CAERE CORPORATION IMAGING PRODUCTS DIVISION ANNOUNCES VOLUME SHIPMENTS OF
OCR TRAVEL DOCUMENT READER

Model 1200 Reads Passports, Visas and Identity Cards In Less Than Three
Seconds

ROSEMONT, Ill, May 14, 1996 -- Immigration officials at airports, border
crossings and other government facilities worldwide will soon benefit from
Caere Corporation's Imaging Products Division (NASDAQ:CAER) as the
company's OCR Travel Document Reader Model 1200 moves into volume
production. Caere is the only OCR developer producing travel document
technology in the United States. The Model 1200 provides the highest level
of accuracy available in "reading" and processing passports, visas, travel
ID cards, alien resident cards and other identity cards using optical
character recognition. The Model 1200 employs Caere's new Quadratic Neural
Network (QNN) OCR technology to deliver precise recognition accuracy in
reading standard and non-standard travel documents.

The desktop or wall-mountable Model 1200 is first commercial OCR travel
document product to ship from Caere's recently formed Imaging Products
Division. The Division will concentrate on high-end OCR, automated data
entry and electronic form solutions for the commercial market. This
includes Caere's M/Series high-end OCR technology along with OCR and bar
code offerings formerly under the umbrella of the Caere Business Products
Group. Caere's well-respected line of retail software offerings will be
handled by the newly chartered Desktop Products Division.

"There is a significant need worldwide for technology to control and
facilitate the immigration and border crossing process," said Dean Hovey,
vice president and general manager of the Imaging Products Division. "In
this type of application, accuracy is critical to ensure security and
eliminate error prone operator hand keying. The Model 1200 is the most
accurate device of its kind and we are currently working with both
domestic and international government agencies which are interested in
adopting the Model 1200 to use with documents meeting the ICAO/ISO 9303-2
standard for machine readabililty. The response thus far has been
favorable and, with the Model 1200 moving into volume shipments, the
Imaging Products Division is uniquely qualified to fulfill demand for the
worldwide market."

QNN OCR PROVIDES HIGHEST ACCURACY AVAILABLE

The Model 1200 system is comprised of a high resolution scanner module and
an OCR processing unit. The scanner digitizes the travel document's
Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), the 32-bit integrated microprocessor performs
character recognition and the data is then transferred to the host
computer or terminal via an RS-232 connection or an optional Caere
Keyboard Wedge interface. This overall process is further honed by Caere's
new QNN OCR Technology.

QNN improves recognition accuracy over previous OCR methods by plotting
dozens of the individual "properties" which comprise each character on a
multidimensional "map." Every alphanumeric character has a region on the
map and, unlike straight-line OCR engines, QNN samples curvilinear
character segments. These curvilinear segments are then compared across
the mapped region resulting in unparalleled recognition and accuracy.

Further ensuring accuracy while also responding to government high security
coding requirements, Caere has integrated digit check validation into the
system. The Model 1200 performs calculations and verifies the unique
security coding within a travel document's MRZ. Visual and audible signals
alert the operator immediately upon discrepancies in the data format or
invalid numerical calculations.

KEYBOARD WEDGE TECHNOLOGY ALSO EMPLOYED

In addition to utilizing Caere's rich OCR capabilities, the Model 1200 also
features the company's innovative Keyboard Wedge interface technology.
Through the Keyboard Wedge interface, the Model 1200 connects to host
computers without changes to software or hardware. The Model 1200
interfaces in-line with the existing keyboard and emulates keystrokes
which allows for instant and trouble-free connections. Caere currently
supports more than 350 keyboard-emulating wedge interfaces to PCs and
mainframe ASCII terminals. Connection is easy via single or dual-port
RS-232 interface.

BIG BENEFITS, SMALL SIZE

The Model 1200 provides a wealth of capabilities without infringing on
counter space at official facilities, which is often at a premium. The
Model 1200's scanner unit can be wall-mounted to afford a "zero footprint"
or table-mounted in a space as small as 8x3 inches. The processing unit of
the Model 1200 can be placed anywhere within six feet of the scanner
module and requires only 6x8 inches of space.

AVAILABILITY

The Model 1200 is available through Caere's reseller network. The Model
1200 is available by calling (800) 543-0334 and carries a list price of
$4500.

THE IMAGING PRODUCTS DIVISION

The Imaging Products Division develops the M/Series high-speed, high-volume
OCR hardware and software for commercial document management, forms
processing and imaging applications; a broad array of automated data entry
products including OCR and bar code readers designed to accelerate
transaction processing and the OmniForm family of electronic forms
solutions.

THE COMPANY

Caere Corporation, with US headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., and European
headquarters, Caere GmbH., in Munich, Germany, is the worldwide leader in
OCR technology and a leading developer of desktop forms processing and
document management products. Caere's products include the OmniPage and
WordScan lines of OCR software that convert printed and faxed documents
into electronic text; the PageKeeper line of Windows based document
management software that effortlessly retrieves a wide range of
information from virtually any source; high volume OCR hardware and
software for commercial applications; OmniForm forms conversion software,
and a broad array of OCR and bar code products.

For information on Caere products, call: (800) 543-0334.
 
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