Hummingbird Named One of the 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management' in 2004

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Hummingbird Ltd. (NASDAQ: HUMC, TSX: HUM), global provider of integrated enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, is pleased to announce that KMWorld magazine has named Hummingbird as one of the 100 companies that matter in knowledge management for the fourth consecutive year. Compiled informally through discussions with KM practitioners, theorists, vendors, customers, analysts and editors, KMWorld assembled the list of organizations leading the way in the knowledge economy to generate interest in and discussion about knowledge management tools and services.

"As in previous years, the list was conceived as a way to identify some of the organizations leading the way in the knowledge economy. Each has either helped create a market, redefined one or enhanced one," said Hugh McKellar, editor-in-chief, KMWorld. "Hummingbird offers its customers an innovative suite of enterprise content management solutions with all the necessary tools to effectively develop, manage, analyze and share collective knowledge and experience across the enterprise."

Hummingbird Enterprise™ is a state-of-the-art integrated enterprise content management platform for managing enterprise content within its entire lifecycle. Hummingbird Enterprise™ - KM dramatically improves the way organizations manage their knowledge assets. It allows users to conduct single, unified searches across multiple unstructured information sources including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange Server, Web sites, file repositories, document management systems and multimedia libraries, to enable effective utilization of the knowledge assets within the organization.

"We are extremely pleased to once again be recognized on KMWorld's list of the '100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management'," said Andrew Pery, chief marketing officer, senior vice president, Hummingbird Ltd. "Success in an increasingly competitive marketplace depends on an organization's ability to know what their knowledge assets are and how to manage these assets for maximum return. Hummingbird Enterprise - KM provides the foundation for individuals and teams to collaborate and share their knowledge base, in an efficient and cost-effective manner, enabling organizations to manage, preserve and protect their intellectual capital."

The complete list of '100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management for 2004,' will be featured in the April 2004 issue of KMWorld and is also available online at http://www.KMWorld.com/100.cfm

01.04.2004, Hummingbird