Bundling agreement with HP
  ACD Systems to Bundle Software with Select HP PhotoSmart Digital Cameras
  Victoria, BC, (January 25, 2000) -- ACD Systems International Inc.(CDNX: ASA) announces plans to bundle a version of ACDSee 3.0 with select digital cameras from Hewlett-Packard Company beginning in Fall 2000. 
  ACD Systems has modified their award-winning ACDSee 3.0 specifically for HP PhotoSmart digital cameras. Audio-handling capabilities have been added to complement sound-capturing features of the HP cameras. 
  ACD Systems has agreed to include localized versions of ACDSee 3.0. Localized languages include Italian, European Spanish, German, French and Japanese. ACD Systems expects this strategic positioning will expand their user base by as many as one million customers.  The "Contact Me" feature, added to ACDSee 3.0, will give ACDSee users a direct upgrade path to the most recent version of ACDSee, maintaining ACD Systems? commitment to solid customer relationships and continued satisfaction.
  Through effective Internet distribution and strategic partnerships, ACD Systems has experienced rapid growth and has achieved commercialization of several software products based on its proprietary platform technologies.
  ACD Systems International Inc. (CDNX:ASA) designs, develops and markets leading edge Digital Imaging and Network Communications Technologies, including ACDSee and ACD Express, with over 15 million users of its software worldwide. ACD's website is located at www.acdsystems.com
  THE CANADIAN VENTURE EXCHANGE NEITHER APPROVES NOR DISAPPROVES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. 
  For more information, contact:		
  Martin Winstanley, Vice President Corporate Affairs Phone: (250) 382-5828   E-mail:  martin@acdsystems.com
  ACD Systems 				Phone: (250) 382-5828 or 1-800-819-2207 (US)  				E-mail:  info@acdnet.com
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