Improved document archiving speeds; data enters the FileNexus System at a faster rate! See benchmark test spreadsheet.

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1 Feature Sheet Version FileNexus Major Advances Client Server Communication - Dependency on Windows DCOM protocols eliminated which means NO additional configuration required on Client PCs after applications installed. Client applications now communicate with the FileNexus Server using enhanced Web Services. Archive Management - Improved document archiving speeds; data enters the FileNexus System at a faster rate! See benchmark test spreadsheet. Now using Advanced Compression; higher compression rate for archived Text, PDF, and other data to.far files (previous.nar files still supported) which means less storage required on your servers. See data compression spreadsheet. More efficient storage of data; have eliminated need to store duplicate data in.far files if the same physical document must be archived to FileNexus more than once, the document will be archived and compressed once but have multiple archived instances in the FileNexus Client that load the original file during document retrieval. Client - Addition of Index Level Security on archived documents. Administrators can now further limit which FileNexus User/Group access the documents within the SAME folder based on Index values rather than having to set all security at the Folder level. Fewer folders to manage and tighter restrictions keeping your documents secure! Improved UI for the document Search Pane; easier to understand comparison operators, clear previous search criteria button, search options added, and simplified Advanced Search Pane. Dramatically faster folder and subfolder document searching and retrieval across multiple folders and multiple document classes for an improved user experience.

2 Client Archiver Ability to create and specify multiple destination folders (Description Paths) on the network in lieu of using the default Client Archiver directory on the FileNexus Server. This allows you to segregate your data by type, department, customer, or other factors to ensure documents are automatically routed to the appropriate Archive Session to help maintain data integrity. Data Capture Setup Program Enhanced Document Class setup providing the ability to add a Multi-value Index on new Document Classes. Users will now be able to search for documents in the FileNexus Client that may contain multiple values for the same index resulting in more meaningful document search results. Enhanced UI for FileNexus Administrators to easily set up the capturing of meta data from documents to be archived when configuring capture settings files for the , Text, and PDF modules. Simplified UI; easier for FileNexus Administrators to link to a FileNexus Database, create a new FileNexus Database, update tables, and update Document Classes. FileNexus Module Ability to automatically index and archive incoming/outgoing s for Microsoft Exchange users saving valuable space on Mail Servers and helping your organization stay compliant with correspondence retention and archival. FileNexus Universal Application Link (UAL) program FileNexus UAL allows users to link directly to documents in FileNexus from almost any Windows application (JD Edwards, MS Word, Excel, Harris Financials, etc). No custom programming required; simply press a hot-key combination, highlight the search value in your Windows application (Invoice number, Account number, etc) and FileNexus will automatically search for the document and display the search results in the FileNexus Client. Web Access Improved UI and functionality; faster searches and additional features previously available only in the FileNexus Client now included in the out-of-the-box Web Access module.

3 Web Services More robust functionality available; additional features that were previously only available to users in the FileNexus Client can now be made available to users accessing FileNexus through a Web interface. Development History - May 2008 Version Release Date Description of Changes details/benefit(s) July 2008 FileNexus Client Server Communication Dependency on Windows DCOM protocols eliminated which means NO additional configuration required on Client PCs after applications installed. Client applications now communicate with the FileNexus Server using enhanced Web Services. Archive Management Improved document archiving speeds; data enters the FileNexus System at a faster rate! See attached benchmark test spreadsheet. Archive Management Now using Advanced Compression; higher compression rate for archived Text, PDF, and other data to.far files (previous.nar files still supported) which means less storage required on your servers. See attached data compression spreadsheet. Archive Management More efficient storage of data; have eliminated need to store duplicate data in.far files if the same physical document must be archived to FileNexus more than once, the document will be archived and compressed once but have multiple archived instances in the FileNexus Client that load the original file during document retrieval. Client Addition of Index Level Security on archived documents. Administrators can now further limit which FileNexus User/Group access the documents within the SAME folder based on Index values rather than having to set all security at the Folder level. Fewer folders to manage and tighter restrictions keeping your documents secure! Client Improved UI for the document Search Pane; easier to understand comparison operators, clear previous search criteria button, search options added, and simplified Advanced Search Pane. Client Dramatically faster folder and subfolder document searching and retrieval across multiple folders and multiple

4 document classes for an improved user experience. Client Archiver Ability to create and specify multiple destination folders (Description Paths) on the network in lieu of using the default Client Archiver directory on the FileNexus Server. This allows you to segregate your data by type, department, customer, or other factors to ensure documents are automatically routed to the appropriate Archive Session to help maintain data integrity. Data Capture Setup Program Enhanced Document Class setup providing the ability to add a Multi-value Index on new Document Classes. Users will now be able to search for documents in the FileNexus Client that may contain multiple values for the same index resulting in more meaningful document search results. Data Capture Setup Program Enhanced UI for FileNexus Administrators to easily set up the capturing of meta data from documents to be archived when configuring capture settings files for the , Text, and PDF modules. Database Setup Program Simplified UI; easier for FileNexus Administrators to link to a FileNexus Database, create a new FileNexus Database, update tables, and update Document Classes. New FileNexus Module Ability to automatically index and archive incoming/outgoing s for Microsoft Exchange users saving valuable space on Mail Servers and helping your organization stay compliant with correspondence retention and archival. New FileNexus Universal Application Link (UAL) program FileNexus UAL allows users to link directly to documents in FileNexus from almost any Windows application (JD Edwards, MS Word, Excel, Harris Financials, etc). No custom programming required; simply press a hotkey combination, highlight the search value in your Windows application (Invoice number, Account number, etc) and FileNexus will automatically search for the document and display the search results in the FileNexus Client. Web Access Improved UI and functionality; faster searches and additional features previously available only in the FileNexus Client now included in the out-of-the-box Web Access module. Web Services More robust functionality available; additional features that were previously only available to users in the FileNexus Client can now be made available to users accessing FileNexus through a Web interface ( /01/2007 PDF Server Module PDF files can be read and automatically identified through the FileNexus identification

5 same features) service. PDF Overlays Form Overlays can now be set up for PDF documents. Web Access Improved user interface with enhanced Windows Explorer type navigation, document retrieval and search capabilities. Web Services Kit - new integration kit allows developers to access documents stored in FileNexus through applications that can consume web services. It s very useful for customer self-service sites, bill presentment etc. Client Archiver Added ability to employ static drop down lists in the FileNexus Client Archiver program to ease data entry and ensure consistent input. Windows Security Integration FileNexus can now authenticate user passwords against a LDAP or Windows Domain server. User and Group Administration Improved administration handling of document folder security at the User and Group level. Logging Right clicking on a document now allows you to see log entries about the document (i.e. who archived the document, if the document was moved to the folder from another folder etc.) AFP Module Improved identification processing that supports unknown AFP codes /01/2005 Text Identification Service The Document Identifier program has been replaced with a Text Identification Service. The Identification Service can run.vbs identification scripts allowing it to look up index values in external databases. Text Capture Program Document classes and identification settings can now be configured from a user s pc. Setting up zones is now just a matter of drawing a box Document Class Information Identification settings for document classes are now stored in external.ini files making it easier to migrate to a newer server. Multiple.ini files can be pointed to one document class thereby reducing the number of document classes necessary. Scanning The scanning program has been separated out of the Document Identifier program. Scan settings can now be locked preventing end users from making changes. Scan settings can be remembered for each user. Text Collator - the text collator is no longer a separate program. It is now fully integrated with the Text Identification

6 Service. Consistent Interface - Since the PDF, Text, Laser Capture modules all use the same set-up program they are much easier to learn and administer. NXS File Handling Now able to open and view any FileNexus.nxs file by double-clicking on the file, eliminating the need to Open with Notepad to verify and edit index values captured. Remapping of Text Files Improved filter settings allow for remapping of characters sets. This means it s now possible to use more than just ASCII and EBCDIC encoded files. 4.7x.xx 03/01/2004 Forms Overlay When using forms overlay with the FileNexus WebBrowser module, the overlays now make use of compressed.tif image files speeding up display. Client It is now possible to preview messages in the FileNexus client program. Server The FileNexus server and web server can now be installed on a machine running Terminal server. Document Identification The Document Identifier can now be used to identify html documents. Viewing Tiff Images that use Big-Endean format (images created by Mac or Motorola CPUs) can now be viewed in FileNexus. Viewing - Navigating through documents in the search result list also updates the current document displayed in the preview plain. Security Dcom settings can now be automatically set to use encryption if available. The word encrypted now shows in the client s status bar if encryption is being used. Higher levels of Dcom security are now available even if the client is not part of the server s domain. Web Server Integration new integration kit allows web developers to access documents stored in FileNexus through their own web application. It s very useful for customer selfservice sites, bill presentment etc. Updated Active-X Developer s Kit allows developers to create their own front end application and use all of the searching, indexing, archiving, and retrieval functions built into FileNexus. Useful for developers who want to recall documents stored within FileNexus from within their own application /17/2003 Security Update Enhancement to prevent DOS attacks against FileNexus server. Server- Windows 2003 server support. Web Version Black and White scanned images are now display in grey-scale mode in the web version of FileNexus

7 making them easier to read. Markups The toolbar is now always displayed -making it compatible with the Windows XP interface /9/2003 Client Drop down menu boxes now use an auto-complete function to speed user input. Client Tiff images that use JPEG compression can now be viewed in the FileNexus client and indexing programs. Document Links Document links can now be dragged directly into an message. Client Right clicking on an item in the folder tree now selects the item at the same time (eliminating the need to first select the item and then right-click on it) /26/2003 Scan stations new option allows for deleting pages that have less than a user-defined number of bytes (i.e. it automatically deletes blank pages very useful for duplex scanning) Indexing Images scanned with Jpeg compression can now be indexed allows for indexing of grayscale and colour images. Indexing Indexing un-separated documents is now faster /26/2003 Administration Folder security levels can now be set to propagate to subfolders. Document Identification Text Documents that contain hex 00 characters can now be identified and archived. Logging Logs files can now be set to rotate on a scheduled basis. They can also be set to move to a different directory or be automatically deleted. Full Text Indexing PC documents can now be full text indexed. Word documents now show hit highlighting. Archiving Documents that contain indexes with % signs can now be archived. Leading and trailing spaces in indexes are no longer archived /02/2002 Full Text Indexing Uses MS SQL2000 for Full Text indexing. It s faster than ever before. Hit Highlighting Text Documents and Laser Capture Documents now support hit highlighting when used with the Full Text search engine. Full Text Indexing Manager Easier to use interface makes it simple to select document classes for full text indexing.

8 Full Text Indexing Scheduler A VB script that starts the full text indexing service can be put into the Window s task scheduler- schedule Full Text Indexing to operate in off-peak hours. Full Text Indexing Load Balancing After indexing 20,000 records of one document class, the Full Text Indexing service will move onto other document classes - one large class will not hold up indexing of other smaller document classes. Combined Index/Full Text Searching Full Text searches can be done independently or combined with indexed searches. 4.2X.11 10/16/2002 AFP Capture Module With the AFP capture module it is now possible to capture, identify and automatically index AFP documents. Spool Grabber Image Files Text extracted from image files processed by the spool grabber is stored inside of the image files allowing full text searches (with the full text module) and hit highlighting. Spool Capture Manager New, easier to use interface -no more need to change registry settings. Auto Indexing Program Uses a point and click interface to set up Laser Capture documents for indexing and collation. Search Indexes New feature allows users to change the order of search indexes. Font Type/Note Colours Both are now persistent. 4.1X.11 09/04/2002 Results Preview Plane quickly click up and down result lists to get a preliminary view of what a document looks like without having open and close records manually. Maximum Files in Directory The Document Identifier program will pause if an output directory contains more than 2000 files. When the number of files in the output directory is reduced, the Identifier will automatically resume where it left off. Improved Forms Overlay Users need to click fewer times since the forms overlay button is persistent and will automatically remember if the user wants overlays to be displayed. Install Program - Upgrades have been simplified since the install program no longer makes changes Dcom settings. Headers The Document Identifier no longer truncates spaces at the beginning of header identifiers- making it easier to differentiate between different document classes during setup. Advanced Searches Search statements are now easier to

9 read since the keyword Like is now displayed in black instead of yellow 4.0X.11 05/02/2002 Improved Logging automatically create new files based on date, time or file size have the ability to export certain files out to a table for even easier use. Automated Transaction Handling fully automated transaction handling eliminates any manual requirements to forward transaction files Auto Arc Becomes a Service avoid lengthy login steps in the event of a power failure or reboot. Automatic Alert have FileNexus automatically you an alert if any issues occur during a variety of functions such as document archival sessions. Circular Redundancy Checks command FileNexus to run an advanced set of mathematical checks to make sure the data you sent is absolutely perfect prior to back up.