LOGITECH AND ANOTO JOIN FORCES TO INTRODUCE PEN AND PAPER TO THE PC PLATFORM.

Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) has entered into a formal agreement with Sweden-based Anoto for introducing digital pen and paper solutions to the PC platform. As part of its entry into this new market, Logitech has entered into a strategic relationship with existing Anoto partners in the paper industry. Key participants in the alliance include 3M's Post-it Notes Division, MeadWestvaco, Groupe Hamelin, FranklinCovey and Time/system International. Building upon Anoto functionality, the companies are developing a complete "ecosystem," whereby consumers will be able to capture, store and retrieve handwritten information, using the medium of paper and a dedicated pen with the PC.

Based on technologies from Anoto that convert ordinary handwriting into digital information, the Logitech solution is designed to provide the user with the ability to use pen and paper in exactly the same way that people have used them for centuries while still making use of the powerful productivity provided by a PC.

"We have seen intense interest and a great opportunity in the ability to align the computing experience with natural human behavior," said David Henry, senior vice president and general manager of Logitech's Control Devices Business Unit. "This alliance is a definite fit with Logitech's vision of extending the power of the PC beyond the desktop."

"The agreement with Logitech takes us from vision to actual implementation and implies that digital pens and paper which incorporate Anoto functionality will reach an even wider field of applications and a larger number of users. By partnering with Logitech and thereby entering the PC market, we are on our way to achieving total coverage and establishing a de facto standard for paper-based digital communication," said Christer Fahraeus, CEO of Anoto AB. "We are already pursuing Anoto functionality in the mobile telephony environment and are convinced that PC usage is a very important expansion and complement."

Logitech expects to launch the digital pen enabling Anoto functionality for the PC platform later this year. Digital paper enabling Anoto functionality will also be launched at the same time.

About Logitech: Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal interface products that provide people with easy access to the digital world. The Company's product family includes Internet video cameras, mice and trackballs, keyboards, audio and telephony products, interactive gaming devices and 3D controllers.

With operational headquarters through its U.S. subsidiary in Fremont, California, and regional headquarters through local subsidiaries in Switzerland, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded in Switzerland on the Swiss Stock Exchange (LOGN and LOGZ) and in the U.S. on the Nasdaq National Market System (LOGI). The company has manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.