C Technologies subsidiary Anoto increases broad coverage on the paper market by adding two global paper partners, Tjiwi

C Technologies subsidiary Anoto increases broad coverage on the paper market by adding two global paper partners, Tjiwi Kimia and Nippecraft Anoto has reached an agreement with Tjiwi Kimia and Nippecraft, both of which are part of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the world's largest producers of paper. The companies are located in Asia but have extensive global distribution nets. The first digital products with Anoto functionality will be introduced at the end of 2001/beginning of 2002. "Asia Pulp and Paper is one of the largest paper producing companies in the world and a very important player in view of its global presence on the market. Anoto has already established cooperation with Kokuyo in Japan, Esselte in Europe and Mead in the U.S. When Tjiwi Kimia and Nippecraft are now being added to our partners, we have achieved broad coverage within the paper sector", says Christer Fåhraeus, President of Anoto AB. · Pt. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk, which is part of APP, is a global company based in Indonesia. Tjiwi Kimia is a large manufacturer of notepads, exporting to 50 countries. The company is represented in 20 countries - most of which are Asian, including China where the company has manufacturing units, and Japan. Tjiwi Kimia holds 70 percent of the Indonesian market, has a strong foothold in the Middle East and Australia, and significant market shares in both Europe and the U.S. Tjiwi Kimia is listed on the Jakarta and Surabaya Stock Exchanges since 1990. · Nippecraft Ltd, is a diary and calendar company based in Singapore with strong distribution in Great Britain, Australia, USA and the Asian regions. The company was founded in 1977 and has been a public company since 1994. The company sells 12 million diaries and calendars under the brand names "Collins", "Debden" and others. As one of the branded diary leaders in our main markets, Nippecraft has 60 percent of the market share in Australia and 40 percent in Great Britain as well as 50 percent corporate diary market share in Singapore. · Anoto's concept is enabled by three components: ordinary paper made digital with the almost invisible Anoto pattern, digital pens with Bluetooth communication and services delivered to the market by a mobile operator. As part of the agreement, partners will be joining the Anoto Program - a forum where Anoto partners can exchange experience. The aim is to mutually strengthen the global de facto standard for digital paper. For more information, please contact: Christer Fåhraeus Birgitta Plyhm President Information Manager Anoto AB C Technologies AB + 46 733-45 12 05 +46 702-07 36 32 About Anoto: Anoto AB was founded in Lund, Sweden in late 1999 as a subsidiary of C Technologies AB, which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list (Attract 40). The company currently has about 170 employees working in offices in Lund, Stockholm, Boston, and Tokyo. Ericsson holds a minority stake in Anoto and is also represented on the board. Anoto AB has created a de facto standard for digital paper. The concept is built around converting mankind's most common way of communicating, through pen and paper. Proprietary patterns, advanced image processing, Bluetooth wireless technology and an information infrastructure enables Anoto's system. Hand-written notes written on ordinary paper turn digital through the almost invisible Anoto pattern and can be sent directly through a computer, mobile phone, PDA, palm device or a fax. Even services such as paper- based digital orders can be handled with only pen and paper. www.anoto.com About C Technologies AB: C Technologies AB (publ) was founded in 1996 and is a young Swedish high- technology company with cutting-edge expertise within the fields of digital camera technology, image processing and digital pens. The Company's primary product is the C-Pen reading pen, which has received several important international awards for best IT product. The C-Pen scans, stores, processes and wirelessly transmits text to a PC. The pen can also translate, send e-mail, SMS and facsimiles as well as reading barcodes. The C Technologies Group currently has about 250 employees and offices located in Lund, Stockholm, Atlanta, Boston and Tokyo. Major shareholders include company founder Christer Fåhraeus, State Street Bank, Ericsson Mobile Communications and SEB Fonder. C Technologies' share is listed on the O-list of the OM Stockholm Exchange (Attract 40). The Group also comprises the subsidiaries Anoto AB and WeSpot AB. www.ctechnologies.se or www.cpen.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/22/20010322BIT00900/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/22/20010322BIT00900/bit0001.pdf