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Software 2000 Wins Queens Award for Export for Record Fourth Time in a Row

British Success Story the World's PC Printing Depends On

OXFORD — April 23, 2001 — Most people will be familiar with the "intel inside®" logo on the front of their PCs, but few will be aware that their laser or inkjet printer may also have a little bit of "Britain inside". Oxford-based software developer, Software 2000, has been quietly working away exporting to printer manufacturers over the past 11 years with the result that today over 50 million inkjets around the world have Software 2000 inside. In recognition of their outstanding year-on-year annual export growth Software 2000 has been awarded the "Queen's Award for Enterprise 2001, International Trade" for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year.

This latest accolade means the world's leading independent supplier of software for office inkjet, laser and colour printers and digital copiers is quite possibly the most successful company you've never heard of. Chances are if you use computer printers, you are relying on Software 2000 technology to print your documents out on paper. In addition, their software is to be found in many of the photo printers involved in the booming digital photography industry.

In the year 1999-2000, Software 2000 revenues grew over 43 percent from £10.8m to more than £15m. Exports accounted for almost 100% percent of total revenues for the period. In 2000, the company was named as the leading independently-owned exporter in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers / Fast Track 100 in The Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic league table. .

Established in 1989, Software 2000 has grown organically into a multi-million pound company with offices in Canada, Japan and the United States of America in addition to its UK headquarters. The company is now the world's largest independent developer of inkjet and laser printer software technologies for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh environments, owning a huge share of the market. Customers include the majority of the world's leading printer manufacturers, such as Apollo, Alps, Canon, EPSON, Fujitsu, Fuji XEROX, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, OCÉ, Olivetti, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Tally, Toshiba and XEROX.

"Software 2000 is in excellent financial shape and continues to exceed the growth rates of its own customers, thanks to its focus on staying responsive to customer needs and continually looking towards future opportunities," said Peter Lismer, financial director.

Tony Harris, technical director of Software 2000 commented, "We are able to maintain our unique position in the marketplace by allowing our customers to maintain their competitive edge in the international printer and copier market without incurring R&D risk. This enables them to bring an ever-increasing number of products and at the same time, dramatically reduce the time to market."

About Software 2000

Formed in 1989, Software 2000 is the world's largest independent developer of inkjet, laser printer and digital copier driver technology for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh environments. In excess of 60 million units of the company's driver software are currently in use. The company supplies Driver Development Kits and custom driver development services to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers including Canon, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Olivetti Tecnost, Lexmark, Océ, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox, and many others. The company also supplies award-winning end-user printer driver solutions through its international retail operation Strydent Software, based in Vancouver, Canada.

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