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LithoTechnics Partners with Pace Systems Group

Press release from the issuing company

Phoenix, Arizona, February 28, 2008 – LithoTechnics, Inc., developer of Metrix, award-winning automatic, intelligent job planning and imposition system, announced today they have entered into a reseller agreement as well as a partnership agreement to integrate their respective products. The initial offering by the two companies will involve the incorporation of part of the Metrix imposition engine into the ePace print management system allowing ePace customers to view impositions online. Future plans include a dynamic two-way integration that will allow ePace customers to benefit from additional features offered by the complete Metrix solution.

"We are excited about licensing Metrix technology to Pace, and with our plans for continued integration with their management system," commented Rohan Holt, President of LithoTechnics, Inc. "To successfully compete today, printing companies need to pursue workflow automation and digital integration. Metrix will greatly assist many Pace customers in this pursuit."

"Partnering with best of breed companies like LithoTechnics is essential in being able to provide a complete workflow solution for our customers," said Jay Farr, President of Pace Systems Group, Inc. "With this offering, we have taken another important step in providing printers the best tools to improve efficiency and win more business."

The Metrix 3.0 family includes Metrix Commercial, Metrix Max, Metrix X-8 and Metrix X-80, targeted at different segments of the commercial print market. All editions are available on Mac OS X and Windows, and all automatically plan and impose flat, folded, and bound work as well as ganged work. All editions can import JDF and export imposed PDF. Select editions include Auto Plan, and export various forms of JDF for prepress and finishing. The entire Metrix family is available in English, German, Spanish, and French.