Intel and SoftIntegration Release Ch OpenCV Package for Computer Vision

Ch Open Source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV) Package is jointly developed by Intel and SoftIntegration as a default interface to OpenCV library. Ch is a cross platform C/C++ interpreter. Ch OpenCV Package is Ch binding to Intel's OpenCV open-source C library.

Intel and SoftIntegration Release Ch OpenCV Package for Computer Vision

DAVIS, Calif., December 8, 2002 - SoftIntegration, Inc., the leader of scripting
technology for ubiquitous computing, today announced the release of Ch OpenCV Package. Ch
OpenCV is jointly developed by Intel and SoftIntegration as a default interface to OpenCV binary
library and included as open source in the distribution of OpenCV.

Ch is a cross platform C/C++ interpreter. Ch OpenCV Package is Ch binding to Intel's OpenCV
open-source C library.

OpenCV was originally developed by Intel to provide a free and open infrastructure where the
distributed efforts of the vision community can be consolidated and performance optimized. This
open source library is mainly aimed at real-time computer vision. OpenCV can be used for
human-computer interaction (HCI); object identification, segmentation and recognition; face
recognition; gesture recognition; motion tracking, ego motion, motion understanding; structure
from motion (SFM); monitoring; biometrics; and mobile robotics.

With Ch OpenCV package, all C programs using OpenCV library can readily run without tedious
compiling and linking cycles. OpenCV applications can take advantage of built-in 2D/3D
graphical plotting and advanced numerical functions in Ch. More complex applications can be
designed and deployed together with other software modules such as Ch OpenGL, Ch GTK, Ch
Windows, and Ch X/Motif Toolkits. Moreover, real-time computer vision can be easily
accomplished remotely and displayed through the Web dynamically with Ch CGI Toolkit.

"With Ch OpenCV Package, developers can now rapidly prototype applications of computer
vision," said Dr. Gary Bradski, Leader Designer and Manager of OpenCV project at Intel, "Ch
OpenCV is the integration of easy of use and power, which increases the potential for wide
applications of real-time computer vision enormously."

"C/C++ developers have been very impressed with the incredible simplicity of the Ch scripting
environment. Ch OpenCV Package allows them to avoid lengthy compile/link/execute/debug
cycles for application development.," said Dr. Dawn Cheng, General Manager at SoftIntegration.

"With Ch OpenCV, engineers and scientist can perform tasks related to real-time computer
vision with high productivity. It is also an ideal environment for teaching and learning computer
vision."

Ch OpenCV package is available in Windows. It is free, and bundled and distributed together
with the open source code of OpenCV.

About SoftIntegration, Inc.

SoftIntegration, Inc., founded in 1999, is the leader of scripting technology for ubiquitous
computing. SoftIntegration provides infrastructure software and services for rapid application
development and deployment, and Web-based software integration. Its flagship product -- Ch(R)
delivers a powerful C compatible cross-platform scripting language environment. It is the solution
for Web programmers, software developers, C/C++ users, engineers and scientists, system
administrators, real-time programmers, quality analysts, and instructors and professors.

Contact:

                         SoftIntegration, Inc.
                         216 F Street, #68
                         Davis, CA 95616
                         tel (530) 297-7398
                         fax (530) 297-7392
                         info@softintegration.com
                         http://www.softintegration.com