Seattle, WA, August 5, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced that its Express Server image delivery software has successfully completed integration testing with EMC Centera content addressed storage systems using ESRI’s ArcGIS software. The systems integration testing, conducted by ESRI, the leading developer of geographic information system (GIS) software, helps ensure interoperability and enable real-time, easy-to-manage image solutions for aerial and satellite imagery and other GIS applications.

As part of the testing, image files were converted from their native format to LizardTech’s MrSID^® format, the de facto industry standard for managing, accessing and distributing massive geospatial imagery such as aerial photos and satellite images. Each test image file was accessed at full extent and at zoomed-in using ArcMap and ArcIMS from Express Server with Centera. Tests showed that Express Server’s response times using Centera were equal to or faster than internal, server-based storage, highlighting that Express Server coupled with Centera, can meet the performance demands of real-time applications. The results for an ArcIMS configuration were similar to the ArcMap configuration.

“EMC Centera provides customers using ESRI’s leading software with industry leading features and functions,” said Roy Sanford, Vice President of Content Addressed Storage at EMC. “By working with LizardTech, we’re able to bring the benefits of efficient image storage and distribution to corporations, government agencies and organizations that rely on geospatial imagery.”

“Achieving successful ESRI integration with Express Server and EMC Centera extends LizardTech’s commitment to delivering leading image management and distributions solutions to our mutual customers,” said Karen Morley, vice president of global marketing for LizardTech.“Real-time interoperability of our image distribution software with EMC Centera makes it possible for massive image stores to be immediately accessible to a distributed network of geospatial imaging professionals.”

Government agencies and corporations with growing geospatial image storage demands need a cost-effective way to access and distribute enormous aerial and satellite images. Express Server extends the proven efficiency of MrSID to provide these organizations with a simple, affordable way to access and distribute large geospatial imagery across the hall or around the globe.

The full report can be viewed by visiting:http://www.esri.com/systemsint/pdf/express_server_centera_poc_testing.pdf

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

LizardTech Delivers Scanned Color Documents for the Cost of Black and White

Seattle, WA, August 3, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today delivered Document Express 5.0 with DjVu that enables unprecedented reduction in file storage and maximum ease of distribution for any kind of document.

“Organizations are demanding document imaging solutions that enable them to cost effectively archive and share scanned color documents,” said Karen Morley, vice president of global marketing. “Previously limited to scanning all documents in black and white due to the enormous size of color document TIFF and JPEG files, LizardTech’s Document Express 5.0 with DjVu enables compact electronic and scanned color documents at a cost comparable to black and white documents while preserving the visual quality of the original color document.”

LizardTech Document Express 5.0 with DjVu introduces a sleek, intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) to easily set up workflows, and “Watch Folders” that completely automate the document conversion process from most commonly used scanned image documents like TIFF, JPEG or BMP as well as specialized PDF conversion that deals with both scanned and electronic PDFs, thereby increasing productivity and reducing labor costs. A fast OCR engine driven by I.R.I.S., supports 100+ languages enabling organizations to easily get the most out of their scanned document assets by making the text searchable using keywords. In addition, watermarks or company logos can easily be added to documents at the time of creation to protect copyrights and identify source agencies.

“As government regulations and requirements for fixed content and record archiving continue to increase, demand is growing for highly efficient document storage solutions, faster document transfer and access, greater legibility of document content, and flexible, easy to deploy systems that integrate into an existing document scanning workflow and meet Section 508 compliance.” said Carlos Domingo, LizardTech CEO. “Document Express 5.0 with DjVu enables companies with these capabilities.”

Now available through Authorized LizardTech Resellers worldwide, Document Express 5.0 with DjVu combines efficient compression technology, automatic document conversion, customizable workflows and an easy to use interface to produce a cost effective document imaging solution that delivers the highest levels of legibility for color documents in a compact file that conserves storage space and bandwidth.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

Seattle, WA, August 3, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced that it has surpassed its existing record fiscal year net revenue for its geospatial line of products, GeoExpress with MrSID^® and Express Server, ending June 30, 2004. LizardTech finished its 2004 fiscal year with a 34 percent increase over 2003 for sales of its geospatial products. Overall revenue for North America for Q4 was also the best in the history of the company.

Celartem Technology Inc., a Japan-based company, purchased LizardTech in August 2003 and shortly thereafter, Carlos Domingo was appointed as LizardTech’s new CEO. This acquisition has enabled LizardTech to invest in personnel, new product development and has fueled its growth strategy in the geospatial market with key customers such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

“Coming just one year after the acquisition of LizardTech by Celartem Technology, Inc., LizardTech is very excited about this epic achievement,” said Carlos Domingo, CEO of LizardTech, Inc. “LizardTech is stronger than ever and our corporate redirection has positioned us to take full advantage of new opportunities and markets while the support and investment by our parent company, Celartem has enabled us to move aggressively and grow faster than our forecasts.”

“We attribute our strong sales results to the release of GeoExpress 4.0 with MrSID, which includes a robust set of new features based upon the lossless MrSID generation 3 format (MG3), as well as to the increased success of our reseller channel, and LizardTech’s strong commitment to supporting our global resellers” said Brian Soliday, vice president of global sales for LizardTech. “Clearly, LizardTech’s highly efficient and robust image and document compression technologies, GeoExpress with MrSID and Document Express with DjVu, are providing organizations with cost-effective means to create, manage and distribute their digital image assets.”

LizardTech’s GeoExpress with MrSID is the de facto industry standard for managing, accessing and distributing massive geospatial imagery such as aerial photos and satellite images. Document Express with DjVu is the premier open platform for creating, storing and exchanging scanned and electronic color documents with unmatched compression, quality and web-optimization. Using LizardTech’s Express Server, customers have the freedom to cost-effectively distribute high-resolution imagery and perfect reproductions of scanned documents via the Internet to any device without sacrificing quality, resolution, or legibility. The new ArcIMS integration toolkit found in Express Server 4.6 compliments ArcIMS implementations by serving images from Express Server, dramatically decreasing the load on ArcIMS services, freeing them up to more rapidly process non-imaging requests.

“Organizations working to manage rapid information growth under new government regulations and tight IT budgets need cost-effective, easy-to-use image solutions that deliver high levels of visual quality and legibility whether the images are geospatial or scanned documents, compact file sizes and can support fast Internet delivery,” said Karen Morley, vice president of global marketing at LizardTech. “LizardTech is setting new compression and delivery standards for ease of use and cost-benefit to meet the needs of these customers.”

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

Seattle, WA, July 21st, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute, access and view digital content, today announced the signing of NewWave Technologies, a nationally recognized, full-service distributor focusing on document imaging, automated data storage, and CD/DVD duplication solutions, as the exclusive distributor of Document Express with DjVu in the US.

“NewWave Technologies is committed to deliver, in partnership with our channel, the latest technologies in the imaging, duplication and storage marketplace,” said Lenny Martin, Managing Partner, NewWave Technologies. “The demand for color scanning continues to increase and to assist our VARs in keeping up with this demand, NewWave has partnered with LizardTech to bring a software solution to the channel that truly makes scanning in color a viable alternative.”

Document Express with DjVu^® (pronounced “Déjà vu”) is a suite of software tools that enable the conversion of statements, articles, manuals, records, catalogs, and more into highly compressed, web-friendly, searchable DjVu document images, without compromising visual quality, text resolution, or legibility of the document.

The Document Express format, DjVu, is the premier open format for managing, storing, exchanging and viewing color documents. Whether scanned or electronic, documents converted to DjVu format become highly compressed document images. Typical compression ratios of between 300:1 and 1000:1 make the use of color scanning in business applications a cost-effective choice as the size of color document DjVu files are equivalent in size to black and white document TIFF or JPEG files. A typical full-color letter size DjVu file at 300 dots per inch, for example, produces a mere 50kb file size enabling important documents to move swiftly across a network or the Internet.

“Document Express with DjVu is a natural compliment to NewWave Technologies’ broad range of document imaging solutions, scanners and capture applications,” said Carlos Domingo, LizardTech CEO. “We have chosen NewWave, the fastest growing distributor of imaging solutions in North America, based on their commitment to the channel. Authorized LizardTech Resellers are now able to offer a complete document imaging solution that positively impacts the bottom line of their diverse portfolio of customers.”

Document Express with DjVu integrates into existing document scanning workflows and easily and quickly and optimizes the efficiency of archival storage, data retrieval and document distribution.

About NewWave Technologies

Founded in 1992, NewWave Technologies, Inc. is a nationally recognized, full-service distributor focusing on document imaging, automated data storage, and CD/DVD duplication solutions. Together, NewWave and its channel partners deliver seamlessly integrated products and solutions that capture, store, manage, and distribute business-critical information. NewWave markets its products and services exclusively to value-added resellers, system integrators, service bureaus, and OEMs. For more information about NewWave Technologies, visithttp://www.newwavetech.com/.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

LizardTech’s DjVu Document Compression Format Offers InputAccel Customers Crystal Clear Images of Scanned Color Documents with Dramatically Smaller Files

Seattle, WA, July 19, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced integration of its Document Express with DjVu^® document compression technology with Captiva’s InputAccel^®, a leading document capture solution offered by Captiva Software Corporation, whereby users of InputAccel will be able to output scanned documents to the DjVu format. Under an innovative licensing arrangement, users will be able to convert up to 500 pages within an initial two month trial period on a no charge basis. At the conclusion of that period, customers may purchase a full license for unlimited document conversion to the DjVu format. Color documents scanned into the DjVu format reduce the cost and consumption of file storage and bandwidth normally required.

The Document Express format, DjVu (pronounced “Déjà Vu”), is the premier open platform for managing, storing and exchanging color documents, whether scanned or electronic, without sacrificing visual quality, text resolution, or legibility. Free, lightweight and speedy browser plug-ins, available for all common platforms, make DjVu-formatted documents accessible from anywhere. Full-text search and navigation through DjVu document collections are as efficient as with HTML web pages.

“Document Express with DjVu brings the benefits of color scanning — including full document characteristics, vivid images, text legibility and easier scanning workflow — to a new class of customers looking for an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution that helps them realize the benefits of scanning documents in color without the downside of large unwieldy file sizes,” said Karen Morley, LizardTech’s vice president of global marketing. “We are excited to work with Captiva, a leading provider of input management solutions, to bring the benefits of DjVu to a much broader market. We look forward to becoming a certified Captiva technology partner in the near future.”

Departmental, regional, or international document management centers with growing color document storage and distribution demands need a cost-effective alternative to traditional TIFF and JPEG document image formats which yield massive file sizes consuming enormous storage and bandwidth resources. LizardTech’s Document Express DjVu document format leverages state-of-the-art segmentation and compression technology to provide companies with a simple, affordable way to archive and share color documents, across the hall or around the world.

“The integration of LizardTech’s Document Express with DjVu with Captiva’s InputAccel enables our customers to deliver high quality scanned images in a dramatically reduced file size, empowering users to easily access these documents without high-bandwidth requirements. Our customers will have access to a complete, robust solution for efficient, cost-effective delivery of high-speed color images,” said Alan Abrina, Captiva’s InputAccel Product Manager. “InputAccel combines a complete document capture solution with the true document legibility and cost advantages of LizardTech’s DjVu format, significantly reducing the complexity and total cost of capturing, processing, exchanging and storing color documents. The new DjVu output capability bolsters InputAccel’s modular architecture, which allows users to create customized capture flows for their incoming data streams.”

Document Express with DjVu – Enabling Cost-Effective Color Scanning

Document Express with DjVu eliminates the file size barrier typically associated with scanning documents in color and delivers full-color digital documents with a file size comparable to scanned black and white documents. Combing network-friendly file sizes and perfect images of original documents with the ability to easily search text in a document or across a document collection, Document Express with DjVu is the sensible, cost-effective format for scanned color documents.

“Document Express with DjVu enables organizations to leverage their investment in color scanning infrastructure by eliminating time-consuming pre-sorting of color and black and white documents and rescanning to achieve the most legible document image,” said Karen Morley. “We are pleased to work with Captiva, to combine LizardTech’s Document Express with DjVu document compression technology with InputAccel to provide Captiva customers with an integrated document capture package that is simple and cost-effective for virtually any size organization.”

About Captiva

Captiva Software Corporation is a leading provider of input management solutions. Since 1989, the company’s award-winning products have been used to manage business critical information from paper, faxed and electronic forms, documents and transactions into the enterprise in a more accurate, timely and cost-effective manner. These products automate the processing of billions of forms, documents and transactions annually, converting their contents into information that is usable in database, document, content and other information management systems. Captiva’s technology serves thousands of users in insurance, financial services, government, business process outsourcing, manufacturing and other markets. For more information, visitwww.captivasoftware.com.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

Seattle, WA, July 13, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced special pricing on its industry standard GeoExpress with MrSID^® exclusively for members of the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) association. The MAPPS association has more than 150 members based on a reputation of aggressive advocacy of the private photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, and GIS community.

“Federal and local governments rely on MAPPS members as experts in delivering significant amounts of high quality, high resolution geospatial imagery each year,” said Brian Soliday, vice president of worldwide sales at LizardTech. “Given the sheer size of such detailed imagery, the files can be cumbersome for end users. GeoExpress with MrSID enables geospatial data providers to deliver imagery in GIS-ready files in the MrSID format that are easier to manage, access and distribute.”

MrSID, an innovative wavelet compression technology that dramatically reduces file size and preserves image quality, has become the image format required by many governments and municipalities. Built on innovative MrSID technology , GeoExpress with MrSID is ideal for GIS data providers who supply federal, regional and local government agencies with aerial and satellite imagery on which they rely for critical decisions involving everything from optimizing agriculture yields to national security.

Sanborn, the first MAPPS member to take advantage of this special promotion and a leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) and photogrammetric imagery in the .sid format, was recently selected by the United States Department of Agriculture to provide aerial photography and imagery acquisition services in accordance with USDA-NAIP-03-04. The imagery Sanborn provides will be used by the USDA to update its GIS orthoimagery base program and by the Financial Services Authority to administer compliance programs. Additionally, the information will be used for agriculture land use analysis, natural resource.

“LizardTech’s GeoExpress with MrSID allows us to easily deliver large, high resolution imagery that our clients can readily manipulate,” said John Copple, CEO of Sanborn. “The robust set of tools in GeoExpress ensures our customers will derive the maximum value of the imagery with the utilities of MrSID.”

The GeoExpress 4.0 with MrSID promotion exclusive for MAPPS members is available only through LizardTech. MAPPS members should contact LizardTech inside sales at 1-866-725-5211 or 206-652-5211 for details. Final deadline for this special MAPPS member promotional pricing is September 30, 2004.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

Seattle, WA, July 6, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced that its next generation MrSID^®format (MG3) is now being supported in Intergraph’s recently announced GeoMedia 5.2 product suite.

MrSID technology, the most widely accepted compressed geospatial image format, produces dramatically smaller image files with no degradation in image quality. Geospatial professionals rely on LizardTech’s GeoExpress 4.0 with MrSID^® to manage, access and distribute massive geospatial imagery such as aerial photos and satellite images. Now, Intergraph customers are able to benefit from LizardTech’s MrSID geospatial image format with Intergraph’s GeoMedia^®version 5.2, which provides a full suite of powerful analysis tools and data server technology enabling analysis across multiple geospatial formats.

“MrSID makes it easier and less expensive for organizations to utilize enormous geospatial images for utility infrastructure maintenance, field workforce access, department of transportation asset management and many other GIS workflow scenarios,” said Karen Morley, vice president of global marketing for LizardTech. “GeoExpress 4.0 with MrSID is also being used to enable rapid deployment of high quality geospatial imaging capabilities as companies face an ever-growing demand for faster and more comprehensive information. We’re pleased to work with Intergraph to integrate support for LizardTech’s industry-standard MrSID image format with GeoMedia technology to provide customers with support for the latest MrSID imaging technology within their Intergraph viewing and analysis tools.

“Intergraph is providing dynamic solutions for distributing and analyzing large disparate data sets”, said Terry Keating, Executive Vice President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions. “Visualization is key to that and the new MrSID format fits nicely into that workflow. This integration provides a solution to our largest customers for managing large geospatial imagery.”

Image formats supported in GeoMedia 5.2 integrate seamlessly throughout the GeoMedia suite of products, designed to maximize the management, analysis and distribution of geospatial data and business information across the enterprise. LizardTech’s MrSID format met Intergraph’s rigorous interoperability testing requirements with GeoMedia 5.2 for exploiting high resolution aerial and satellite imagery within regular workflows for utilities, transportation and governments.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

Seattle, WA, July 6, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced that under a distribution agreement Headway Technology Group, Europe’s premier document imaging distributor, has agreed to serve as the exclusive distributor of Document Express with DjVu through Headway’s pan European distribution structure.

“After successfully working with LizardTech for over a year and seeing the benefits Document Express with DjVu can bring to the world of business scanning, Headway Technology is excited to sign an exclusive European agreement to market Document Express. Headway has always been involved with leading edge technology and view the features offered by the LizardTech Document Express with DjVu software of significant benefit to those customers committing to color scanning in their business,” said David Lewis, Chairman of Headway Technology. “In fact, the benefit comes by scanning everything in color, which will not only improve productivity without the need to select documents, but produce improved images of greater quality without the overhead of large file sizes. We also expect to see industry leaders supporting Document Express with DjVu for easy integration as a standard solution.”

Document Express with DjVu^® (pronounced “Déjà vu”) is a suite of software tools that enable the conversion of statements, articles, manuals, records, catalogs, and more into highly compressed, web-friendly, searchable DjVu document images, without compromising visual quality, text resolution, or legibility of the document.

DjVu is the premier open format for managing, storing, exchanging and viewing color documents. Whether scanned or electronic, documents converted to DjVu format become highly compressed document images. Typical compression ratios of between 300:1 and 1000:1 makes the use of color scanning in business applications a natural choice as the file sizes achieved are equivalent in size to black and white document files. A typical full-color A4 size DjVu file at 300 dots per inch for example produces a mere 50kb file size to swiftly move across a network or the Internet.

“By distributing our document imaging solutions through Headway Technology in Europe, LizardTech reaffirms its commitment to the two-tiered channel that plays an important role in providing exceptional value for our customers,” said Carlos Domingo, LizardTech CEO. “Distributors and resellers in Europe, are now offering customers a complete document imaging solution backed by solid expertise and excellent service.”

LizardTech’s document imaging software integrates into existing document scanning workflows and easily and quickly and optimizes the efficiency of archival storage, data retrieval and document distribution.

About Headway Technology

UK-Headquartered Headway Technology is a specialist distributor in the document management/information management market. Established initially as a special project group within one of our trading companies in 1986, Headway has become a leading supplier of document management technologies, being the first European distributor to enter this market. As an integral part of the ACAL Group, Headway has offices in 5 locations in Germany as well as offices in France, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Denmark. For more information, visithttp://www.headway.co.uk.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.

LizardTech’s DjVu^® Document Compression Format Offers Customers Crystal Clear Images of Scanned Color Documents with Dramatically Smaller Files

Seattle, WA, June 29, 2004 – LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced integration of its DjVu document compression technology with KODAK Capture Software. Users of KODAK Capture Software will be able to output scanned documents to DjVu format, converting up to 500 pages within the two month trial period. At the conclusion of the trial period, customers may purchase a full license for unlimited document conversion to DjVu format. Color documents scanned into DjVu format reduce the cost and consumption of file storage and bandwidth for such things as statements, articles, manuals, invoices, records and catalogs.

DjVu (pronounced “Déjà Vu”) is the premier open platform for managing, storing and exchanging color documents, whether scanned or electronic, without sacrificing visual quality, text resolution, or legibility. Free, lightweight and speedy browser plug-ins, available for all common platforms, make DjVu-formatted documents accessible from anywhere. Full-text search and navigation through DjVu document collections are as efficient as with HTML web pages.

“DjVu brings the benefits of color scanning – including full document characteristics, vivid images, text legibility and easier scanning workflow – to a new class of customers looking for an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution that helps them realize the benefits of scanning documents in color,” said Karen Morley, LizardTech’s vice president of global marketing. “We are excited to work with Kodak, a leader in color scanning, to bring the benefits of DjVu to a much broader market.”

Departmental, regional, or international document management centers with growing color document storage and distribution demands need a cost-effective alternative to traditional TIFF and JPEG document image formats which yield massive file sizes consuming enormous storage and bandwidth resources. LizardTech’s DjVu document format leverages state-of-the-art segmentation and compression technology to provide companies with a simple, affordable way to archive and share color documents, across the hall or around the world.

“The integration of LizardTech’s DjVu technology with KODAK Capture Software enables our customers to take full advantage of the power of their KODAK Color Scanner. Our customers now have access to a complete, robust solution for efficient, cost-effective high-speed color scanning,” said Robert Bijster, Kodak’s WW Portfolio Business Manager, Capture Software. “KODAK Capture Software combines an easy-to-use production scanning application for electronic capture of documents with the true document legibility and cost advantages of LizardTech’s DjVu document format, significantly reducing the complexity and total cost of capturing, storing and exchanging color documents.” The new color output capability in Capture Software is an addition to a very rich array of output options, which already include JPEG, TIFF, image PDF and full-text searchable PDF. KODAK Capture Software also provides easy connectivity to several dozens of popular document management and content management systems.

DjVu – Enabling Cost-Effective Color Scanning

DjVu eliminates the file size barrier typically associated with scanning documents in color and delivers full-color digital documents with a file size comparable to scanned black and white documents. Combing network-friendly file sizes and perfect images of original documents with the ability to easily search text in a document or across a document collection, DjVu is the sensible, cost-effective format for scanned color documents.

“DjVu enables organizations to leverage their investment in color scanning infrastructure by eliminating time-consuming pre-sorting of color and black and white documents and rescanning to achieve the most legible document image,” said Karen Morley. “We are pleased to work with Kodak, to combine LizardTech’s DjVu document compression technology with KODAK Capture Software to provide Kodak customers with an integrated document capture package that is simple and cost-effective for virtually any size organization.

Solution Availability

The ability to output scanned color documents in LizardTech’s DjVu document format using KODAK Capture Software will be available in late August when version 6.5 is released. KODAK Capture Software is available from authorized distributors and resellers of KODAK Imaging Products worldwide.

About LizardTech

Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. http://www.celartem.com develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ: 4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech with headquarters in Portland, OR.