PARIS, December 7 /PRNewswire/ --     At the prize-giving ceremony for the UJJEF 21st "Communication
and Enterprise" Annual Contest, on Thursday 29th November at Cirque
d'Hiver-Bouglione in Paris, prizes were awarded for companies' most
innovative communication strategies. SPIE was nominated in the
e-communication category for its virtual library.

Constituting a vector for the Group image and a user-friendly
tool benefiting from media convergence, the SPIE virtual library offers a new
way of consulting and optimising the content of publications (brochures,
activity reports, magazines, etc.) for uses both on-line (Internet, Intranet,
Extranet) and off-line (interactive terminals, digital printing, etc.).

When paper becomes interactive

To accompany the deployment of its new identity, SPIE rolled
out an original electronic editorial system christened the "virtual library".
This is based on an electronic format developed by the Bee Buzziness company
in specific response to SPIE's communication objectives. It represents a
major technological leap in the field of virtual documentation.

The system set up by SPIE enables the Group to integrate all
its internal and external publications comprehensively and seamlessly with
the Group's internet and multimedia communication tools.

By offering new features and increased contents for its
printed documents, SPIE's virtual library increases the impact and the
accessibility of Group publications and opens up new horizons for virtual
documents.

Taking advantage of media convergence

Reading comfort and pleasure are heightened by the
user-friendly document interface and the unmatched simulation of page
kinematics and types of paper. What is more, internet users can now access
documents published by SPIE in all their original formats.

The addition of numerous features gives documents in the
virtual library a genuine utility value. Dynamic multilingualism allows
readers to switch the language of the documents they are reading at will. The
new rich media system, integrating sound, voice synthesis and video, and the
inclusion of many interactive links in documents make it a real pleasure to
read the Group's publications and explore the SPIE website.

All the documents in the SPIE virtual library can be accessed
on the Group website: http://www.spie.com. A new version of this website 
will come on line by the end of 2007.

About SPIE:

As a specialist in electrical, mechanical and HVAC engineering, energy, 
communications and infrastructure, SPIE supports and brings innovative 
solutions to local authorities and businesses to design, build, operate and 
maintain their facilities.

SPIE's 26,500 employees work from nearly 400 locations in 28 countries 
providing advanced technical services and solutions to meet the current and 
future challenges of both local and international customers.

About Bee-Buzziness:

Bee-Buzziness innovates, creates and develops Web 2.0 and Print
technologies for companies' sales, communication and marketing strategies.

In creating its BeeSuite 2.0 software suite, which is completely
accessible and managed via a simple web browser, Bee-Buzziness is focused on
the utility value of technologies for the fields of communication and
marketing. After seven years of R&D always conducted in real, operational
contexts, Bee-Buzziness will present all the innovations provided by its
technologies and their application in 2008.

(x) UJJEF - Communication and Enterprise: Union des journaux et
journalistes d'entreprises de France (French union of corporate newspapers
and journalists)

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