Cornerstone Reduces Pricing On Large Screen, High Resolution Monitors.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1997--Cornerstone Imaging, Inc., a provider of high performance monitors and graphics controllers, today announced price reductions up to 9% on their entire line of color monitors. Effective today, corporate users may now get top-of-the-line Cornerstone monitors at significantly lower prices.

"The market for large screen, high resolution color displays has grown at an exciting rate over the last few years," notes Kenneth Westrick, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cornerstone's Display Products Division. "We believe this is because more and more users are in front of their monitors all day-working with multiple applications and multiple image-types, including scanned documents. They need more on-screen real estate and better image quality."

In November 1996, an independent, comparative ratings report for selecting high resolution monitors was put out by NSTL (National Software Testing Laboratories). In that report, two of Cornerstone's 21" color monitors were reviewed. Both excelled in NSTL's image quality, usability and features tests. Cornerstone has also recently earned accolades on monitor image quality and all around functionality in reviews by PC World and Imaging Magazine.

"Where previously there was a mismatch between visually- demanding computer work and the type of monitor selected (often a 15" screen) users find it makes sense, now more than ever, for them to look into the benefits of Cornerstone large screen color monitors," adds Westrick. "The productivity difference between a 15" monitor and a Cornerstone 17, 20 or 21 inch monitor is enormous."

New MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) analysis on Cornerstone monitors moves Cornerstone's 17, 20 and 21 inch monitors from a 200,000 MTBF to 300,000 MTBF giving Cornerstone products one of the highest MTBF ratings on the market.

"With this price reduction, we're making it easier for corporations to provide the right monitors for their users," says Westrick. "It now costs less to put one of the most highly-rated and reliable displays on the desktops of corporate users."

Price Reductions

Price reductions affect Cornerstone's entire family of color monitors. The new U.S. ESP (Estimated Street Price) for each product is listed below starting with Cornerstone's high-end 21" Color Monitor that runs 1600 x 1200 resolution at a 92 Hz refresh rate to Cornerstone's 17" Color Monitor that runs at 1280 x 1024 resolution at a 76 Hz refresh rate. -0-

Product                                                  ESP
Color 50/115, 21" Color Monitor (19.9" viewable)       $1,827
Color 21/81fp, 21" Color Monitor (19.9" viewable)      $1,682
Color 20/77, 20" Color Monitor (18.9" viewable)        $1,566
Color 17/76, 17" Color Monitor (16.02" viewable)       $  760

About Cornerstone

Cornerstone Imaging, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, CA, is a provider of high performance monitors and graphics controllers that optimize productivity and system performance for Document Imaging and Enterprise application users. Cornerstone's ImageAccel family of monitors and graphics controllers are designed for all-day computer users who access multiple applications and multiple data-types. Cornerstone's large-screen, high resolution monitors deliver crisp, vibrant images. Cornerstone's ImageAccel controllers provide best-of-breed graphics capabilities and have additional functionality that addresses the specific needs of users viewing scanned images. Cornerstone Imaging, Inc. is publicly held and traded on the NASDAQ under the CRNR symbol. Visit the Cornerstone Web Page at www.corimage.com.

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