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Software 2000 Furthers Wide-Format Line-up

Hewlett-Packard RTL-GL/2 support included in Component Driver Architecture (CDA) products

OXFORD — June 8, 2001 — Software 2000 announced today that it has extended its innovative range of printer driver developer (CDA) toolkits to support RTL-GL/2, the industry standard language. The new CDA toolkits enable OEMs to support industry standard wide-format models compatible with Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 1xxx, 2xxx, 3xxx and 7xx ranges. This includes models such as the DesignJet 1055 wide-format device.

Now printer OEMs can quickly implement support for RTL-GL/2 devices without having to create custom drivers from the ground up. OEMs who use CDA have access to all the benefits of an industry-proven core driver technology, which provides enhanced functionality without compromising the performance of the device.

OEMs can easily create "branded" drivers for Windows Me, 2000 and XP as well as legacy versions of Windows. CDA drivers allow OEMs to deliver advanced job finishing features to their customers. The RTL-GL/2 CDA toolkits have been further enhanced to support features especially relevant to wide-format customer such as custom scaling, repeat & step printing, custom scaling and larger-than-media posters.

Using the "Print Direct" driver extension users can also take advantage of automatic printing with "drag-and-drop" printing of most popular file formats (TIFF, PDF etc). CDA toolkits generate fully Microsoft compliant drivers thereby allowing OEMs to submit their drivers for Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) approval on logo operating systems such as Windows Me, 2000 and Window XP. CDA benefits OEMs by easing their development of custom printer drivers. This reduces their development and support costs while accelerating their 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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