Montreal (Quebec), February 28, 2002 – NFAIS, the premiere membership organization for groups that aggregate information, wrapped up it’s 44th annual conference in Philadelphia to a very well attended audience of over 180 senior information professionals.

“NFAIS was delighted with the high level of attendance and participation of senior management at this year’s conference, as well as with the high quality of the presentations from such firms as Thomson Scientific, CAS, Factiva, Dialog and others “ stated NFAIS’s Executive Director, Dan Duncan, who went on to say, “ I was also very pleased with the Technology Showcase as it directly focused on a major theme of the conference -- the vital role that technology plays in increasing the value of products and services offered by content providers.” Nstein Technologies was chosen amongst a number of technology firms by NFAIS to participate in this prestigious event.

Nstein’s President and COO, Randall Marcinko was also invited to speak at NFAIS’s CEO Panel. Mr. Marcinko said, “This year’s conference theme, “Integrating at Internet Speed” highlighted the critical role of technology as a differentiator of services for companies publishing information in the News, Humanities, STM and financial sectors alike. Nstein’s software enables e-publishers in each of these specialty areas to significantly reduce their costs and create new revenue opportunities. Our technology makes life much easier for our customer’s customer as they can find exactly what they’re looking for - quickly”.

About NFAIS

NFAIS serves those groups that aggregate, organize, and facilitate access to information. NFAIS membership includes more than 60 organizations from both the public and private sectors. To improve member capabilities and contribute to their ongoing success, the NFAIS organization provides opportunities for education, advocacy, and a forum to address common interests.

About Nstein Technologies

Nstein Technologies is a public company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The company develops and markets innovative content management software solutions based on its patented Linguistic DNA™ technology—which combines the strengths of linguistic and statistical analysis with artificial intelligence. Nstein’s nserver™ software solution automates time-consuming and complex tasks such as content classification, XML tagging and summarization. The company’s products enable a significant leap in effectiveness and cost reduction for content management, e-publishing, and
on-line companies. For further information on Nstein Technologies Inc., please visit www.nstein.com.

• The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
• Any statement that appears prospective shall not be interpreted as such.

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