Released on: September 25, 2007, 9:34 am

Press Release Author: Avidian Technologies

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Unique Contact Management Functionality Recognized By US
Patent Office

Press Release Body: Redmond, Wash. – September 25, 2007 – Avidian Technologies
announced today that it has been granted a U.S. patent for technology used in
Prophet, the company’s sales CRM software for Microsoft Outlook. The patent, US
7,269,605 - Personal information manager data synchronization and augmentation –
deals with a key contact management feature built into Prophet.

“After four years on the market and a lot of patience, it’s great to receive this
recognition for the innovative technology built into Prophet,” said Tim Nguyen, CTO
and co-founder of Avidian. “This patent protects our intellectual property and will
allow us to maintain a key differentiator between Prophet and competing solutions.”

The patent covers the way Prophet automatically links company and contact
information. When a Prophet user looks up a contact, this feature displays the
contact’s company (if one is entered), and allows the user to view all contacts,
addresses, and sales information for that company. It also allows the user to track
all communications related to that company – emails (both to and from the company),
appointments, tasks, and other items.

The feature described in US 7,269,605 was built into the original version of Prophet
and all subsequent versions. This unique and time-saving contact management feature
is present in all editions of Prophet, including Prophet Personal Editions, Server
Editions, and Prophet Mobile Editions.

Unlike traditional CRM or contact management software, Prophet is built into
Outlook, eliminating the need to manage multiple contact databases or toggle between
separate applications. Built on the .NET platform, Prophet works entirely inside
Outlook and easily integrates with other critical business capabilities. As a
result, Prophet turns Outlook data into the building blocks of an effective sales
CRM software solution.

About Avidian Technologies
Avidian Technologies is a software company specializing in creating software
solutions for users of Outlook and Exchange. Prophet, developed by Avidian
Technologies on the .NET platform, is the leading contact management and CRM
software built inside Microsoft Outlook. The company is headquartered in Redmond,
Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.avidian.com.



Web Site: http://www.avidian.com

Contact Details: Contact:
James Wong
Avidian Technologies
(206) 686-3001
jamesw@avidian.com

Aaron Mentzer
Connect Public Relations
(801) 373-7888
aaronm@connectpr.com