Nova Development Redefines the Industry Standard in Greeting Card Software with Art Explosion® Greeting Card Factory® 3.0 and Greeting Card Factory® Deluxe 3.0

CALABASAS, Calif., October 3, 2003 – Nova Development, publisher of the best-selling Art Explosion® line of graphics software, today introduced the latest editions of its widely acclaimed greeting card software: Art Explosion® Greeting Card Factory® 3.0 and Greeting Card Factory® Deluxe 3.0 make their debut in retail stores nationwide today.

Both products enable you to create beautiful, store-quality greeting cards for every occasion in minutes. You can choose from millions of unique greeting card possibilities and even create your very own customized expressions. With Greeting Card Factory® Deluxe 3.0 you get 15,000+ exclusive greeting cards and customizable projects, 80,000+ beautiful graphics, and 5,000+ sentiments. And with Greeting Card Factory’s 7,800+ greeting cards and projects, 40,000+ graphics, 3,900+ sentiments, and 300+ fonts, you'll always find the best way to express yourself.

“These thoroughly updated versions of Greeting Card Factory Deluxe 3.0 and Greeting Card Factory 3.0 provide the user with an unsurpassed card-creation experience,” said Brad Crystal, vice president of marketing for Nova Development. “From wizards that help you print accurately the first time to the ability to create CD Greeting Cards you can watch on TV, users can now create paper or electronic greetings more quickly and easily than ever.”

Greeting Card Factory® Deluxe 3.0 is Packed with New Features

• Holiday and Special Occasion Reminders
  This addition to your address book helps you to remember birthdays, anniversaries and many other special occasions. No more excuses for forgetting your mother’s birthday!
• Envelope Printing Wizard
  Do you have a front-feeding printer? A top-feeding printer? Do you insert envelopes on the left or right edge of your paper tray? Envelope printing can be confusing, but our new wizard makes the process goof-proof!
• CD Greeting Cards
  Now you can share your precious photographic moments with friends and family right on your living-room TV.
• Freehand Crop
  Now you can crop your photos into any shape you can dream up.
• Double-sided Print Wizard
  This new print wizard makes printing double-sided documents easy. No more guessing which way to put the paper back into the printer.
• Jumbo-sized Previews
  The new jumbo-sized preview window lets you view the customizable templates in beautiful detail. Choosing a customizable template has never been easier!

Pricing and Availability: Greeting Card Factory® Deluxe 3.0 is available now at computer, software specialty, consumer electronics and office supply stores nationwide for an anticipated street price of $49.95. Greeting Card Factory® 3.0 is available at similar outlets for an estimated street price of $29.95.

System Requirements: Both products can be used on any PC running Windows 98, 2000, Me or XP with a Pentium® 166 Mhz or faster, 64 MB RAM and a CD-ROM drive. Both products work with all popular inkjet printers, including those from Epson, HP, Canon and Lexmark.

Company Background: Based in Southern California, Nova Development Corporation is a market leader in personal and small business productivity software for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Now among the top 4 productivity software publishers in the United States, Nova has a history of providing new technologies that consistently expand the uses of desktop computers for a variety of users, from home to school to business. For more information, call (818) 591-9600. Fax: (818) 591-8885. Or visit Nova Development on the Web at http://www.novadevelopment.com.

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Teri Bruno, 714/536-8407
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Michele Kennedy
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Art Explosion and Greeting Card Factory are registered trademarks of Nova Development Corporation. Other product names and trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies.