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Monday January 25, 4:17 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Caere's OmniPage Pro 9.0 Garners PC Computing 5
Star Award and is Placed on Windows Magazine
WinList
Industry-Leading OCR Product Also Receives Stellar Reviews from Key Publications Including
PC Magazine, PC World and Federal Computer Week in Addition to International Acclaim
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999-- Caere® Corporation (NASDAQ:CAER - news), the
worldwide leader in scanner software, today announced that its OmniPage Pro® 9.0 optical character recognition (OCR)
software has been awarded the PC Computing 5 Star Award, the publication's highest rating.
In addition, the industry-leading OCR software has been placed on the Windows Magazine WinList and was given outstanding
reviews by PC Magazine, PC World and Federal Computer Week. It has also been recognized for excellence by several
international publications, including Win, Computer Active, PC Pro and Windows News.
''We believe that OmniPage Pro 9.0 is the best OCR available,'' said Larry Lunetta, senior vice president at Caere. ''These
awards and reviews from important publications both nationally and internationally confirm that Caere is continuing to produce
the top product.''
National Recognition
In its February review, PC Computing said, ''The newest OmniPage Pro is faster and more accurate, giving you greater
control than ever.'' The magazine added, ''Finally! OCR software that's smart enough to do the heavy lifting for you. Caere's
OmniPage Pro supports color, handles tables and spreadsheets, and even packs its own document manager.''
OmniPage Pro 9.0 also has been recognized by Windows Magazine, which placed the product on the February WinList, a
summary of the editor's recommendations for the best products in major hardware and software categories. The Windows
Magazine article states, ''For its highly accurate text OCR, color graphic scanning and improved table handling, we
recommend OmniPage Pro 9.0.'' The article declares the product, ''The best OCR package available.''
Additionally, top trade publications including PC Magazine, PC World and Federal Computer Week have honored OmniPage
Pro 9.0 with stellar reviews. According to PC World, ''Caere's interface is the best in its category.'' Federal Computer Week
proclaims that the new version ''will maintain OmniPage's position as the leader in desktop OCR'' and that it is ''surprisingly
close to perfection.''
International Recognition
Win (Germany) recognized OmniPage Pro 9.0 in its February edition, and presented it with the magazine's Top Product
award.
In its February issue, PC Pro (United Kingdom) gave the product five out of five stars in all categories including ease of use,
features, value for money, and overall excellence. The article exclaims, ''New features, such as colour capability and table
conversion along with ever-greater accuracy, put it even further ahead of the competition.''
Computer Active (United Kingdom) gave OmniPage Pro 9.0 a ''Buy It'' recommendation in its January issue and awarded the
product four out of four possible stars, saying, ''...the software works at a fraction of the time that it would take to re-type the
whole shebang.''
Windows News (France) compared six OCR software packages in its January issue and declared OmniPage Pro 9.0 as the
best in its category. The magazine honored the product with its editor's choice award and presented it with top scores.
OmniPage Pro is Caere's flagship product and the world's best-selling OCR software. OCR software enables users to convert
static, scanned images into dynamic, computer-editable text that can be used in word processing and other text based
applications. With OCR, users can essentially eliminate the retyping of printed paper documents, including memos, reports,
contracts, correspondence, and resumes.
The Company
Caere Corporation (NASDAQ:CAER - news) is the worldwide leader in scanner software. Its products bridge the gap
between the paper and digital worlds by converting static paper documents into dynamic electronic information. Caere
products include the OmniPage®, WordScan®, M/Series, and Recognita families of OCR software; OmniForm®and
OmniForm Internet Publisher family of electronic forms software; PageKeeper® family of personal document management
software; and a broad array of hardware/software solutions for document processing and OCR and barcode reading. Caere is
headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Its subsidiaries, Caere GmbH and Recognita Rt., are located in Munich and Budapest,
respectively. Caere corporate and product information is available at caere.com on the World Wide Web.
The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in
the Company's SEC filings. Actual results, event and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
Trademark References: Caere, OmniPage, OmniPage Pro, OmniForm, PageKeeper, and WordScan are registered
trademarks, and M/Series is a trademark of Caere Corporation, in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks and trade names are hereby acknowledged and are property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Caere Corporation
Patrick Crisp, PR Manager, 408/395-7000 ext. 2049
patrick.crisp@caere.com
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