ACD Announces ACDSee Mobile Product for Pocket PC 2002

Broadening of Technical Platforms and Mobile Applications for the Corporate User Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ACD Systems International Inc. (TSE: ASA), the digital imaging company, today announced the compatibility of ACDSee(TM) Mobile for Windows(R) CE to support the Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 Software platform.

The Company's newest addition to its flagship product, ACDSee(TM), enables Pocket PC users to browse, manage, edit and share digital images quickly with such tools as rotate, crop, resize, level adjustment and add sound or text. Users can share photos and images easily through email or through "beaming" infrared transmissions. Sophisticated proprietary image viewing technology, known as Region-Of-Interest decoding, allows for viewing very large images at full resolution. This technology allows images as large as 5000 x 5000 pixels to be viewed at full resolution as only the viewed area uses memory. The program supports most common image formats including JPEG, GIF, BMP and TIFF.

"Pocket PC 2002 delivers new functionality targeted to the growing needs of business users and corporations interested in delivering secure, reliable and robust solutions," said Doug Dedo, Lead Product Manager for the Mobility Division at Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased that ACD Systems is building on the feature functionalities of Pocket PC 2002 with its introduction of ACDSee Mobile for Windows CE. This product will benefit users as it enables them to manage digital images easily and efficiently on their Pocket PC."

President and CEO Doug Vandekerkhove commented, "The release of ACDSee Mobile for Windows CE marks an important milestone for the Company. In our quest to be industry leaders, we have successfully broadened our user base by expanding into the mobile market and creating solutions for our corporate customers. We are pleased to be a Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 launch partner and look forward to working with them to continue to deliver software solutions for the expanding needs of the mobile market.

ACDSee Mobile for Windows CE runs on Pocket PC devices running Windows CE 3.0 or later including Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002, the Compaq iPAQ, HP Jornada and Casio Cassiopeia. ACDSee Mobile for Windows CE is a standalone product that includes desktop software for exporting images to the Pocket PC. The software also operates as a plug-in to ACD's popular ACDSee 3.1 (or later) desktop software. Consumers can purchase the product for $39.95 or download it from http://www.acdsystems.com for a free 45-day trial period.

About ACD Systems International Inc.
Headquartered in British Columbia since 1993, ACD Systems International (TSE: ASA) is one of the world's leading developers and marketers of digital imaging software. The Company has a history of 100% annual revenue growth and consistent profitability. ACD has penetrated the global marketplace through advanced Internet distribution and strategic partnerships with manufacturers and developers. ACD has an estimated user-base of 24 million including over 33,000 corporate customers and many Fortune 500 companies. For further details, please visit us at our corporate web site: http://www.ACDSYSTEMS.com.

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