Symbol Technologies bundles full complement of software products from CIC

Business Wire, August 28, 1995

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--(OTC Bulletin Board: CICI), Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) announced the signing of an expanded worldwide licensing agreement with Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL). CIC's PenDOS(r) and Handwriter(r) Recognition System for Windows(r) will be bundled on every PPT 4600 system shipped. INKshrINK(tm), CIC's own proprietary electronic ink compression technology will also be included, for the first time.

INKshrINK is CIC's fast and efficient electronic ink compression technology. Responding to customer needs, Symbol is the first OEM to deploy INKshrINK. Symbol sees INKshrINK's benefit of reducing data storage requirements and transmission cost as a major plus for its customers. Historically any type of ink data input, such as capturing signatures, note taking, and drawings, consumed precious disk space. INKshrINK allows for a significant reduction in disk storage consumption, typically 10:1, and the ability to recall original data, in the blink of an eye, with minimal system overhead.

"We are pleased to expand our offering to Symbol. As a leader in the hand-held computer market, Symbol understands the need for robust technology such as CIC's consumer proven Handwriter Recognition System. The addition of INKshrINK is an example of Symbol's commitment to excel in the rapidly expanding, wireless, mobile data communications market," said Michael McFarland, CIC's President and COO.

"The PPT 4600 is a strategic product for Symbol. By complementing this offering with CIC's software products, we are offering our customers the best the industry has to offer in both hardware and software," said Jan H. Lindelow, President and COO of Symbol Technologies.

The Companies

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) develops, markets, and licenses natural input computer technology -- products that use pen and image for input. Founded in 1981, CIC is a leading supplier of pen computing products to hardware manufacturers throughout the world, particularly its multilingual Handwriter(r) Recognition System and Handwriter(r) Dynamic Signature Verification(tm) software, PenDOS(r) and PenMac(tm) pen operating environments.

CIC's intention is to preserve user investments in installed hardware and software products by allowing existing and new pen applications to operate on all major hardware and operating system platforms, including handheld and PDA systems. CIC develops and sells software and hardware for pen computing -- designing all of its products with an open-architecture to encourage alliances with other companies. The company's Handwriter(r) Recognition System software is available in US and UK English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese languages and is compatible with various operating systems. A Chinese Language recognition system is currently under development.

CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, and has subsidiaries in Japan and China. CIC's stock is publicly traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, symbol CICI.

Symbol Technologies, based in Bohemia, New York, is a world leader in bar code-driven data management systems with more than three million scanners and portable computer terminals installed. The company designs, manufactures and markets bar code reading equipment, portable computer terminals and radio frequency data communications networks that are used as strategic building blocks in information systems for retail, manufacturing, package and parcel delivery, warehousing and distribution and other industries. For more Customer information about Symbol call 800-SCAN-234. -0-

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CONTACT: Communication Intelligence Corporation

Maurice Boucher, Phone: 604/689-8588, FAX: 604/689-1588

or

Beverly Scott, Phone: 415/802-7888, FAX: 415/802-7825