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Extensis to Acquire DiamondSoft, Developer of Font Reserve

Press release from the issuing company

Portland, Ore. – June 30, 2003 – Extensis Inc., today announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire DiamondSoft, Inc., the developer of the font management software solution Font Reserve. Extensis is wholly-owned by Celartem Technology USA, Inc. “There is a great deal of knowledge about the font management market between Extensis and DiamondSoft,” said Craig Keudell, CEO for Extensis. “Together, we have been leading the market with our best in class products. This acquisition will enable us to pool our efforts and better serve our customers by offering them the best font management products for both Macintosh and Windows based platforms.” DiamondSoft will retain its office based in Mill Valley, California and operate as the Bay Area office for Extensis. President and founder of DiamondSoft, Brian Berson, will take on the role of General Manager of Font Solutions for Extensis. Extensis will continue to market and support both Suitcase and Font Reserve products and will be working with development teams in Portland and the Bay Area to integrate and extend technologies from both font management products into new and innovative solutions in 2004. “Extensis and DiamondSoft understand the font management market better than anyone else,” said Brian Berson, president and founder of DiamondSoft. “With DiamondSoft’s experience providing font management systems for large corporate customers and Extensis’ solid track record of providing font solutions with superior usability, we are positioned to market the absolute best client/server font management offering available.” “Celartem is very pleased to add DiamondSoft's rich expertise in developing font management solutions,” said Yasuo Kano Extensis Chairman and Celartem Technology USA Executive Vice President. “We are excited about the future products that will come out of these combined companies. “

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