RENAISSANCE SOFTWARE TRANSFERS TO KODAK; SOON TO READ PHOTO CD IMAGES DIRECTLY Rochester, NY, & Billerica, MA, July 31-- Eastman Kodak Company and Atex, Inc., today announced that Renaissance color design software will be transferred to the CD Imaging organization at Kodak. Kodak also announced that Renaissance software soon will be able to read Photo CD images directly from Photo CD discs. The Photo CD system was introduced this summer to allow picture takers using standard 35 mm cameras to have their 35 mm negatives and slides transferred to digital form on Photo CD discs. These discs can be viewed on TV using new Kodak Photo CD players, or on computers using CD-ROM XA multi-session drives. Renaissance software, a Macintosh-based color design tool, was developed by Atex, a Kodak subsidiary, for the graphic design market. Effective August 3, Kodak will assume responsibility for marketing and supporting Renaissance software, along with its other desktop color imaging software applications. Atex will continue to develop, market and support a tailored version of the software package called Capriccio as a pagination product integrated with Atex publishing system offerings for newspapers and magazines. "For some time, we have explored alternate marketing channels for Renaissance," said Don Hollands, vice president and general manager of Atex's General Publishing Products Division. "Given the synergy between Renaissance and Kodak Photo CD products, it makes sense to market those products within the same product family. We will continue to market Capriccio in our markets." "Renaissance design software will be one of several key products in the Photo CD family," said Georgia McCabe, director of worldwide marketing in Kodak's CD Imaging organization. "It has received very positive endorsements from the graphic design market since its introduction in April." Consumers can get information about Renaissance design software and Photo CD products by calling the Kodak Information Center toll free at 800-242-2424, extension 53. Eastman Kodak Company, 343 State St, Rochester, NY 14650-0519 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America Online - New Product Information Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed from data provided by the | | above mentioned company. For additional details, contact the | | company at the address or telephone number indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+