CAERE ANNOUNCES OMNIPAGE FOR ARABIC AT CEBIT '96

CAERE PROVIDES FIRST OMNIFONT OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION SOFTWARE FOR
THE ARABIC LANGUAGE

March 13, 1996 - Caere Corporation (NASDAQ:CAER), the recognized leader in
optical character recognition (OCR) technology and the developer of
OmniPage Pro, the world's best-selling OCR product, today announced a
sneak preview of OmniPage for Arabic at CeBIT '96 hall 4, booth C60.
OmniPage for Arabic is the first "OmniFont" OCR product for the
recognition of the Arabic language. OmniPage for Arabic works directly
with a scanner to convert paper-based documents into editable text for use
in word processing applications, eliminating the need to retype
information. The product's "OmniFont" OCR technology provides highly
accurate recognition of essentially any character in virtually any
typeface and size (between 6 and 27) points, without user training. The
product comes bundled with Caere's International English version of
OmniPage Pro 6.0 for the recognition of English and 13 Western European
languages. OmniPage for Arabic is expected to be priced at the equivalent
of $1395 US (MSRP) and available in May*.

"The purpose of OCR is to save the user time and effort by eliminating the
need to retype information, not to require the user to spend a lot of time
up front to train the OCR engine," said Edda Tusinac, Managing Director,
Caere Europe. "OmniPage for Arabic provides the state-of-the-art
technology to recognize Arabic, without training, right out of the box."

OMNIPAGE FOR ARABIC DEFINES ARABIC OCR STANDARDS

OmniPage for Arabic is a state-of-the-art OCR product that redefines Arabic
OCR. Without any complex software installation or training, the product
provides leading "OmniFont" recognition, support for standard operating
systems, integration with standard word processors, and direct scanner
support. The product offers significant advantages over current Arabic OCR
software, including:

THE FIRST OMNIFONT OCR ENGINE FOR ARABIC

Current Arabic OCR technology includes "Uni-Font" technology that requires
the user to "train" the OCR engine to recognize each character in each
font - through a training procedure that can take anywhere from one hour
to a full day. The procedure must be performed for each specific character
in each font - even if the fonts are similar to each other - and for every
different size of each font. The time-consuming process is a major
limiting factor to adoption of Arabic OCR by the desktop user. OmniPage
for Arabic includes "OmniFont" technology that recognizes essentially any
character in virtually any typeface and size (between 6 and 27) points,
right out-of-the-box and eliminates the need to "train" the OCR engine.
OmniPage for Arabic is targeted to the desktop user who requires software
that is easy to set up and use.

Using the "OmniFont" OCR engine, OmniPage for Arabic provides highly
accurate recognition of non-decorative Arabic text. The challenge for the
OCR engine when recognizing Arabic text is discriminating between
diacritic marks and 'noise' on a scanned page, isolating individual
characters in the script-like Arabic text, and identifying Arabic
characters that frequently change shape depending on the location of the
character in a word.

COMPATIBILITY WITH STANDARD ARABIC OPERATING SYSTEM

OmniPage for Arabic installs on standard Arabic Windows 3.1 and Arabic
Windows for Workgroups 3.11, without customization. Some current Arabic
OCR products require proprietary operating systems.

INTEGRATION WITH STANDARD ARABIC WORD PROCESSORS

OmniPage for Arabic seamlessly integrates with standard Arabic word
processors including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Write, and Accent. The
product automatically adds a "Read Arabic Text" option to the File menu or
System menu of major word processors that allows users to launch OmniPage
for Arabic and have the OCR'd text dropped directly into the word
processor, in a simple one-click process. OmniPage for Arabic
automatically differentiates between text and graphic elements - or allows
the user to draw manual zones - on a scanned page and recognizes the text
for use in the word processor. Some current Arabic OCR products either do
not support standard word processors or require the user to "load" output
text manually into the word processor.

DIRECT SCANNING SUPPORT

OmniPage for Arabic offers support for over 100 popular scanners. This
allows users to access their scanners directly from within OmniPage for
Arabic and eliminates the need to load output text from file.

BILINGUAL INTERFACE

OmniPage for Arabic includes an Arabic interface, as well as an English
interface, and allows the user to easily switch between the two interface
languages.

OMNIPAGE PRO 6.0

OmniPage for Arabic is packaged with Caere's International English version
of OmniPage Pro 6.0, the world's best selling OCR application. OmniPage
Pro offers extended features beyond OmniPage for Arabic and provides
recognition capabilities for English and 13 Western European languages.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OmniPage for Arabic requires a minimum of:

 4MB free hard disk space
 8MB RAM
 A 386-based or higher PC
 Arabic version of either Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11
 A Windows compatible pointing device
 A 3.5 inch high density floppy disk drive
 A Caere-supported scanning device or a TWAIN-compatible scanner
 (installed and working with your system).

OmniPage Pro 6.0 requires a minimum of:

 12 MB free hard disk space
 8MB RAM
 a 386-based or higher PC
 Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or above
 DOS 5.0 or above
 A Windows compatible pointing device
 A 3.5 inch high density floppy disk drive
 Image Assistant requires VGA or SVGA 256-color monitor.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

OmniPage for Arabic is expected to be priced at the equivalent of $1395 US
(MSRP) and available through major software resellers in Middle Eastern
countries in May. Customers who would like more information on OmniPage
for Arabic can call Caere GmbH at (49) 89-4130-0617 until April 1st. After
April 1st, customers should call (49) 89-458735-0. Customers within the
United States can contact Caere for more information at (800) 654-1187

THE COMPANY

Caere Corporation, with U.S. headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. and European
headquarters, Caere GmbH, in Munich, Germany, is the leader in OCR
technology and desktop document management products. Caere has recently
expanded its line of OCR products as a result of the December 1994 merger
with Calera Recognition Systems. 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 document management
software that effortlessly retrieves a wide range of information from
virtually any source; OmniForm, which converts paper forms to electronic
format; the M/Series high-speed, high-volume OCR hardware and software for
commercial applications; and a broad array of OCR and bar code readers
that accelerate transaction processing.

* The Company notes that the above projected shipment date is a
forward-looking statement that is subject to change based on numerous
factors including, but not limited to, work stoppages, engineering delays,
quality assurance testing delays, successful completion of beta site
testing, the scheduling of orders, changes in operating systems, a
significant change in the competitive environment, and timely delivery by
component suppliers.
 
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