Redmond, Wash.—September 2004—Saxonhurst Group Inc., a leading innovator in facilities management software automation, today announced the release of FACET™ version 2.6. The software solution that automates space planning including asset tracking.

This announcement comes after months of development and testing and with the cooperation and assistance of many of its existing customers.

These enhancements include:

Support for Visio® 2003
Additional search and locate functionality to drawings
Added color zones for markup and highlighting departments
Additional ability to manage printers, including mapping
Customizable fonts
Updated and expanded stencil library, including emergency images, symbols and signs
Enhance the look and feel of the customer interface

"We were delighted at the level of participation and enthusiasm we experienced when we asked Customers for their input" says Viola Dickson, communications director of the Saxonhurst Group. "Not only did they have many ideas, they were also very interested in trying out the latest version. I feelthat we have not just a customer base but a community of facility professionals helping us, and FACET is richer because of it."

About FACET
FACET completely re-engineers how organizations manage the Move, Add, and Change process with a revolutionary 1-2-3 step system. By providing a totally new automated approach, organizations are now able to achieve a higher level of sophistication with space planning while dramatically reducing the time and cost required to plan.

FACET, powered by desktop software Microsoft Visio® and Microsoft Access®, allows organizations to economically manage space planning.

Utilizing FACET, organizations can realize a multitude of advantages including reduced planning time, multiple move planning, elimination of unnecessary purchases through accurate asset tracking, space utilization and charge-back reporting, colorized mapping of departments and divisions for easier visual zoning, and mapping of floor wardens, mail stops, and emergency pathways.

Additional features of FACET provide space planners with a complete list of asset by location and recommends shortest distances if assets require moving; all inputs to FACET utilize each organizations own nomenclature and asset reporting is provided via standard reports or extracted to Microsoft Excel® for further analysis.

About Saxonhurst
The Saxonhurst Group was founded by several operations and development professionals with a collective experience of more than 65 years working in leadership roles within organizations around the world. Their purpose is to bring innovation and automation to organizations utilizing desktop solutions, specifically in the operations arena. For more information visit www.Saxonhurst.com.