Anoto, a Subsidiary of C Technologies, Names Former A.T. Cross Chief Operating Officer and Pen Computing Specialist John Buckley Executive Board Member.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April, 18 2001

Anoto, a subsidiary of C Technologies, (CTEC), has announced that former A.T. Cross Company Chief Operating Officer and pioneer in pen computing, John Buckley has joined Anoto as an Executive Board Member. Mr. Buckley was directly responsible for leading A.T. Cross into the development, manufacture and marketing of pen-based products that facilitate electronic communications. The Crosspad and the recently introduced Cross Convergence pen are two of the electronic pens currently on the market.

At Anoto Mr. Buckley is becoming an important member of a team of talented individuals whose complementary backgrounds and experiences will establish the Anoto technology as the global de facto standard for digital paper.

"John Buckley is one of the early innovators in pen computing," says Christer Fahraeus, President and founder of Anoto. "By joining our team he is sending a message to the industry that Anoto technology is the future of pen and paper computing."

"I am a firm believer in a simple device that allows wireless linking of data," says John Buckley. "Anoto's technology allows companies from Mead to A.T. Cross to 3M to advance their pen and paper products into the digital age."

Anoto intends to work closely in developing applications for this technology with electronics manufacturers, wireless network operators and paper publishers with the goal of developing a worldwide standard for the wireless transmission of paper-based communications.

About Anoto

Anoto AB was founded in Lund, Sweden in late 1999 as a subsidiary of C Technologies AB, which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list (Attract 40). The company currently has about 170 employees working in offices in Lund, Stockholm, Boston, and Tokyo. Ericsson holds a minority stake in Anoto and is also represented on the board. Anoto AB has created a de facto standard for digital paper. The concept is built around converting mankind's most common way of communicating, through pen and paper. Proprietary patterns, advanced image processing, Bluetooth wireless technology and an information infrastructure enables Anoto's system. Hand-written notes written on ordinary paper turn digital through the almost invisible Anoto pattern and can be sent directly through a computer, mobile phone, PDA, palm device or a fax. Even services such as paper- based digital orders can be handled with only pen and paper. www.anoto.com

About C Technologies AB

C Technologies AB (publ) was founded in 1996 and is a Swedish well-established high-technology company with cutting-edge expertise within the fields of digital camera technology, image processing and digital pens. The Company's primary product is the C-Pen reading pen, which has received several important international awards for best IT product. The C-Pen scans, stores, processes and wirelessly transmits text to a PC. The pen can also translate, send e-mail, SMS and facsimiles as well as reading barcodes. The C Technologies Group currently has about 250 employees and offices located in Lund, Stockholm, Atlanta, Boston and Tokyo. Major shareholders include company founder Christer Fahraeus, State Street Bank, Ericsson Mobile Communications and SEB Fonder. C Technologies' share is listed on the O-list of the OM Stockholm Exchange (Attract 40). The Group also comprises the subsidiaries Anoto AB and WeSpot AB. www.ctechnologies.se or www.cpen.com