ClearStory Systems Wins AIIM 2005 Best Practices Award AIIM Recognizes Outstanding Achievement and Significant Contribution to the Enterprise Content Management Industry PHILADELPHIA, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ClearStory Systems(TM) (OTC:CSYS) (BULLETIN BOARD: CSYS) , a leading provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, and its customer, a leading pharmaceutical and healthcare products company were honored at the AIIM 2005 Conference and Exposition for the use of ClearStory's digital asset management (DAM) solution as a worldwide brand marketing system. The AIIM Best Practices award was established to recognize excellence in the ECM field and presented at the Annual Awards Dinner on the evening of May 18 at the Union League of Philadelphia. The term "Best Practice" denotes a standard of excellence that has been achieved within an organization and refers to a process that can be quantified, adapted, and repeated. "The Awards Committee faced an especially difficult challenge this year," notes AIIM President John Mancini. "The quantity of nominations was higher across all categories, and the quality of the candidates was truly exceptional. This demonstrates the commitment of our members to the Association and to the ECM industry -- a commitment for which we are truly grateful." "ClearStory Systems is honored to have won such a coveted and prestigious award," said Henry F. Nelson, president and CEO of ClearStory Systems. "Pharmaceutical companies and other consumer product companies are increasingly looking to optimize the value of their marketing content and other digital assets. And ClearStory is leading the way in helping these organizations achieve operational excellence and advanced business agility through our marketing content management solutions." ClearStory Systems will be demonstrating its award-winning Radiant Content Suite and Marketing Content Management Solutions at the AIIM Expo and Conference in Philadelphia, May 17-19, 2005 at Booth # 137. About ClearStory Systems ClearStory Systems is an established provider of flexible, on-demand enterprise content management (ECM) solutions. ClearStory's Radiant Content Suite provides discrete management and on-demand access for the full spectrum of content -- from graphics and video to customer statements and email. The company's standards-based technology provides a powerful platform for integrating rich media and business documents into a multitude of business-critical environments, including marketing and finance departments, call centers, channel partner portals, compliance initiatives, and global marketing extranets. For more information, visit http://www.clearstorysystems.com/. There are statements in this news release that contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including for example the expected benefits of ClearStory's in-house hosting model, the anticipated customer demand for ClearStory's products and services (including its recently released ActiveMedia version 6 and its Radiant Enterprise Media Server), and the expected benefits to be derived from ClearStory's products and services. These forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical fact and relate to the intent, belief, plans or expectations of ClearStory Systems, their management, and their customers. Words like "plans," "intends," "believes," "signifies," "estimates," "anticipate," "will," "expect," and words of similar meaning are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary significantly from the forward-looking statements. For a detailed discussion of cautionary statements that may affect ClearStory's future results of operations and financial results, please refer to ClearStory's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year-ended March 31, 2004, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. ClearStory Systems Ripple Effect Communications Susan Worthy Valerie Harding (Media) (508) 870-4225 (617) 536-8887 DATASOURCE: ClearStory Systems CONTACT: Susan Worthy of ClearStory Systems, +1-508-870-4225, ; or Valerie Harding of Ripple Effect Communications, +1-617-536-8887, , for ClearStory Systems Web site: http://www.clearstorysystems.com/

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