DxO Optics Pro v5 Supports Additional Lenses for Popular Nikon D3 and Nikon D300 Digital SLR Cameras
10 new lenses added to the ever increasing DxO Labs library of lens correction modules

Paris, France - March 3, 2008 – DxO Labs announces today the addition of 10 new lenses, including popular zooms and fish-eyes, to its library of lens correction modules for DxO Optics Pro v5. The addition of these lenses, designed specifically for the Nikon D3 and Nikon D300 digital SLR camera bodies, bring the total number of lens correction modules available to DxO Optics Pro users to nearly 700. DxO Optics Pro is the award-winning digital image enhancement tool for digital SLR cameras incorporating revolutionary optics, noise and exposure corrections in an easy-to-use, feature rich application for Mac and PC users.

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NIKON’S NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO EVOLVE WITH USER FEEDBACK
New Website Uses Imagery as a Catalyst for Interaction and Embraces Feedback from Users to Enhance the Browsing Experience

MELVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 27, 2008) – Nikon Inc. today unveiled a completely redesigned Web site with a new visual user interface that among other features utilizes images to display information about Nikon’s products and services. Visitors to the site will also have an ongoing opportunity to offer feedback and suggestions about the site’s content and usability to help define the evolution of the site over the coming months and years.

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Image Compressor 2008 Now Available Worldwide
Digital Photography Software Sets New Standard In Image Compression Utility

Jakarta, Indonesia - February, 2008
MasRizal & Partners today unveiled Image Compressor 2008 for Windows, the latest update to its popular image compression software. Image Compressor 2008 is widely available through MasRizal’s global channel partners and through www.image-compressor.com.

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DxO Optics Pro v5 Debuts Support for the Nikon D3 Professional D-SLR Camera
Additional lens support also added for Nikon and Canon systems

Paris, France – February 13, 2008 – DxO Labs today announced that DxO Optics Pro v5, the latest version of its award-winning flagship software application for automatic image quality enhancement for Digital SLR camera users, now supports the new Nikon D3 camera body and an initial selection of lenses. The addition of this professional Digital SLR comes close on the heels of support for the recently released Nikon D300 advanced Digital SLR. Lens correction modules for three popular Nikkor lenses are available for the Nikon D3: the AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, the AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D and the AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED. Support for the Nikon D3 and lenses is available in DxO Optics Pro v5 Elite.

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Apple Releases Aperture 2
Major Upgrade Features Improved Interface, Faster Browsing & Enhanced Image Processing

CUPERTINO, California—February 12, 2008—Apple today introduced Aperture 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking photo editing and management software with over 100 new features that make it faster, easier to use and more powerful. With a streamlined user interface and entirely new image processing engine, Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition, soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery* for viewing on the web, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV. At a new low price of $199, anyone can easily organize, edit and publish photos like a pro.

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Nik Software Dfine 2.0 Brings Revolutionary Noise Reduction Features to Adobe Photoshop
Award-winning U Point technology, combined with intelligent image
processing core, top list of new features

Las Vegas, NV – January 18, 2008 (PMA 08, Booth #L161) - Nik Software Inc.’s award-winning noise reduction software tool Dfine 2.0 now features Nik Software’s patented U Point technology for selective editing control and a completely new user interface that is easier to use and improves workflow for busy photographers.

“Many photographers have simply ignored or accepted image noise as a part of digital photography due to the complexity of the image editing tools available,” said Michael J. Slater, president and CEO of Nik Software, Inc. “The complete re-design of Dfine takes simplicity and control of noise reduction to an entirely new level, a point recognized when it earned the coveted American Photo Editor’s Choice 2007 award.”

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