Neurascript and DICOM expand agreement throughout Europe

Neurascript Ltd., leaders in sophisticated data capture and forms processing solutions, and DICOM Group plc, a global leader in the electronic data and document capture (EDC) market, today announced a distribution agreement with DICOM Europe, the European branch of DICOM Group. The agreement appoints DICOM as the exclusive distributor of Neurascripts data capture products for Kofax Ascent Capture in 21 European countries, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia and Central Europe, but excluding the United Kingdom. This agreement supersedes DICOMs existing distribution agreement for Scandinavia.

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Neurascript and DICOM expand agreement throughout Europe

Cambridge, UK -- March 05, 2002 -- Neurascript Ltd., leaders in sophisticated data capture and forms processing solutions, and DICOM Group plc, a global leader in the electronic data and document capture (EDC) market, today announced a distribution agreement with DICOM Europe, the European branch of DICOM Group. The agreement appoints DICOM as the exclusive distributor of Neurascripts data capture products for Kofax Ascent Capture in 21 European countries, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia and Central Europe, but excluding the United Kingdom. This agreement supersedes DICOMs existing distribution agreement for Scandinavia.

DICOM Group will offer Neurascripts products to end-users through their extensive Ascent Certified Reseller network. DICOM Group will be fully trained in the use, configuration and support of Neurascripts products and will also implement language localised versions of Neurascripts products in key markets. A strong partnership between Neurascript and the US-based subsidiary of DICOM Group, Kofax has already been forged through the integration of Neurascripts modules into Ascent Capture 5 as custom modules, delivering the most powerful forms processing solutions available. The signing of a distribution agreement between Neurascript and DICOM Group creates a partnership that puts DICOM Group in an ideal position to meet form-based data and document capture needs.

This agreement with DICOM Group gives customers across Europe access to Neurascripts data capture products, allowing them to benefit from software that leads the market in terms of performance, customisability and scalability" says Richard Brierton, Managing Director, Neurascript. DICOMs strong local presence and industry knowledge will have an incredibly positive impact on our business". concluded Richard.

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Our partnership with Neurascript extends our leading portfolio of Electronic Data and Document Capture (EDC) products, resulting in the best EDC solutions for any organisations requirements", said Otto Schmid, Chairman and Chief Executive of DICOM Group. "By combining our overall expertise in EDC with Neurascripts leading data capture solutions we are in a commanding position to expand market share and revenue for all parties."

For further information please contact:
Nadene Sayer
Tel:   +44 (0) 1223 488570
Fax:    +44 (0) 1223 488571
Email:   ns@neurascript.com
Web:   www.neurascript.com

About Neurascript
Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, Neurascript supply automatic data capture solutions for high volume document processing. With a view to maximising the performance of organisations information, Neurascript has created a highly scalable and robust data capture solution to achieve this. Neurascripts modules are all that are necessary to convert scanned document images into clean and verified data for use in other business processes. Capabilities are not just limited to traditional forms processing, as semi-structured or unstructured documents can be captured with a high degree of automation. Neurascripts advanced recognition and text-processing technology uses a combination of the latest neural network techniques and Bayesian Character Modelling recognising and converting hand print and machine print into useable data.

Neurascripts products do much more than just read characters; they streamline the gathering of data from paper documents and electronic forms. There are four key modules: Recognition, a high accuracy recognition engine that automatically extracts machine print, hand print, barcodes and check marks from document images; Correction, a super-fast and efficient reject repair module; Completion, a validation module offering high-volume key-from-image/key-from-paper capabilities; Scripted Export, a flexible and configurable module for exporting data and images to external repositories.

Neurascript was formed in 1998 from the Character Recognition Group of Neurodynamics, a world leader in development of pattern recognition solutions. Mike Lynch founded Neurodynamics in 1991. It has successfully incubated and spun off three companies, Autonomy, Neurascript and, most recently, NCorp. Neurascript boasts an impressive customer and partner base, which has enabled the company to achieve consistent growth and profitability. For more information visit http://www.neurascript.com

About DICOM

DICOM Group plc (DICOM Group") is the global leader in the Electronic Data and Document Capture (EDC") market, a fast growing segment of the Office Automation industry. Information Capture technology is used at the important phase at the beginning of many business applications and converts non-digital and digital information into structured data streams.

DICOM Group's core competence is consulting, development and provision of EDC products and services. Founded in 1991 DICOM Group today operates with over 700 employees in 23 countries in Europe, the US, South East Asia and Australia. US-based Kofax Image Products, acquired in January 2000, operates as its centre for product development. The product family comprises products which manage the capture workflow of large volumes of data and documents and technology that improves the document scanning quality and efficiency. Kofax Ascent 5 allows the multidimensional electronic use of scanned-in text, forms, data and images. Web based components and server products, which allow users to manage the capture process independent of location via the Internet, are an integral part of the Ascent product line. DICOM Group has invested significantly to expand its service and consulting network which responds to the increasing demand for comprehensive international solutions and the relevant project management.

The Group's SGA Division is focused on multimedia visualisation products for the IT, POI and Entertainment market and operates as the sole agency of Samsung's high performance flat displays and wide screens in Switzerland and Austria.

DICOM Group has been quoted at the London Stock Exchange since 1996 and on the Neuer Markt in Frankfurt since January 2000. It achieved turnover of 140.3m in the financial year ended 30 June 2001 (2000: 99.2m).

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