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Software 2000 Acquires Mac Printer Driver Technology from COMPUTER:applications Inc.

OXFORD — January 15, 1999 — Software 2000 Limited, Oxford announced today that it has acquired the business of COMPUTER:applications, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina.

COMPUTER:applications, Inc. [CAI] was primarily involved in the development of QuickDraw and PostScript printer drivers and related technologies for the Macintosh, Power Mac and iMac computers. By comparison, Software 2000 develops PCL5e, PCL5c, PCL XL, PostScript and colour raster printer drivers for Windows 3.x/95/98/NT and Windows 2000 on PC based platforms. Software 2000 was attracted to CAI because of the complementary nature of both businesses.

CAI's products include MacJET, MacJET USB, OnPAGE and OnPAGE USB.

MacJET: is a Macintosh QuickDraw print driver technology with a similar architecture to Software 2000's own PrintMagic colour raster PC driver product. PrintMagic is used by EPSON, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Olivetti and many other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) around the world. CAI has used MacJET to deliver PCL5, PCL5e, monochrome and colour printer driver solutions to OEMs for Macintosh computers.

OnPAGE: is an Apple LaserWriter 8 compatible PostScript printer driver and utility technology (similar to Software 2000's own CDA PostScript drivers for the PC platform) that is fully PPD driven.

OnPAGE and MacJET support the full line of Macintosh computers including the iMac (supported by the MacJET USB and OnPAGE USB products). CAI products are also used by various major OEMs around the world including Epson, IBM, Kyocera and Xerox.

"We are very excited by this opportunity", commented Tony Harris, Technical Director of Software 2000. "Apple's success with the iMac has stimulated the Mac market and led many of our OEM customers to request Macintosh equivalents of Software 2000's own driver products. This technology acquisition positions us to take full advantage of this promising new opportunity."

About Software 2000

Software 2000 specializes in the development of printer driver technology for Windows 3.x/95/98/NT and Windows 2000 platforms for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the world. In just nine years, Software 2000 has grown into a multi-million dollar company with offices in Monterey, California and Oxford, England. The company is recognized as the largest third party developer of printer drivers in the world and has shipped in excess of 35 million printer drivers through its OEM channels over the past 2 ½ years.

Steven Pierce, President of CAI commented "Everybody at CAI is looking forward to becoming a part of a world-class team. Software 2000's resources and technologies are the perfect complement to the CAI Macintosh product line. The market should expect some exciting new developments in the coming year."

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