Press Release

For Immediate Release July 20, 1999

CONTACT: Alice Gannon-McKinley Marketing Communications Manager Ph: 425-487-0122 Ext: 207 Fax: 425-487-0467 Email: aliceg@softarch.com

Software Architects, Inc. announces release of
Great Photo!(TM) Digital Image Enhancer

Great Photo! is the fastest, easiest to use
digital image enhancement tool for the Apple^® Macintosh.

Bothell, WA, …Software Architects, Inc. (SAI) releases Great Photo! Digital Image Enhancer for Apple^® Macintosh Systems. Great Photo! is the fast and easy answer to making a good photo look great. The professional photographer as well as the amateur hobbyist will appreciate its advanced color technology, it’s easy to use processing controls, and its image, accessibility, previewing and organizing capabilities. Bypassing the lesser used decorative "special effects" features that dominate the digital image enhancement industry, SAI’s Great Photo! focuses on the traditional elements of quality photo enhancement processing.

Great Photo! is great for three reasons:

1. Fast and easy image access
2. Fast and easy enhancement
3. Better looking images

Key Features

• VistaMax^(tm), SAI’s patent pending color enhancement technology, gives you maximum control over color, contrast, saturation and brightness to make their images look their best.
• Processing controls that are easy to use and give you the power to adjust your image in real time.
• The convenience to quickly compare your digital image enhancements with your original or with other bookmarked versions.
• Enlargement, rotation and cropping tools that can be automatically applied to any selected image proportion and size.
• Preview your images as clear, easy to see thumbnails without having to open the files.
• Rename, categorize and organize your photo images the way you want for rapid access and retrieval.
• Your photo images can be saved in JPEG, TIFF or PICT formats.
• "Autosize" feature automatically fits the image to the size of the printer paper or whatever size proportions you select.

System Requirements

• Mac OS 7.5 or greater
• 68040 processor
• 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)
• 10 MB dedicated RAM (16 MB recommended)
• Color Monitor

About Software Architects, Inc.

Software Architects, Inc. develops and publishes utility software and specialty applications for personal computers. Its line of Macintosh and Windows software includes file systems, disk management and acceleration, personal backup, image enhancement and pre-mastering applications.

Founded in 1987, the company has over twelve years of commercial experience licensing its technology to leading computer and peripheral OEM manufacturers and systems integrators worldwide. The company is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, and has sales offices in San Jose, California, Tokyo, Japan and Munich, Germany.

For more information contact us at:

Software Architects, Inc 19102 North Creek Parkway, Suite 101 Bothell, WA 98011 USA Phone: 425-487-0122 Fax: 425-487-0467 Email: sales@softarch.com Web site: www.softarch.com

European Office Software Architects, Inc David Butcher Sales Director for Western Europe Feringastrasse 6 D-85774 Unterföhring GERMANY Phone: 49-89-99-216-279 Fax: 49-89-99-216-275 Email: davidb@softarch.com

Copyright © 1999 Software Architects, Inc. All rights reserved. Great Photo, VistaMax, and the SAI logo are trademarks of Software Architects, Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders.