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Digital Imaging Group Elects Dr. Marc Berger, MGI Software Chief
MGI SOFTWARE CORP ("MGI-T;MGIFF-L") - Digital Imaging Group Elects Dr.
Marc Berger, MGI Software Chief - Scientist, as Technical Committee Chair
The Digital Imaging Group (DIG), the premier consortium of the digital imaging
industry, announced the election of Dr. Marc Berger, Chief Scientist, MGI Software,
as the DIG Technical Committee Chair. Berger will be responsible for overseeing and
reviewing DIG technical initiatives, conducting technical forums, managing DIG
technical resources, interfacing with other standards bodies and fostering interoperability.
"The DIG has been busy creating a number of related technologies and standards in the last year. Marc Berger has the
qualifications to ensure our growing portfolio of technology advancements work together to deliver on the promise of digital
imaging," said Lisa Walker, president of the DIG.
As a driving force behind the growth of digital imaging industries, the goal of the DIG is to develop and promote digital imaging
standards. DIG member companies collaborate in small, focused Initiative Groups to explore new directions in digital imaging
and transform these ideas into industry-wide solutions. Through these Initiative Groups, the DIG is currently developing
standards for the JPEG 2000 file format, image metadata, Internet Imaging Protocol and Flashpix.
"I am pleased to be taking an active role in the DIG to further its mission to provide better and unique imaging solutions based
on open standards, a vision which MGI Software also shares," said Berger. "Through its Live Picture purchase, MGI Software
is assuming many of the initiatives Live Picture has begun as founding member and technology contributor to the DIG."
Berger was formerly Chief Scientist for OliVR Corporation, Ltd. (acquired by Live Picture in 1997), an Israeli software firm
that developed Internet image clients and servers. At Live Picture and OliVR, Berger's work involved end-to-end imaging
systems for high resolution virtual reality images and conventional images, including content creation, image editing, image
distribution in client/server environment and interactive navigational image viewing. While at Live Picture, Berger was also
Technical Committee Contracting Chairman for the DIG, and was involved with Flashpix extensions, the Flashpix test suite,
interoperability among Flashpix applications, the IIP specification and the IIP reference server implementation.
As Chief Scientist for MGI Software Berger is responsible for intellectual property, strategic government R&D projects,
algorithm development, technology evaluation, and liaison with industry consortia and standards bodies. Berger holds a Ph.D. in
mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and is a registered US patent agent.
About the Digital Imaging Group
Launched in October 1997, the DIG is an open-industry consortium created to expand the use of digital images across
consumer, business and professional imaging markets and applications. Membership gives companies the opportunity to help
define the evolving technical platforms in digital imaging and to create solutions built on those foundations. Membership also
gives participating companies the opportunity to collaborate in future marketing and promotional activities. Further information
about the DIG is available at digitalimaging.org.
About MGI Software
Founded in 1995, MGI Software is one of the world's leading digital media companies. The company's early focus on
delivering digital media editing technology to the mass market has led to leadership in digital imaging and video editing
worldwide. MGI Software recently broadened its market to business and online users of photography by acquiring the assets
of Live Picture and expanded its technological leadership to encompass all digital entertainment media with the acquisition of
Zoran's SoftDVD business. MGI Software is a member of the DIG and committed to expanding the digital imaging
marketplace through industry collaboration. MGI Software employs over 200 people with offices in North America, Europe,
Pacific Rim, and Japan. MGI Software is publicly traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information visit
mgisoft.com.
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registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. TEL: (905) 707-3650 Josef Zankowicz, MGI Software Corp.
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