Comprehensive New Releases of AccuSoft's Industry-Leading ImageGear Toolkit Feature Introduction of Adobe-R- PDF Library.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2003

Two New ImageGear Versions Provide Performance Increases

of 3-5x Over Competing Raster-Based PDF Rendering Tools

AccuSoft(R) Corporation, the leading provider of imaging technology and Internet-based document portal solutions, announced today comprehensive new releases of its award-winning ImageGear(R) imaging toolkit - ImageGear Professional Edition, version 13, and ImageGear Enterprise Edition, version 13.

The introduction of these releases marks the integration of the Adobe PDF library, allowing users to automatically conform to the highest PDF language standard. PDF is the recognized standard for document distribution and display on the World Wide Web, where page fidelity is a requirement. ImageGear users will now be able to read and write PDF 1.5 documents in the native vector format, as well as perform content extraction of text, images and graphics from these documents. All of the current PDF compression formats are supported, and performance is increased 3-5x over other raster based PDF rendering tools.

The new versions of ImageGear also include the introduction of an Object Oriented and componentized ActiveX version, which, combined with the new unified Graphical User Interface (GUIs) controls, will enable developers to create applications faster and more intuitively than ever before possible.

Other enhancements include extensive improvements in file format handling, compression, and performance, including OpenGL-based rendering for CAD documents, improved CGM file support, and JPEG2000 read/write support for DICOM medical images within the new release of the ImageGear MD toolkit for medical applications. (See separate AccuSoft press release announcing ImageGear MD for the Linux platform also issued today at: http://www.accusoft.com/news/n_press2003.asp).

"With the release of version 13, ImageGear is solidly positioned as the technology and performance leader in the imaging toolkit space," stated Ian Lee, Director of Customer Services, AccuSoft Corporation. "In addition, no other product on the market can claim to offer comparable overall functionality or ease-of-use, making ImageGear the toolkit of choice for the developer community."

ImageGear Professional Edition, version 13 comes with all of the popular imaging options included, such as PDF, JPEG2000, OCR, CAD and Barcode, and is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, HP/UX and AIX platforms. For those customers that require support for all of the platforms, ImageGear Enterprise Edition, version 13 provides a bundled solution. Support for Java comes standard with all platforms.

All of the new offerings include extensive, customer-focused support, and are protected by the AccuSoft Image Guarantee(TM), as well as tested against AccuSoft's exhaustive library of real-world images. As a result, developers can rest assured that users will not encounter problems viewing images from any applications built with ImageGear technology.

Building on nearly 20 years of imaging expertise, the new ImageGear editions now offer over 700 imaging functions, more than 200 control parameters, and support for over 100 different file formats. As a result of ImageGear's proven algorithms and higher- level tools, developers can dramatically reduce the time to prototype and deliver working solutions, providing them with a faster time-to-market advantage.

Availability & Pricing:

ImageGear Professional Edition, version 13 toolkits are available immediately through AccuSoft, with pricing starting at $2,995. The ImageGear Enterprise Edition, version 13, which includes all of the functionality and components of the ImageGear Professional Edition, with combined support for all platforms, and comprehensive facilities for building enterprise-class, client/server and Web-based imaging and document delivery solutions with the NetVue(TM) toolkit module, is priced at $8,995. It is also immediately available through AccuSoft.

About AccuSoft:

Since 1985, AccuSoft has been providing customers with the tools and technology they need to develop powerful imaging and image-enabled applications. AccuSoft's award- winning ImageGear product line has been the overwhelming choice of professional application developers. The company's technology is incorporated into thousands of applications used by over 50 million people worldwide. AccuSoft's comprehensive products and solutions continue to set benchmarks for quality and performance and have positioned the company as the undisputed leader in its field. For further information about AccuSoft, visit the company's Web site at http://www.accusoft.com.

(C) 2003 AccuSoft Corporation. AccuSoft and ImageGear are registered trademarks of AccuSoft Corporation. Adobe and the Adobe PDF library are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.