Agfa Expands its List of Licensees for Color Technology; Three More Companies Select Agfa as Their Source for Color Technology.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999--

Agfa announced today that the following companies have signed license agreements for Agfa color technology: Advanced Hi-Tech (AHT), CADlink Technology Corporation and Imaging Technologies Corporation (ITEC).

With color management and screening solutions, Agfa is positioning itself as a single source vendor for color solutions and technology.

Agfa's color expertise is finely rooted in the high-end graphic arts market where Agfa color and screening products deliver the highest achievable image quality. Agfa products are reliable and solve problems in today's environments. Configurations are flexible and adhere to OEM requirements for quality, size and performance.

"Agfa has a great reputation for working closely with OEMs and business partners", said Doug Shaw, Agfa's Director of the OEM Business Unit. "Our goal is to be the best source to the industry for color technology and the fact that these three companies have decided to license our technology is testimony to Agfa's ongoing commitment to product innovation in the field of color science and imaging."

"Selecting Agfa as our source for color technology was an easy decision", said Fou-Sen Chang, AHT's President and CEO. "No other company besides Agfa offers as complete a color solution with the emphasis on quality."

Agfa color technologies include solutions for screening and color management. Technology components include, but are not limited to, a CMM module, ICC color profile and tools for characterizing color devices, color lookup tables, IT8 color reference targets and Agfa Balanced Screening (ABS) in binary and multilevel formats.

"We selected Agfa Balanced Screening for use in our recent line of color laser printers", said Joe Pfeuffer, ITEC Senior Vice President of Engineering. "By utilizing Agfa screens, ITEC was able to deliver an improved in image quality to our customers."

"CADlink is extremely pleased to be working with an industry leader such as AGFA", said Jim Ramsden, President CADlink Technology Corporation. "Our decision to include Agfa ColorTune technology in our PhotoScript RIP product ensures that color management and ICC profile compatibility are major strengths in our product."

Agfa color solutions are available today in configurations designed to meet system and target application requirements. End-to-end solutions for screening, color management and device characterization allow OEMs to generate the highest quality results with industry standard tools and reduced code size.

About Advanced Hi-Tech (AHT)

Since 1989, AHT has been a market leader in the development and manufacture of productivity tools that maximize digital printing output. Major printer manufacturers, printing management companies, the print-on-demand industry and large print customers rely on AHT's printer controllers and related products to boost throughput, resolution and functionality in document production. AHT's extensive customer base includes such leading companies as Xerox, Oce, Hewlett-Packard, Mita, Pitney Bowes, Lexmark and quick print market leaders such as Sir Speedy, PIP Printing and Minuteman Press. AHT is headquartered in El Segundo, California. Other members of the AHT digital print family include Genesis Technology, UFO Systems, and ENTIRE. For more information about AHT and its range of products, visit http://www.aht.com.

About CADlink Technology Corporation

Since 1987, CADlink Technology Corporation has been developing leading edge software for sign makers, engravers, routers, screen printers and professionals exploring the new world of digital imaging and printing. With sales offices and distributors worldwide, CADlink prides itself on providing customers with a competitive advantage by developing new technology prior to many other developers who provide similar services and following up the sale with top quality dealer support in over 40 countries. CADlink software comes in over 24 languages to ensure localization of the product worldwide.

CADlink prides itself on it's reputation as a technological innovator, a label earned in the early days when CADlink was the first company to introduce completely open architecture, modular software to the sign making industry. CADlink's commitment to the future includes continued development of technology to the existing markets as well as development of new products to complimentary vertical markets, with the focus primarily being on digital imaging technology.

About Imaging Technologies Corporation (ITEC)

Founded in 1982, Imaging Technologies Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development, manufacturing, licensing and supply of high-quality digital imaging solutions. Through its three subsidiaries: PCPI Technologies Inc., Prima International Inc., and NewGen Imaging Systems, Inc., the Company is engineering the next generation of printing and imaging products. Imaging Technologies is headquartered in the Rancho Bernardo region of San Diego with subsidiary operations in Costa Mesa and Santa Clara, California. News and information are available at the ITEC web site on the Internet at http://www.imagetechcorp.com.

Agfa Corporation

Agfa Typographic Systems is the recognized leader of embedded type and color technologies, multi-language and double-byte font solutions, high-quality custom type design and owner of the largest digital type library in the world. Agfa is a business unit of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual sales of $4.5 billion.

Additional information on Agfa may be found on the company's home page at: http://www.agfamonotype.com.

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