NOVATO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 29, 2004— Riverdeep Inc. today announced the release of the next generation of the 3D Home Architect(R) product line. The premium product, 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6, is an easy-to-use software program that allows home improvement enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers to design, decorate, and budget interior and exterior home improvement projects. From Broderbund, Riverdeep's #1 brand in productivity software, and Cadsoft, a leading developer of residential design and building software, this robust program features a single interface with home design and landscaping tools that work seamlessly together to create contractor-ready plans. 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6 is now available in retail stores and via the Broderbund website ( www.broderbund.com), on Windows, for a suggested retail price of $99.99.

3D Home Architect V6 is user tested and approved and complete with new building wizards, stylish name-brand content, and a new easy-to-use tabbed interface. These products combine easy-to-use creative tools with professional grade-design capabilities. Whether designing a home from scratch or remodeling an existing home, 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6 gives consumers the tools they need for everything from a bath, kitchen or bedroom remodel to actually creating a dream home and garden from the ground up. Users can get started quickly with a project-specific wizard, import a pre-designed plan from an outside source with Project Trace or start drawing walls from scratch.

Additional new features include a point and click Materials Paintbrush so users can easily experiment with a huge array of tile and wood finishes, stone-work and other decorative and structural materials with a single click. A new 2D Designer's View allows users to get an accurate top down look at their landscape or garden. The product is also packed with powerful features such as the Plant Encyclopedia filled with 7,500 plants.

"Riverdeep conducted extensive research on 3D Home Architect to determine the needs of our customer," said Fiona O'Carroll, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Development at Riverdeep. "Based on the feedback we received, we are thrilled with this home and landscape software solution and we are confident it will meet the needs of do-it-yourselfers who are interested in home and landscape design."

For additional information on 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6, visit www.broderbund.com. 3D Home Architect Home Design Deluxe 6 and 3D Home Architect Landscape Design Deluxe 6 are available in retail stores and via the Broderbund website ( www.broderbund.com), on Windows, for a suggested retail price of $69.99 and $49.99 respectively.

About Riverdeep Inc.

Riverdeep, Inc. is a leading publisher of interactive products focusing on productivity, kids' entertainment, and education markets for adults, children, and schools. Riverdeep's rich family of products and portfolio of interactive award-winning products feature such well-known brands as Broderbund, The Learning Company, The Print Shop, Reader Rabbit, Destination Math and Learning Company Books. For more information visit www.riverdeep.net.

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