Olympus Europe Press Release 14/01/04

PhotoImpact 7 SE as application software for digital cameras

Hamburg, January 2004 ? Ulead Systems, a leading developer of image and video editing, 3D animation and DVD authoring software, and Olympus Europa GmbH continue their successful cooperation in product bundling. Ulead?s multiple-award-winning digital image editing software, Ulead PhotoImpact 7 in the SE version, is now bundled in Europe with the new OLYMPUS digital camera, CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM.

“The requirements of customers differ greatly, not just regards cameras but also the accompanying software. To meet their needs, we present buyers of high-end cameras a first-class tool for editing images. For us, PhotoImpact 7 SE offers the best possible value. It is a tool that is easy to use, opens up many possibilities and delivers perfect results. We are therefore delighted to continue our existing partnership,” comments Ulrich Beckedorf, European Product Manager Software, Olympus Europa GmbH.

“With Olympus, we have formed a successful partnership. Digital cameras are ever increasing in popularity and we have reacted to this market development. The high end cameras from Olympus, such as the C-5060 WIDE ZOOM, together with the image editing software PhotoImpact 7 SE offer customers a solution that straight away not only enables them to take photos, but also allows processing on the home computer,” says Dieter Modner, OEM Manager, Ulead Systems GmbH.

About PhotoImpact 7 SE
High level digital image editing. PhotoImpact offers extensive possibilities to make creative changes and improvements to digital images and produce web graphics. For printing and publication of digital images, PhotoImpact also features different user-friendly options. For further information, visit www.ulead.co.uk.

About the Olympus CAMEDIA C-5060 WIDE ZOOM
The C-5060 WIDE ZOOM impresses with its extremely short release time lag. This 4x zoom model reacts immediately to the press of the button so you can be sure of capturing even fleeting scenes. For example, you may zoom in to record that moment the bungee jumper leaves the platform. Then, thanks to the camera?s wide-angle capabilities, you can pull back to capture the whole scene: the jumper hanging from the line in the deep gorge. A resolution of five million pixels ensures your photos really make an impression, even when printed in A3 format. Besides these sensational features, numerous manually adjustable settings plus precision automatic systems and a wide range of optional accessories mean you are prepared for every shooting situation.

About Ulead Systems
Established in 1989, the company develops innovative and high-performance software applications for the areas of image and video editing as well as web publishing. The Ulead products let the users realise their ideas creatively and effectively. Ulead Systems offers a diverse range of solutions for a variety of application areas. These include the multiple-award-winning products MediaStudio Pro, VideoStudio, DVD Movie-Factory, DVD PictureShow 2 DCS, DVD PowerTools, PhotoImpact, Photo Express, COOL 3D, COOL 360, GIF Animator and Photo Explorer. The company has subsidiaries in Taiwan, Japan and the USA, and its European headquarters in Kaarst, Germany. The UK website can be found under http://www.ulead.co.uk.

About Olympus Europa
Olympus Europa GmbH is the European headquarters of the Olympus Corporation in Tokyo, Japan, a leading manufacturer in the opto-digital industry. Founded in 1963, the Olympus Europe Group today comprises 27 marketing and service companies in almost all European countries as well as research, development and production companies serving the world market. The company, which has 3,060 employees in Europe, recorded a turnover of 1,215.7 million euros for the financial year 2002/2003.