NGRAIN Forms Technical Advisory Council of Renowned 3D Visionaries and Experts

NGRAIN applies diverse skills and strategic insight of industry leaders, including Bill Buxton, to shaping company's technology vision, product roadmap and market focus

VANCOUVER, BC — February 2, 2004— NGRAIN® Corporation, a leading developer of interactive 3D visualization and simulation software tools, today announced it has formed a technical advisory council comprised of leading international experts and academics in areas such as new media, industrial computer graphics, human-computer interaction, systems design and aerospace engineering.

Working with NGRAIN's leadership and R&D teams, technical advisory council members will apply their insight and specific areas of expertise to advancing the company's core NGRAIN technology and product roadmap. NGRAIN will also greatly benefit from the market knowledge of council members as it continues to aggressively expand into key vertical markets, such as aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing.

Members of the NGRAIN technical advisory council are:

• Bill Buxton, an internationally recognized expert in design and human-computer interaction. Mr. Buxton is Principal of his own boutique design and consulting firm, Buxton Design, and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto.
• Eugene Fiume, Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, with deep experience in academic and industrial computer graphics.
• Chris Rogers, Lead Programmer Analyst and Systems Design Architect for Boeing's 767 Tanker Transport e-Learning team.
• Murray Gamble, Director of Modeling & Simulation, Aviation and Cognitive Engineering (ACE) laboratory, Centre for Applied Cognitive Research (CACR), Carleton University.
• Claude Cajolet, General Manager of BlueStreak Technology Inc., which offers the building blocks for the development and operation of iTV services and other interactive network applications.

“NGRAIN is thrilled to have attracted talent of this caliber to help guide the evolution of our technology and products to ensure they meet the needs of specific industry segments,'' said Paul Halmshaw, Chief Scientist, NGRAIN. “We're confident the company will benefit tremendously from the council members' proven strategic thinking and extensive technical expertise in our target markets.”

"What excites me is working with a company that is driven by an understanding of users and their needs, and the potential human value of their technology, rather than just their technology per se," said technical advisory council member Bill Buxton. "By coupling such understanding with this formative team of gifted, energetic people, I see huge potential for creating interactive 3D solutions that solve real-world problems across a broad and diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and geographic information systems."

NGRAIN technical advisory council biographies:

Bill Buxton is an internationally recognized expert in design and human-computer interaction. Mr. Buxton is Principal of his own boutique design and consulting firm, Buxton Design, and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. From 1994 until December 2002, he was Chief Scientist of Alias|Wavefront, and from 1995, its parent company SGI Inc. A designer and a researcher concerned with human aspects of technology, Mr. Buxton's work reflects a particular interest in the use of technology to support creative activities such as design, filmmaking and music. Buxton's research specialties include technologies, techniques and theories of input to computers, technology mediated human-human collaboration and ubiquitous computing.

Eugene Fiume is Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Mr. Fiume's research interests include most aspects of realistic computer graphics, including computer animation, modeling natural phenomena and illumination, as well as strong interests in Internet based imaging, image repositories, software systems and parallel algorithms. Mr. Fiume has participated in many task forces and reviews of research institutes around the world. He has had a long association with the computer graphics and electronic media industries in Canada and the U.S. He works with several companies in an advisory capacity on both technological and business issues. He also works with venture capital companies on due diligence and strategy.

Chris Rogers is the Lead Programmer Analyst and Systems Design Architect for Boeing's 767 Tanker Transport e-Learning Team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Rogers has an immense background in military and civilian aviation operations and the development and utilization of information technologies for business, training, data warehousing, personnel and materials scheduling, integrated fleet and other support type systems. He is a part of Boeing Aerospace Operations organization and responsible for developing State-of-the-Art e-Learning applications supporting the 767 Tanker Transport program's multi-million dollar training system. Mr. Rogers has received numerous awards for his advancement of technologies within the training community and is often called upon to participate in the analysis, design, and Alpha and Beta testing of future technologies.

Murray Gamble is the Director of Modeling & Simulation for the Aviation and Cognitive Engineering (ACE) laboratory at the Carleton University Centre for Applied Cognitive Research (CACR). Mr. Gamble served for four years as the Vice President of Technology for The HFE Group, an Ottawa-based firm and a leading Canadian provider of modeling and simulation products and services, which he co-founded in 2000. Mr. Gamble began his career as an aerospace engineer for the Canadian Marconi Company (CMC) developing modeling & simulation systems for the CMC Human Factors Engineering team. Mr. Gamble's career has focused on the innovative and cost-effective application of modeling & simulation solutions to the military business sector and he is a recognized expert in High Level Architecture (HLA), often serving as a Subject Matter Expert for industry and government.

Claude Cajolet is General Manager of BlueStreak Technology Inc., which offers the building blocks for the development and operation of iTV services and other interactive network applications. Before joining BlueStreak, Mr. Cajolet spent 10 years in senior management and software development roles - including vice-president, technology and director of software development - with 3D graphics and special effects software leader Softimage. Prior to Softimage, Mr. Cajolet held software and systems development positions with Virtual Prototypes and CAE Electronics, two companies involved in visual simulation. As a consultant, he also helped set up several software development organizations and currently acts as technical reviewer for Precarn, an industrial consortium supporting the development of intelligent systems technologies, and sits on the technical advisory council of Audiokinetic, which develops audio solutions for interactive game developers.

More detailed biographies are available at www.ngrain.com/leadership.

About NGRAIN
NGRAIN Corporation develops visualization and simulation solutions that enable the modification and manipulation of complex 3D data in real-time on common PCs, such as Tablet PCs and other computing platforms. NGRAIN delivers significant competitive advantage to organizations by revolutionizing the way they capture, communicate and manage complex information for applications in the aerospace & defense and manufacturing industries. NGRAIN's product portfolio can also provide new capabilities to create interactive 3D visualizations for education, entertainment, medical, and GIS applications. More information is available online at www.ngrain.com.

For additional information, please contact:

Rebecca Chamberlain, Environics Communications for NGRAIN
203-325-8772, rchamberlain@environics-usa.com

Christopher Fox, Environics Communications for NGRAIN
416-969-2749, cfox@environicspr.com