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ei software, Inc. and National Door Industries, Inc. Announce Release of Door-Lites Software

Northboro, MA, May 29, 2002- ei software, Inc. today announced the release of National Door Industries Door-Lites software. Door-Lites is a photo-realistic visualization software package designed specifically for the garage door industry. Door Lites was designed and developed by ei software in cooperation with National Door of Fort Worth, Texas. The Door-Lites software allows National Door dealers to image their entire line of residential garage window design trim products on actual photographs of their client's home.

National says "Our new Door-Lites software is the most powerful selling tool today for visualizing how a garage door can change the looks of a home. This can be a big asset for the door dealer to show the builder or homeowner how a door will look in that exact installation. By showing Stylecraft Design Trim™ and Bevelite® products in the garage door, the dealer can upsell and realize a much higher profit on the order."

ei software's door creations technology is the first in the industry to utilize photo-realistic imaging techniques on any original image. Doors can be imaged on a photograph taken by the sales person, or supplied by the customer. Images can be from a digital camera, CD-Rom, or a desktop scanner. Once the photograph is in the computer, ei's software allows any number of doors to be placed over the original photograph.

Users of the software can interactively select and change the door product line, window style, color, and placement. Doors can be placed to the correct scale and in correct perspective to the original photograph. Doors can be painted common factory specific colors, or they can be painted any color that exists in the photograph. This allows clients to see what their doors will look like if painted an existing siding or trim color.

All of these unique tools allow the sales professional to display all possible options to the client. Clients receive the benefit of seeing different designs placed on a picture of their home. When a preferred style is selected, the image can be printed in a pleasing before and after format. Images can also be saved for later use, placed on a web site, or emailed to clients.

Michael Brunzell, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ei software, said, "National Door Industries sees the value of utilizing digital imaging in their sales process. As more dealers and installers embrace digital imaging, garage door dealers can leverage that experience and turn it into product sales. Door-Lites is a perfect example of how a simple product can deliver an unbelievably powerful presentation."

The purpose of the software, as with all of ei software's programs, is to increase sales of the displayed products. ei's door visualization technology increases the sales of high end panel and window options by showing potential clients the visual benefits of selecting finer options. Seeing the product imaged on their home has a much stronger effect on the client than simply seeing a printed brochure.

ei software, Inc. is the leader in photo-realistic color and product imaging for the paint and home building products industry. ei software creates custom imaging software packages for each client, and continues to implement new ideas and technologies into its offerings. ei software, Inc. was founded in 1996, and its products are currently sold and used in all fifty states, North America and Europe.