LizardTech Showcases Solutions to Distributed Capture With Its Document Express Modules

SEATTLE, Wash. – May 11, 2005 - LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., and a leading provider of software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage and distribute digital content such as scanned color documents, aerial photography and satellite imagery will participate as an exhibitor at this year’s AIIM ON DEMAND Conference and Exposition at the Philadelphia Convention Center from May 17-19, 2005 at Booth #1253. LizardTech is going to showcase solutions to distributed capture with its Document Express with DjVu software, which is a suite of applications created to solve information access and distribution problems in networked environments.

AIIM is the largest enterprise content and document management conference and exposition showcasing the technologies to capture, manage, share, and store documents and digital content to support business processes and comply with governmental regulations. ON DEMAND, the digital printing and automated production event, is the largest conference and exposition dedicated to the technologies that create, personalize, manage, print and deliver content.

At the show LizardTech will showcase two modules, the Document Express Module for Kofax Ascent Capture and the Document Express Kodak Edition, designed to meet the needs of distributed capture environments and prove how this technology is revolutionizing the access to information by removing many of the barriers associated with scanned files.

Document Express with DjVu, is the software that gives the user the ability to encode and then manipulate highly compressed representations of scanned and electronic black and white and color documents, in an open source file format called DjVu. The resulting highly compressed true-quality images are optimized for viewing via internal networks and the Web. In addition to seeing demonstrations of the two modules, attendees will also see how quickly they can navigate within documents over all sizes of bandwidth connections even in non-optimal dialup environments and perform full text searches in a single document or a document collection.

“Organizations demand quick access to information for a more efficient and more effective management of given data,” said Jeff Foster, LizardTech product manager. “LizardTech developed Document Express with DjVu, a document imaging solution that will enable them to cost effectively archive and share scanned color documents via internal networks and the Web.”

AIIM ON DEMAND will offer several informative, technology-specific pavilions, appearing for the first time in Pennsylvania Convention Center’s Independence Hall. The pavilions are designed to focus on a specific technological facet within the show’s broader scope, providing visitors with an interactive and specialized look at some of the most interesting applications in technology today.

The Conference programs offer over 130 educational sessions that address new technologies, implementation case studies, regulatory and compliance issues, best practices and recommendations, and many more.

For more information on AIIM ON DEMAND, please visit www.aiimondemand.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.

Apple Macintosh Users Can Now View MrSID® and JPEG 2000 Images

SEATTLE, Wash. – April 26, 2005 - LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., and a leading provider of software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage and distribute digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and scanned color documents, today announced support for viewing MrSID® and JPEG 2000 files on the Mac OS X platform.

With LizardTech’s ExpressView Browser Plug-in for Macintosh users can access MrSID and JPEG 2000 images from Apple Macintosh OS X 10.2 and 10.3. The easy to install plug-in for Mac is free and is easily installed as a plug-in for Apple’s Safari browser.

Key features included in the ExpressView Browser Plug-in for Mac include the ability to view, magnify, print and save geospatial images in MrSID Generation 3 format and JPEG 2000 format. Mac users who are fans of the intuitive graphic user interface and full screen mode performance are now able to drag the image zoom larger and smaller at the click of the mouse. Additionally, features like multiband image viewing support and image data caching, which increases viewing speeds, are also included. A standalone application mode for use without the browser also comes with the free plug-in. Users can save their images as PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP, and limited-resolution TIFF files.

“With the release of ExpressView 3.4 for the Mac, LizardTech continues to position itself as the technology and performance leader in the image management space,” stated Dan Sarlitto, senior product manager, LizardTech. “In addition, no other product on the market can claim to offer comparable overall functionality or ease-of-use for both industry standard MrSID and JPEG 2000, making GeoExpress and the ExpressView browser plug-ins the tools of choice for the geospatial imaging community.”

MrSID (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database) is a highly compressed wavelet file format designed specifically for geospatial professionals for true portability of massive images. MrSID technology is the most widely accepted geospatial image format that produces dramatically smaller image files without compromising the quality of the original image allowing for more detailed analysis.

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.

Irish Local Government Computer Services Board Embraces Document Express with DjVu and Express Server

London, England – April 5, 2005 - 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 colour documents, today announced that the Irish Local Government Computer Services (LGCSB) will standardize their document image file format using LizardTech’s Document Express with DjVu®, a highly compressed file format for document images. The solution is being implemented by LizardTech’s business partner, Irish Mapping & GIS Solutions Ltd., (IMGS) based in Dublin, Ireland. The implementation project includes software implementation support and consultancy and supply of the DjVu software licenses over the next three years, which is the expected duration of the project.

All scanned imagery and digital documents will be converted to DjVu using the LizardTech Document Express products. These documents will be stored in DjVu, a revolutionary open file format, in the Local Government’s document and case management solution. Using DjVu ensures the highest possible image quality with the smallest document file size, delivering reduced file storage requirements and improved access whilst not compromising image integrity.

Over the next few years, the LGCSB will rollout Document Express with DjVu in combination with LizardTech’s Express Server to 34 municipal customers across Ireland.

“We are thrilled that the LGCSB have decided to implement our DjVu compression technology to help them overcome the technical challenges that they face or making very large documents accessible to the general public over slow internet connections,” said Carlos Domingo, LizardTech’s President and CEO.

“We were delighted to have been awarded this contract by the LGCSB, and we believe that the implementation of LizardTech’s DjVu technology will enable them to achieve their e-Government objectives. We look forward to continuing to build upon our existing business relationship with the LGCSB,” said Bob Stuart, Irish Mapping & GIS Solutions Ltd.’s managing director.

The business driver for selecting LizardTech’s document compression and distribution software is that the Irish Local Authorities face increasing demand by the general public to provide access to high quality scanned documents, but were faced with the technical challenge that the majority of the population have slow internet connections and broadband connectivity is still very expensive. The efficient document image compression of Document Express with DjVu and the rapid access enabled by Express Server solved these problems.

“Our decision to choose DjVu was simple in that this file format performed better than any other format we evaluated during the lengthy tender process,” said Tony Caulfield, project manager at the LGCSB. “Local Authorities can now post scanned imagery and digital documents such as planning applications, online for the public to see, without burdensome storage, bandwidth constraints or compromised visual quality.”

Document Express with DjVu combines efficient compression technology, automatic document conversion, customisable workflows and an easy to use interface to produce a cost-effective document imaging solution that delivers the highest levels of text legibility, and vivid colour in a compact document file that conserves storage space and bandwidth, whist retaining the ability to be fully text searchable.

Express Server is a robust software for cost-effectively distributing high-resolution imagery and scanned documents via the Internet to any device without sacrificing quality, resolution, or legibility. With Express Server, images download quickly while colours, text, and details of documents and images retain visual fidelity.

About Irish Mapping & GIS Solutions Ltd. (IMGS)

The IMGS team delivers custom software solutions that improve communications and simplify decision making. These solutions connect enterprise information with location and images, such as maps drawings & pictures.

About the LGCSB

The LGSCB is a public sector organization whose role is to provide the Irish Local Authorities with solutions to meet all their Information and Communications Technologies needs.

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.

Document Express Module for Kofax Ascent Easily Integrates the Benefits of the DjVu File Format with Kofax’s Scan and Capture Software

SEATTLE, Wash. – April 19, 2005 - LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc. and a leading provider of software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage and distribute digital content such as scanned color documents, aerial photography and satellite imagery, today announced release of the Document Express Module for Kofax Ascent Capture. The module seamlessly integrates Document Express with DjVu tools into Kofax Ascent Capture Software. Kofax’s customers will now be able to convert files captured with Kofax Ascent Capture and output the file in the DjVu format all within the Kofax workflow.

The conversion delivers highly compressed representations of scanned black and white and color documents for rapid distribution and cost effective storage, without sacrificing the quality or details of the original document.

Kofax Ascent Capture is modular applications that can be used out of the box to meet the information capture needs of a specific department, and expanded with Ascent modules to meet the complex requirements of a high-volume enterprise. The open Ascent architecture makes it easy to extend the basic application to handle complex, high-volume forms processing, as well as to capture information directly from remote offices.

“We are excited that Kofax document imaging customers can take advantage of the power of the DjVu file format, and benefit from small file sizes, great image detail and optical character recognition in 100 languages from within Kofax Ascent Capture,” said Jeff Foster, LizardTech product manager.

For a free trial version of the Document Express Kofax Module, customers can email LizardTech at docsales@lizardtech.com and request a copy. The Document Express Module for Kofax Ascent Capture has pricing tiered to match the Kofax Ascent Capture License protocol and starts at $395.00 suggested retail.

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.

USDA Requires All Compressed County Aerial Image Mosaics to be Delivered in MrSID Generation 3 Format

SEATTLE, Wash. – April 12, 2005 - LizardTech, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage and distribute digital content, today announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) has named MrSID Generation 3 image format as the standard to be used for all 2005 Compressed County Mosaics (CCM).

Last year, the USDA FSA Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO) issued a baseline contract for aerial imagery as part of the National Agriculture Imagery Program. One of the deliverables in the Program was a Compressed County Mosaic, which was required in MrSID generation 2 Format. This year USDA has modified the Contract to require that all CCMs be delivered in MrSID generation 3 Format.

USDA FSA makes CCMs available to the public for a nominal fee. Imagery is acquired on an annual basis to support the USDA’s crop and commodity programs and must be acquired between May and the end of September 2005. The mosaics are delivered in UTM coordinate systems compressed to MrSID generation 3 format (MG3). Customers using it will benefit from the new flexibility that MG3 offers over any other compressed image format due to the ability to reproject and compress the images at differing compression ratios within the same mosaic. These features will allow broader use of the imagery by users who work in State Plane coordinate systems and those with limited bandwidth.

“We did extensive due diligence and decided that the time was right to move to MrSID generation 3 format. We like the much greater flexibility and functionality it provides in terms of managing and using NAIP imagery,” said Kent Williams, NAIP Program Coordinator.

MrSID (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database) is a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, optimizer, viewer and file format designed specifically for GIS professionals for true portability of massive images. MrSID technology is the most widely accepted geospatial image format that produces dramatically smaller image files without compromising the quality of the original image allowing for more detailed analysis. Geospatial professionals within government agencies rely on LizardTech’s GeoExpress 5.0 with MrSID for crucial decision making such as land planning, tax assessment and national security when in need of rapid access to massive imagery from anywhere in the world.

About USDA FSA

Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources, providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping farm operations recover from the effects of disaster are the missions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

FSA was set up when the Department was reorganized in 1994, incorporating programs from several agencies, including the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (now a separate Risk Management Agency), and the Farmers Home Administration. Though its name has changed over the years, the Agency’s relationship with farmers goes back to the 1930s.

At that time, Congress set up a unique system under which Federal farm programs are administered locally. Farmers who are eligible to participate in these programs elect a three- to five-person county committee, which reviews county office operations and makes decisions on how to apply the programs. This grassroots approach gives farmers a much-needed say in how Federal actions affect their communities and their individual operations. After more than 60 years, it remains a cornerstone of FSA’s efforts to preserve and promote American agriculture.

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.

The Branch Established Through Acquisition of Partner Company, Janusystem

SEATTLE, Wash. – April 5, 2005 - Celartem Technology Inc., today officially announced the establishment of a Branch in Seoul, Korea and the acquisition of Korean-based Janusystem, document-imaging reseller. Janusystem specializes in manufacturing and digital library solutions and has been a business partner with LizardTech, one of Celartem’s business units, for several years.

In an effort to expand its business development into Asia, Celartem has set up a branch in Seoul, that will be managed by Hyung Lim, current director of sales and marketing in the Asia-Pacific region for LizardTech products. As a result of the acquisition of Janusystem, some of their key employees will retain employment under Celartem and will focus on distribution of LizardTech’s and Extensis’ products in order to continue its expansion into the Asian market. Extensis, the world’s leading provider of software solutions that empower digital asset creators and users, is also owned by Celartem Technology, Inc.

Janusystem has already been very successful selling solutions based on LizardTech’s open file format called DjVu to many of the major manufacturers in Korea, such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai. Celartem Inc. will continue developing, marketing and selling the solutions build around DjVu developed by Janusystem.

“We are thrilled about this acquisition, as it enables us to introduce the Asian market to many products that have been thriving in North America and Europe for years.” Said Hyung Lim.

About Extensis

Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc., is the world’s leading provider of software solutions that empower digital asset creators and users. Extensis’ award-winning products are used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and include Suitcase and Font Reserve for font management, Portfolio for asset management, and plug-in enhancements for Photoshop and QuarkXPress. Extensis was founded in 1993 and is based in Portland, Oregon, and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a division of Celartem, Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For additional information, visit http://www.extensis.com or call 1-800-796-9798.

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.

AIIM Europe Will Feature Files in DjVu Format on Website

London, England – April 4, 2005 - LizardTech, Inc., a leader in software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage, distribute and access digital content such as scanned color documents, aerial photography and satellite imagery today announced that AIIM Europe will begin posting files, such as industry white papers, event program guides, schedules and past issues of the magazine in DjVu on their web site, next to the already existing PDF files

The benefits of using LizardTech’s DjVu software, a revolutionary open file format, are significant. AIIM Europe, which relies heavily on posting useful information about upcoming events and seminars on their web site, will now offer their readers the option to view information in DjVu format, which results in the content appearing on their screen instantly without the lengthy load times experienced with other common document formats. In addition, DjVu files preserve the stunning visual quality of the print edition and are enhanced with multimedia features such as keyword searching within pages (even in scanned documents) enabled by the format’s OCR support for over 100 languages, hyperlinks, e-mail addresses, page spills and more.

“We are excited to post DjVu files on our web site in addition to the already existing PDF files as another information tool for our members and visitors,” said Atle Skjekkeland, Managing Director of AIIM Europe.

Currently many companies worldwide, including the Headway Technology Group, the European Reseller Magazine, www.1837online, LG Electronics, Samsung, Companies House, www.FamilyRelatives.org, Washington State Archives, Internet Archive, and IDG, publisher of Computerworld in Australia, are among thousands who offer their readers and visitors to their web sites the fast and easy navigation between pages, the preserved high quality of the pictures and the document details only available with DjVu.

AIIM Europe will begin posting their documents in DjVu file beginning April 2005.

About AIIM

AIIM is the international association for Enterprise Content Management. It represents the Information Management community and supports the interests of users and suppliers of technologies and solutions used to capture, manage, store, preserve and deliver information.

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, Wash. -March 9, 2005 - LizardTech, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions that make it significantly easier to manage and distribute digital content, today announced that it is working with Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) to extend the Oracle^® Spatial 10g GeoRaster architecture to integrate native MrSID technology. GeoExpress with MrSID is powerful wavelet-based software that enables users to manage, access and distribute massive geospatial imagery such as aerial photos and satellite images.

This venture represents LizardTech’s first step toward providing JPEG 2000 support for Oracle Spatial 10g in the future. LizardTech is working with Oracle through its Partner membership in the Oracle PartnerNetwork.

Both companies are working closely together in order to extend each organization’s ability to deliver to enterprise customers a geospatial solution that will benefit both the technical and the non-technical user to help improve efficiency and reduce the cost of storing and retrieving massive image files.

“Our goal is to provide the most robust tools for managing, accessing and distributing massive geospatial imagery by enabling our customers to leverage Oracle Spatial 10g technology,” said Carlos Domingo, president and chief executive officer, LizardTech. “With Oracle’s industry leading database technology and LizardTech wavelet imaging expertise, it’s a significant win for enterprise customers who need a solution for storing and distributing large raster data sets.”

Several key advantages are achieved by integrating LizardTech’s native MrSID wavelet technology in Oracle Spatial 10g.

• Reduced storage costs: Database size is greatly reduced (20 to 30 times depending on the compression ratio used) without introducing artifacts into the imagery. This reduction in database size results in reduced storage costs.
• Improved performance: Fast loading of existing MrSID data into Oracle Spatial 10g increases productivity for users receiving their data in MrSID format. Additionally, very fast retrieval of image data is realized due to efficiencies inherent in wavelet properties.
• Enterprise-wide integration: Unprecedented decision support is achieved when a single geospatial data repository manages all mission-critical data – raster, vector, and relational.

Furthermore, Oracle Spatial 10g customers will not need to modify their existing applications; rather, the GeoRaster API will support direct access to MrSID imagery.

LizardTech has long been an industry leader in developing technology for managing and distributing large raster data, such as aerial and satellite imagery, giving decision-makers access to rich information that otherwise would be too costly to obtain. Oracle Spatial 10g provides the tools and technologies required to build enterprise class solutions that enable organizations to capitalize on all their spatial data resources. LizardTech’s flexible wavelet-based technology adds substantial value in the Oracle 10g environment that can greatly benefit government and non-government organizations alike. The new Oracle Spatial 10g GeoRaster API will provide a plug-in architecture to support partner compression technologies. LizardTech will supply the module that will enable that API for loading and retrieving MrSID data natively to and from Oracle Spatial 10g.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

The Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 14,000 companies that deliver innovative enterprise software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle’s premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today’s Internet economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle’s position as the world’s largest enterprise software company.

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.

Merger of Extensis, LizardTech and Celartem, Inc. will benefit shareholders and customers alike.

SEATTLE, Wash. -March 8, 2005 - Celartem Technology Inc., today officially announced a merger of its three US companies, Extensis, Inc., LizardTech, Inc. and Celartem, Inc. Both Extensis and LizardTech will retain their employees, offices and corporate brand but will operate under the Celartem, Inc. holding company. The combined entity has projected revenues exceeding $30M and more than 160 employees.

“Celartem Technology Inc. merged its three US holdings in an effort to leverage each company’s strengths across business models,” said Yasuo Kano, Celartem Technology President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Creating a larger cohesive entity will result in a more competitive organization that can better serve customers and create a more efficient operation toward profitability for shareholders.”

Carlos Domingo, formerly with Celartem Technology and currently the CEO of LizardTech, has been appointed President and CEO of Celartem, Inc. and will have responsibility for both Extensis and LizardTech operations. “Our newly merged company will leverage Extensis’ deep distribution channels and customer base and LizardTech’s understanding of the government and publishing markets to better serve our existing and future customers and partners,” said Domingo. “As a result, LizardTech and Extensis will be better positioned to expand their efforts in their respective markets.”

About Extensis, Inc.

Extensis Inc., a Celartem company, is the world’s leading provider of software solutions that empower digital asset creators and users. Extensis’ award-winning products are used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and include Suitcase and Font Reserve for font management, Portfolio for asset management, and plug-in enhancements for Photoshop and QuarkXPress. Extensis was founded in 1993 and is based in Portland, Oregon, and the United Kingdom.

For more information, visit http://www.extensis.com or call 1-800-796-9798

Contact:

Nicole Andergard
Extensis
503-274-2020 ext. 129
press@extensis.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.