Software Imaging Announces Strategic Adoption of New AMD and Intel Processor Platforms

Helping OEMs Be First to Market with 64 Bit Printing

OXFORD — August 20, 2004 — Software Imaging announced today that it would incorporate support for the AMD Opteron/Athlon 64 and Intel Xeon (Nocona) processors in its Printer Driver Developer Toolkits and device driver technologies.

Microsoft has recently announced plans to deliver Windows XP 64-bit edition for desktop computers and Windows Server 2003 64-bit edition for network servers. These operating systems are currently expected to ship in the first half of 2005.

The AMD Opteron/Athlon 64 and Intel Xeon (Nocona) processors provide 64-bit support for desktop and server applications. Software Imaging will support this new generation of processors in conjunction with the new Windows 64-bit operating systems that Microsoft has announced. In addition, Software Imaging is evaluating support for the new 64-bit Linux distributions such as Novell’s SuSE 9.1, and the forthcoming Apple OS X 64-bit “Tiger” operating system.

64-bit computing is predicted to lead to a new wave of innovation in the technology industry. With advance support from Software Imaging, OEMs will be able to harness this innovation through:

• Use of toolkits with which OEMs are already familiar
• Use of existing device driver source code
• Being first to market with support in their products, for the new operating systems.

“Our OEM customers know that they can rely on Software Imaging to help them take full advantage of the latest operating systems,” said Tony Harris, Technical Director of Software Imaging, commenting on the strategy. “Our customers had the market advantage of being at least 18 months ahead of their competition with the original introduction of Windows 2000. They will benefit from the same advantage with early readiness to support these latest 64-bit Windows Operating Systems”.

Software Imaging’s printer driver development platforms include the Component Driver Architecture (CDA) range of toolkits and the multiplatform development environment, Sorcerer. Full details can be found at:

www.softwareimaging.com/cda
www.softwareimaging.com/sorcerer

For additional information on AMD processors:
www.amd.com

For additional information on Intel processors:
www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20040628comp.htm?iid=HPAGE+low_news_040628&

For more information on the new Microsoft Windows versions:
www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/sep03/09-23Athlon64BetaPR.asp

About Software Imaging

Founded in 1989, Software Imaging is the world's largest independent supplier of Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh and Linux imaging technologies, printer drivers and related services. The company delivers Driver Development Kits (DDKs), technology licensing, consultancy, training, support and custom development services to customers around the world. Software Imaging technologies give customers time-to-market advantage, reduced cost and deliver enhanced driver stability, color performance and print quality.

Since the company began, Software Imaging has been at the forefront of global innovation in printing software, and has licensed technology to major suppliers of printer and digital copiers as well as engaging in many other imaging related developments. Customers include Canon, Epson, Hewlett Packard, Konica, Lexmark, Microsoft, Océ, Olivetti, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox and many others. Software Imaging is the Microsoft development partner for Unidrv. There are now over 85 million devices containing Software Imaging technology in use around the world. Software Imaging is headquartered in Oxford, England, with offices in Japan, Korea, the United States and Canada.

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