-tamed solutions ltd and is offered through a simple, straightforward licensing program. For more information, please contact either e-tamed sales on 01353 749530 or sales@e-tamed.co.uk or COAST directly at +1 613 567-3201 or sales@coast.com. For additional product information and the latest news from COAST Software please visit www.coast.com or www.e-tamed.co.uk.

About COAST Software
Founded in 1996, COAST is an established leader in Web quality management with over 100,000 licensed users of its products in business and government organizations worldwide. Based on this proven, proprietary technology, COAST is now a premier provider of in-house, enterprise and hosted Web-quality solutions. COAST Software partners include industry leading technology companies such as Rational Software, Microsoft and IBM.

COAST solutions scale to meet the Web quality management needs and budgets of today's e-businesses with a solution offering that includes both server based and desktop software products and fully customized hosted services. COAST Software is the leader in web quality management with worldwide customers that include GE Medical, Deere and Company, Verisign and the United States and Canadian governments.
For more information, please visit us as www.coast.com.