LizardTech's DjVu® Document Format Provides Technology Solution for Converting More than 4,000 Issues into Electronic Format.

SEATTLE, Wash. - September 20, 2005 - LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing digital content today announced DjVu technology was chosen by The New Yorker magazine to capture and compress 80 years of issues on just eight DVDs. The project consisted of processing more than half a million color scans, which resulted in highly compressed files that have far better image quality than JPEG.

Thanks to LizardTech's groundbreaking DjVu technology, which was developed in AT&T Research Labs, more than 4,000 New Yorker Magazine issues are available in a collection of eight DVDs titled "The Complete New Yorker." The issues, which had been electronically scanned, were processed into LizardTech's DjVu file format, resulting in dramatically smaller electronic page images. DjVu digital replicas preserve the stunning visual quality of the print edition. The pages are read in The New Yorker's custom-made page viewer, which incorporates LizardTech's patented decoder software.

"We're thrilled that The New Yorker magazine saw our DjVu technology as the best solution for efficiently delivering more than 80 years of captivating stories, cartoons, and stunning images to those who are so fond of the magazine," said Carlos Domingo, CEO and president of Celartem, Inc. "Articles by the finest writers of the 20th century and the countless unforgettable cartoons in their original visual context of the printed version will be treasured by lovers of literature around the world."

"After extensive research, the only compression software we found that retained the beauty of The New Yorker's illustrations, cartoons, and covers without distortion was the DjVu technology. In particular, the DjVu technology brilliantly compresses text without any loss of quality at greatly reduced file sizes. We could not have had even close to the product we have without LizardTech's technology," said The New Yorker's Edward Klaris.

The "Complete New Yorker" is immediately available for a suggested retail price of $100 in stores nationwide. Learn more about Document Express with DjVu here. Download the free DjVu Browser Plug-in here.

About The New Yorker

The New Yorker's blend of reporting, commentary, fiction, and cartoons has garnered 36 National Magazine Awards, more than any other publication. Founded in 1925, The New Yorker has a paid circulation of 1,054,167 and, at 84.3 per cent, the highest renewal rate in the industry. The magazine is edited by Pulitzer Prize winner David Remnick, and its companion website is www.newyorker.com. The New Yorker celebrates its 80th year in 2005 with the publication of "The Complete New Yorker," a compendium of every issue in the magazine's history collected on eight DVD's, available in September.

About Document Express with DjVu

Document Express with DjVu products combine advanced compression algorithms with sophisticated image segmentation technologies, enabling the rapid exchange and efficient archiving of complex color documents and optical character recognition (OCR) in more than a hundred languages, all without compromise to image quality or text legibility. The core technology underlying DjVu, developed in AT&T Research Labs, is in open source. The Document Express Software Development Kit (SDK) enables developers to integrate DjVu encoding and decoding functionality into their applications and enables organizations to integrate the DjVu technology directly into their document management workflow.

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 MrSID® (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database), a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format, and sits on the Technical Committee of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for the purpose of extending the capabilities of JPEG 2000 to geospatial applications, driving cross-platform interoperability and rapid Internet distribution for geospatial imagery. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, London and Tokyo and is a division of Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com or call 206-652-5211 or toll free 1-866-725-5211.

About Celartem

Celartem Technology Inc. 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, Hercules:4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc. with headquarters in Seattle.

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