Snowbound Software Announces Fast TIFF and Document Imaging Applet for
Netscape and Internet Explorer

Java Imaging Applet Released

NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Snowbound Software has announced the
release of a powerful, new Java imaging applet created from their
RasterMaster for Java toolkits. This is Snowbound’s latest Java imaging
solution for cross platform image viewing and manipulation. Some of the
potential for this applet’s can be seen at
http://www.snowbnd.com/Java/Applet.htm.

With Snowbound’s RasterMaster for Java component library, any Java
developer can create a Java applet that download and views, from the
Internet or Intranet, imaging formats such as TIFF, BMP, JPEG, MO:DCA,
CALS, and GIF through Netscape(R) and Internet Explorer(R). Additionally,
with the DICOM and JEDMICS support option, two significant imaging market
segments – medical imaging and military engineering imaging – are now
served with true 100% Java technology.

“Many of our customers have repeatedly expressed the need to be able to
image their documents and other corporate images over their Intranet or
Internet. However, plug-ins or linked applications (which we also provide)
may be very powerful but don’t provide the ease of installation that a Java
applet does” stated Simon Wieczner, CEO of Snowbound. “As long as the
client browser is a version 3.0 or higher, our Java applet technology
automatically loads, displays and provides a variety of image manipulation
capabilities without any installation effort. Many of our larger clients,
with over 1000 client systems, find it prohibitive to install imaging
capability on their clients. The installation effort may be a greater cost
than the software itself. With this technology, the power of viewing images
in a browser in expanded 10 fold by the ability to view many more formats
as well as the ability to provide a variety of image manipulation
functions.

Snowbound’s applet allows the browser client to offer functions such as
zoom, rotate, pan, scroll, save, and next page without any installation.
Additionally, because Snowbound provides an actual toolkit, their customers
can modify the applet to create whatever capabilities they need as well as
provide their own look and feel.

Snowbound’s RasterMaster for Java toolkit with applet capability is
available NOW via the RasterMaster for Java component library. Price starts
at $1350 for a RM/View developer’s toolkit with the RM/Plus Version priced
at $1995. Customized versions are available. Information and evaluation
software is available directly from Snowbound Software at telephone
617-630-9495, fax 617-630-0210, email salesp@snowbnd.com or their website:
http://www.snowbnd.com.

Snowbound Software specializes in high performance imaging and annotation
tools (RasterMaster(TM) and RasterNote(TM), Internet browser Plug-Ins
(RasterNet(TM)) and image browsers. (SnowView(TM)). Through their hundreds
of customers and thousands of users, Snowbound provides leading edge
imaging technology throughout the world. In addition to their product
offerings, Snowbound also offers customized versions of their libraries to
meet special customer requirements.
CONTACT:
Scott Rill of Snowbound Software
617-630-9495
srill@snowbnd.com/
Web site: http://www.snowbnd.com/