Hull, Canada - February 14, 2002 - Hemera Technologies Inc., a world leader in wholly owned, royalty-free digital image content, today is launching Hemera™ GraphicsDesk™, a new software solution for the significant market of business professionals who require high quality digital images that can be quickly and easily inserted into presentations, documents, marketing materials and Web sites.

GraphicsDesk is a local software client that uniquely combines Internet access to hundreds of thousands of high quality digital images with innovative interactive search technology. GraphicsDesk's new patent-pending technology for performing combined searches of both online and local image collections, dynamically narrows the selection of images as each letter is entered. When you find the right image, simply drag-and-drop, copy and paste, or follow the step-by-step Export Wizard to export it to the productivity application of your choice. Combining the reach of the Internet with powerful desktop software, GraphicsDesk makes it easy to find and use a high quality digital image from any source or from any location to effectively communicate your message.

The GraphicsDesk software is available as a free download at www.graphicsdesk.com*. Images from a variety of new online image collections are offered separately on a subscription basis. These subscriptions provide access to over 185,000 royalty-free digital images including stock photography, Hemera Photo-Objects™, vector clip art, illustrations and cartoons. The initial online image subscription offerings are: $19.95 USD for one week, $69.95 USD for three months and $169.95 USD for one year**.

"GraphicsDesk incorporates patent-pending search technology that Hemera has been developing over the last four years," said David Hood, CEO of Hemera Technologies Inc. "This innovative technology, combined with Hemera's extensive collection of wholly owned, royalty-free digital images, makes GraphicsDesk the ideal solution for business professionals looking to add impact to their business communications and marketing materials. Until now this market has not had a graphics solution tailored to meet their needs of ease of use, quality and affordability."

* Internet connection required. Internet service provider fees, telecommunications and other charges may apply, depending on location and usage. Terms and conditions apply.

**Prices before applicable taxes.