Forrester Research Ranks Ixtens.com in its August Commerce Platform Review.

Ranking indicates Ixtens has gained significant market acceptance.

Northport, NY
August 27, 2001

NORTHPORT, NY - August 27, 2001 - Quantum Art, Inc., a leading provider of Net technology solutions, announced today that Forrester Research, Inc. has featured the products of Ixtens (www.Ixtens.com), a division of Quantum Art, in its latest Commerce 2.0 Forrester eBusiness TechRankings. Ixtens was featured as a provider of key discounting and payment extensions to Intershop's Enfinity 2.2, a flagship enterprise commerce system from Intershop Communications.

"Ixtens.com is an Intershop technology partner and the world's leading provider of extensions and enhancements for Intershop 4 and Intershop Enfinity," said Eugene Nikiforov, President and CEO of Quantum Art. "The latest Forrester report is a great sign of Ixtens.com's market acceptance. This report strengthens our relationship with Intershop and proves that Ixtens.com has a viable business model designed for growth and furtherance of customer satisfaction in the e-commerce software arena."

Ixtens cartridges for Enfinity 2.2 featured in the latest TechRankings were the Advanced Promotions and Coupons Cartridge, and the Customer Service Email Cartridge. Both cartridges seamlessly integrate with Enfinity 2.2, offering Enfinity users new opportunities to drive revenue and increase ROI on their e-commerce efforts.

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About Ixtens
Ixtens is a division of Quantum Art devoted to the development of enhancements and extensions for leading e-business solutions from companies like Intershop Communications, ATG, BroadVision, Ariba and CommerceOne. Ixtens works with companies of all sizes to facilitate e-commerce initiatives with varying scopes. Ixtens customers include Shell Chemicals, Coram Healthcare, Caliber Design and others.

About Quantum Art
Quantum Art, Inc. (www.quantumart.com), headquartered in Northport, New York, is a leading Internet software company providing a line of fully modular XML-enabled e-business applications for next generation commerce on the Internet, and related customization and data exchange services. Quantum Art solutions allow enterprises to set up and manage their sales, procurement and data exchange infrastructures; seamlessly integrate proprietary internal applications with third-party solutions and online marketplaces; and efficiently develop functionality specifically suited to enterprise needs. Quantum Art counts The Praetorian Group, Canon USA, Sun Microsystems, Walker Interactive, Simon & Schuster and other leading Fortune 1000 companies among its customers.