Xionics Delivers Print Technology For HP's New LaserJet 2100 Series Printers.

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999--Whether it's an office of five people or a department of 25, demand is growing for faster printers that deliver superior print quality within a reasonable budget. One component to the solution, a modular yet flexible print technology from Xionics Document Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:XION), is helping Hewlett-Packard and other OEMs meet this need.

Xionics PS2(tm) (PostScript Level 2 compatible) print technology has been incorporated in Hewlett-Packard Company's new LaserJet 2100M and 2100TN series printers. The HP 2100 series is designed as a personal and workgroup printer and features 10 ppm printing, true 1,200 x 1,200 dpi at rated engine speed, as well as options for paper handling and networking.

"Xionics' PostScript technology offers the performance level and print capability that our worldwide desktop printer customers demand. We are pleased to be able to utilize this technology in the new LaserJet 2100M and 2100TN to offer our customers a high quality product," said Susan Brooks, Software Product Marketing Manager, Hewlett-Packard Personal LaserJet Division.

In addition to Hewlett-Packard, Xionics supplies PostScript-compatible print products to Xerox, Ricoh, Sharp, Samsung and other OEMs who serve a market that wants to print increasingly complex documents from graphics and presentation applications as well as the Internet.

"A printer or MFP that is 'PostScript-ready' sends the signal that print jobs will meet the high quality expected in today's office," said Pete Simone, president and CEO of Xionics. "As we roll-out our PostScript 3 print technology in 1999, Xionics will continue as the leading PostScript supplier by delivering the features most in demand-robust imaging technology, improved network printer management and Internet print capability."

This announcement is another in a series of joint development efforts for Hewlett-Packard and Xionics. Like the HP LaserJet 4000, 5000 and 8000 series printers before it, the HP LaserJet 2100 features a PostScript compatible interpreter developed by HP that uses Xionics PS2 as a foundation.

About Xionics

Xionics is a leading developer of innovative software and silicon for printing, scanning, copying, processing and transmitting documents to computer peripherals. Xionics partners with the industry's leading OEMs, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, QMS, Ricoh, Samsung, GCC, Seiko Epson, Sharp, and Xerox, to develop peripherals that provide the performance, output quality and network connectivity for today's office computing market. The company's corporate headquarters is based in Burlington, Mass., with offices in Japan and Germany. For more information on Xionics and its products, visit the company on the World Wide Web at http://www.xionics.com

Xionics is a registered trademark and PS2 is a trademark of Xionics Document Technologies, Inc. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated that may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.