Nstein's Ntelligent Enterprise Search named 'Best Enterprise Search Engine' finalist at the 2006 CODiE Awards

2006-01-25

Information access solution for public Web sites, intranets, extranets and portals selected as finalist at the Software & Information Industry Association event in May 2006

Montreal, January 25, 2006 - Nstein Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: EIN) today announced that the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has named Nstein's Ntelligent Enterprise Search solution as one of the five 2006 CODiE Awards finalists in the "Best Enterprise Search Engine" category.

"It is exciting to be chosen by SIIA, an organization recognized for promoting excellence in the software and information industry," stated Mr. Mario Girard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nstein Technologies. "Ntelligent Enterprise Search continues to gain the market's attention, as it delivers an unrivalled discovery solution powering a much more relevant and efficient search experience. Ntelligent Enterprise Search also features innovative search driven business intelligence tools that bridge the gap between search and business intelligence, and provide knowledge workers with unique productivity tools."

"The 21st Annual CODiE Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, information and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a CODiE Awards finalist is a significant achievement."

Through a unique combination of journalist and peer review, the CODiE Awards recognize 71 categories of outstanding products and services, as well as corporate excellence and philanthropy. This year's 348 finalists represent a wide and impressive array of technology and business excellence, passion and success. They were chosen from more than 1,026 nominations submitted by at least 500 companies.

A complete list of finalists is available on the Web at www.siia.net/codies/2006/finalists.asp.

About Nstein Technologies

Nstein Technologies (TSX-V: EIN) develops and markets leading-edge software solutions for analyzing vast amounts of unstructured data in virtually all languages. Nstein's linguistic-based platform collects, organizes, analyzes, cross-examines, shares and translates data from any source, in real time. Nstein's enterprise search and information access solutions transform reactive decision-making into a high-impact proactive and even predictive process, and solve mission-critical problems. Nstein has developed tailored solutions for clients in homeland security & intelligence, and e-publishing markets, as well as for large enterprises and government organizations. The Company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in the United States and Europe. More information is available at www.nstein.com.

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