Hull, Canada - December 16, 1999 - Hemera Technologies announced today that it is the recipient of Product of the Year from PC Magazine in France in the category of Graphics and Multimedia. The Trophee 2000 was awarded to Hemera in recognition of the quality of Hemera Photo-Objects 25,000 Premium Image Collection.

"This is a fantastic award for Hemera," said Lars Nielsen, Director of Media Relations for Hemera. "To be recognized by PC Magazine France as product of the year is a great honor. We're excited that the concept of Photo-Objects is making significant inroads in the European market."

"The PC Magazine Product of the Year Award will help to strengthen our market position," added Thomas Layer, Director of European Sales & Marketing for Hemera. "We are moving into more European markets with our Photo-Objects Family of Products and awards like this proves that there is room for new and exciting products like Hemera's offerings in the marketplace."

About Hemera Photo-Objects

A Photo-Object is a photographic image of an object without its surrounding background. The object has been masked from the initial rectangular photograph so that it can be used in any project, or placed on any background. The Hemera Photo-Object collections -the next generation of clip art- are ideal add-ons for graphics applications, word processors or presentation programs.