Associated Press scores with Adaptive Solutions' PowerShop agreement; PowerShop speeds up photo image processing for Associated Press during Super Bowl XXX

Business Wire, Feb 20, 1996

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 1996--Adaptive Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:ADSO) today announced that the Associated Press (AP) has added the award-winning PowerShop(TM) accelerator board to its digital camera product line, helping member publications speed up photo image processing.

Under the agreement, the Associated Press will purchase and distribute a version of PowerShop tailored for the AP NC 2000 and NC 2000e digital cameras. The AP version of PowerShop has all the standard attributes, but also includes special custom filters to enhance image quality.

During Super Bowl XXX, AP processed all of the photographs taken using PowerShop and custom filters developed for use exclusively in the news environment. "PowerShop allowed us to dramatically speed up the image processing time and enhance the quality of our Super Bowl report," said Jim Gerberich of the AP. "The PowerShop filters allow us to provide a new level of quality from digital images eliminating the need for film."

"We are delighted that the organization that brings the images of the world to news agencies has teamed up with Adaptive Solutions to do that task more effectively," stated Bob Anundson, vice president and general manager, Prepress for Adaptive Solutions. "In an industry where time is critical, PowerShop allows the Associated Press to score under critical deadlines."

PowerShop, a 1995 MacUser Eddy Award Winner, accelerates Photoshop functions by factors of up to 2,000 percent over the fastest Macintosh systems, delivering unmatched speed increases to computation-intensive tasks such as unsharp mask, rotate, color transformations, Gaussian blur and many others.

Adaptive Solutions, headquartered in Beaverton, pioneered parallel processing for the desktop and embedded applications. Adaptive designs and manufactures parallel processing products using the CNAPS architecture for pattern recognition applications, including image processing and neural networks. For more information, contact Adaptive Solutions at 1400 NW Compton Dr., Suite 340, Beaverton, OR 97006. Phone: 800/482-6277; Fax: 503/690-1249; Internet: www.asi.com.

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Adaptive Solutions and the Adaptive Solutions logo are registered trademarks of Adaptive Solutions Inc. PowerShop is a trademark of Adaptive Solutions Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

CONTACT: For Editorial Information:

KVO Public Relations

Lindy Holt or Suzanne Haviland, 503/221-1151

lindy_holt@kvo.com

or

Adaptive Solutions

Bob Anundson, 503/690-1236

boba@asi.com

or

For Investor Information:

Harris Massey Herinckx

Fletcher Chamberlin, 503/295-1922

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