Microgistix Japan and WACOM Cooperate in Software Sales; Greater Customer Satisfaction with an Attractive Software Line-up; Special Software Discounts for WACOM Club Members.

Business Editors

Microgistix Japan Ltd., (Headquarters: Level 11, Park West Building 6-12-1 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President: Hisahiro Abekawa), has announced a strategic alliance with WACOM offering improved software solutions for greater customer satisfaction, and to expand its customer base toward WACOM users.

With this alliance, WACOM will launch a "WACOM Choice Program" software sales section on its WACOM Club web page, commencing from July 1, 2002 this summer, offering 16 titles for the individual user in English learning, hobbies, and entertainment. Customers can select any three titles for only 4,980 yen a set. The new titles reflect a carefully chosen range of consumer-directed software. Already boasting the largest share of the market for pen and tablet input devices such as intuos and FAVO, WACOM plans to expand its product line to include easy-to-use input devices and programs for the average consumer as well as creative professionals. To this end, a conscious effort has been made to select software with strong appeal to the average user and of moderate price. A high percentage of WACOM Club members are professional users. The new offerings will make it possible for them to try whole new software venues and should lead to even greater customer satisfaction.

The new project will be launched on July 1st. The software lineup will be renewed at any time during the project. Orders are expected to reach a total of around 70,000, for a projected profit of approximately 100 million yen for the "Choice Program." It is expected that through this new venture, WACOM will make a significant contribution to a "New Software Life" for consumers.

About Microgistix

Microgistix was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Minneapolis. It designs and manages software marketing services and online software stores, as well as offering e-commerce strategies for businesses. In recent years, its American and UK branches have provided customized software marketing services -- primarily for OEM personal computers and peripheral devices -- directed at increasing sales, improving customer value, and securing lifetime customers for such corporations as IBM, Gateway, Compaq, General Mills, and Best Buy. In Japan, commencing this spring, it has provided Sofmap with a completely new kind of bundled DVD software package. Plans are to offer in Japan the same kind of customized software marketing services that it already offers in the United States. The company website is http://www.Microgistix. (A Japanese version will become available in August.)

About WACOM, Co., Ltd.

WACOM Co., Ltd. was founded in July 1983 and is capitalized at 1302.65 million yen. The next year it began selling the world's first cordless pen tablet, the WT Series, and has continued to concentrate on the development, manufacture and sales of computer input devices and software. In the first half of 2001, sales of tablet-related products increased by 20%. Other major products include the Cintiq LCD tablet, sold worldwide, and the left-hand input device, Smart Scroll. WACOM has also ventured into new lines of business such as the development and sales of CAD/PDM systems, with the objective of expanding to become a manufacturer of convenient input devices for business and general-use PCs, in addition to its specialized line of products directed at the professional graphics field. The company website is http://www.wacom.co.jp.