UMAX and Maxsoft-Ocron Sign Bundle Agreement

Wordlinx v.2.0 OCR Software Utility To Be Bundled With UMAX Scanners

Fremont, CA -- June 1, 1995 -- UMAX Technologies, Inc., a leader in the
development and manufacture of graphics related technologies, today
announced a new marketing agreement with Maxsoft-Ocron, Inc., a leading
developer of optical character recognition (OCR) solutions. Beginning June
1, 1995, UMAX scanners, including the entire Vista line, the Gemini-D16,
and the company's UC 1260, will ship bundled with Wordlinx OCR software
from Maxsoft-Ocron.

According to Bobby Chao, senior vice president of marketing for UMAX, "By
bundling Wordlinx with UMAX scanners, we hope to provide an effective,
user-friendly OCR solution that meets the increasing demands of our users.
Wordlinx is a powerful program that combines professional level OCR with
features that simplify most recognition tasks. We feel that it is the
ideal solution for UMAX customers."

"We are extremely pleased to be partnering with UMAX," states Ding-Yuan
Tang, president of Maxsoft-Ocron. "The combination of UMAX scanners with
our OCR software promises to increase the productivity of a busy office
environment. UMAX scanner users should be very impressed by the results
that this partnership will deliver."

As a result of the agreement, Wordlinx v.2.0 will be bundled with all
LE-Plus scanner bundles and UMAX's new Soho bundles for the Macintosh and
PC platforms. The LE Plus software bundle is available with the Vista-S6,
Vista-S8, UC 1260 and Gemini-D16 flatbed scanners and is designed to meet
the needs of professionals who require a scanner for a variety of
applications. The Vista-S6 and Vista-S8 are both single-pass, 24-bit,
flatbed scanners designed to deliver high quality, high speed scanning.
The Vista-S6 features a hardware resolution of 300 x 600 dpi (dots per
inch) while the Vista-S8 has a hardware resolution of 400 x 800 dpi. The
UMAX UC 1260 is a high resolution three-pass scanner. It features a
hardware resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi and a maximum resolution of 9600 dpi
with software interpolation. The Gemini-D16 is a high performance, 30-bit,
single-pass scanner. A breakthrough in optical design, Gemini-D16 features
a unique dual lens design that delivers an optical resolution of 800 x 800
dpi, the highest available in a flatbed scanner.

UMAX's new Soho bundles are available for the new Vista-T630 flatbed
scanner. These unique single box bundles include a user-friendly package
for today's Small Office/Home Office users. The Vista-T630, based on
UMAX's award-winning UC630 scanner, is a 24-bit, three-pass scanner with a
hardware resolution of 300 x 600 dpi. With the Vista-T630, UMAX has
redesigned the UC 630 engine to deliver a high-speed breakthrough that
surpasses other three-pass scanners.

About Worldlinx

Wordlinx is Maxsoft-Ocron's user-friendly OCR utility based on the
company's own powerful OCR engine. Widely acclaimed for its ease-of-use,
Wordlinx makes scanning and OCR simple because of its seamless integration
with Windows applications. Requiring little additional setup, Wordlinx
self-installs as a menu item and is instantly accessible through any
Windows application via an application menu. Users can easily install
Wordlinx into major word processing applications such as Microsoft Word
and Word Perfect or any spreadsheet, database, or faxing program.

With professional level OCR features, Wordlinx delivers high recognition
speeds (40 to 150 cps) and high accuracy (99.5%) that rival expensive high
end packages. A very versatile and powerful program, Wordlinx is capable
of reading a variety of image files in addition to scanned text including
fine-mode FAX (PCX), .TIF, and compressed .TIF (Group 3 and 4). Designed
to boost accuracy and speed editing, Wordlinx also maintains text
attributes such as underline, boldface, italics, and character point size;
as well as page formatting including tabs, margins, and multiple columns
during recognition. Additional features include OCR verification and
omnifont OCR for the ability to read English and 10 European languages.

The new UMAX bundles with Wordlinx will be available for both the Macintosh
and PC environments. UMAX LE-Plus packages offer competitive price points
and in addition to Wordlinx v.2.0, will include: Adobe Photoshop LE, Corel
Professional Photos CD, and Microsoft HOME CD Sampler (PC only). The Soho
bundle shipped with the new Vista-T630 scanner is available in separate
Mac and PC versions. The PC Soho bundle includes: ProLab ImageFolio LE,
Corel Professional Photos CD, and Microsoft HOME CD Sampler. The Mac Soho
bundle includes: HSC Software ColorIt and KPT Power Photos CD and Corel
Professional Photos CD. Pricing is as follows:

* Vista-T630 -- Soho PC/Mac - $595, LE Plus -$695
* Vista-S6-- LE Plus - $895
* Vista-S8 -- LE Plus -- $ 995
* UC 1260 -- LE Plus -- $1195
* Gemini-D16 -- LE Plus -- $1595

All UMAX products are available through various regional and national
distributor and reseller channels. UMAX is located at 3353 Gateway
Boulevard, Fremont, California 94538. For additional information about the
company and its products, contact 510-651 -8883 or 800-562-0311.
Maxsoft-Ocron can be reached at 510-252-0200 or 800-933-1399.

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