C Technologies and Merriam-Webster, Inc. Sign Agreement to Provide Dictionaries for C-Pen.

Business/Technology Editors

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001

C Technologies, developer of C-Pen, the world's leading handheld text recording device, today announced an agreement with Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading language reference publisher, to integrate Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Tenth Edition, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Thesaurus into C-Pen. Through C-Pen, an entire dictionary with more than 200,000 definitions can be accessed with a single swipe of the C-Pen, making the definition of almost any word in the English language available at the user's fingertips.

C-Pen is the digital version of a highlighter, with the ability to record and store printed text from newspapers, magazines, books, etc. The text can then be transferred to a computer or beamed to a Palm PDA. With C-Pen, everyone from business professionals to students will now have the ability not only to record and store printed text for future use, but also to have the ability to scan a printed word to learn its definition, find a synonym or translate to and from a foreign language.

"The new alliance with Merriam-Webster will offer an additional feature of the C-Pen with great appeal to students, mobile professionals and anybody with an avid interest in the English language or who wants to increase their vocabulary. In today's world, verbal expression is critical and C-Technologies is pleased to provide an inexpensive and fun tool that will give people an advantage," says Lars Sundberg, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, C Technologies.

"We're happy to announce this agreement with C Technologies," said John Morse, President and Publisher of Merriam-Webster Inc. "The C-Pen provides an exciting new way to utilize Merriam-Webster's reference products, and offers an invaluable service to anyone who works or plays with language."

Additional titles from Merriam-Webster included in the agreement with C-Pen to be available for downloading during spring 2001 include:

-- Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary (English-Spanish-English,
including Latin American words, spelling, and pronunciation.)

-- Merriam-Webster's French-English Dictionary (English-French-English,
including Canadian French words, spelling, and pronunciation.)

-- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Encyclopedia (Written in cooperation with
Encyclopaedia Britannica, this encyclopedia contains more than 25,000 entries
that will strengthen the position of C-Pen in the academic market segment.)

-- Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law (An English reference book for the legal
segment of the market.)

C-Pen's Technology

Simply by moving C-Pen over printed text, as if highlighting, the information is scanned through an integrated digital camera. The scanned images are then transformed into computer-readable text by an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system, which stores the information as an editable text file in C-Pen, which can then be transferred to a Windows 95/98, NT/Windows 2000-based PC, or Palm via a built-in infrared port or cable. C-Pen weighs just three ounces and can be calibrated for left-handed or right-handed use.

About C Technologies

C Technologies is a leader in the development of handheld input devices with advanced imaging technology. Founded in 1996, the company works with "See technology", a unique method of merging digital camera technology with high speed handheld computing. This technology combines powerful neural network based image processing and OCR techniques. C Technologies US Inc. is located in Stamford, CT. More information is available at the C-Pen web site at http://www.cpen.com or phone 1-877-ASK-CPEN. C-Pen 600C and 800C will be available through national and regional retail outlets including CompUSA, Fry's Electronics, MicroCenter, J&R Music World, Amazon.com and Outpost.com in mid-April 2001 at prices of $150 and $200, respectively.

About Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

Merriam-Webster Inc. is recognized around the world as America's leading language reference publisher. The company acquired the rights to update and publish the dictionaries of the great American lexicographer, Noah Webster, in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing commitment to innovation in both print and electronic language reference publishing. For more information on the company, visit Merriam-Webster OnLine at http://www.Merriam-Webster.com.