Enghouse Releases
NetWORKS 4.0 on ArcGIS 9

Markham, ON, Canada, July 11, 2005 - The Asset Management Division of Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX:ESL) is pleased to announce the release of NetWORKS 4.0. The NetWORKS product portfolio continues to meet the Outside Plant and Inside Plant network design and network management requirements of Utility Telecoms, Municipal Telecoms, Independent Telecoms, and Cable TV companies.

NetWORKS 4 is a major release which includes new functionality, productivity tools, and performance improvements for all modules: FiberWORKS, CopperWORKS, CoaxWORKS, ISP, Structures Management, and Engineering Design Management. NetWORKS 4 is the first release to support ESRI's ArcGIS 9.

Key enhancements include:

• Support for multi-domain, blended networks that include a mixture of fiber, copper, coax, and RF Tower infrastructure.
• End-to-end, bi-directional, and seamless tracing of physical and logical network elements within a multi-domain network.
• Rule Base Manager provides a Graphical User Interface for maintaining the NetWORKS rule base.
• Visualize duct capacity as a user defined map theme.
• User defined Engineering Design Management workflows let users define a specific process for managing a work order through each design activity.
• Work Order Permissions let the administrator control and manage user access to work orders.
• Performance improvements to trace and reports.
• Copper pair line of count representation, throw, connections, and tracing.

NetWORKS 4 based on ArcGIS 9 enables telecommunication companies to document and manage complex, multi-domain networks. NetWORKS can help maximize network resources, increase workflow, enhance customer service, and improve network reconfiguration. NetWORKS provides both Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) design, network management, and facilities management capabilities within an integrated ArcGIS 9 platform. It’s open, interoperable and web deployable architecture can interface with existing enterprise applications such as Work Force Management, Customer Information Systems, Network Monitoring Systems, and others.

NetWORKS enhances the value of ESRI's ArcGIS platform by addressing the network design and asset management needs of the telecommunications industry. Accurately documenting infrastructure is a vital task. Enghouse continues to extend NetWORKS ensuring its lead as the product of choice for Utility, Municipal, and Independent Telecoms.

About Enghouse Asset Management Division (AMD)

Enghouse Asset Management Division (AMD), is a division of Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX:ESL) a publicly traded enterprise software company serving a number of distinct vertical markets. The Asset Management Division offers a complete suite of enterprise-enabled Geospatial Network Design and Infrastructure Management solutions. Enghouse’s NetWORKS product portfolio for Telecommunications, Cable TV, and utilities consist of applications to efficiently and cost effectively design and manage blended fiber-copper-coax-wireless networks. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.enghouse.com/amd.

For Product Information Contact:

Enghouse Asset Management Division
(905) 946-3200
sales@enghouse.com

Investor Relations/Corporate Contact:

Neil Shafran
(905) 946-3200
investor@enghouse.com

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