Product Launch

RNS Number:3766N
Dicom Group PLC
10 July 2003


DICOM Group plc:
Software Product Launch
- New Kofax Ascent Capture 6.0 and Ascent Capture Internet Server 6.0


10 July 2003 - DICOM Group plc ("DICOM Group" or "the Company"), a global leader
in the Electronic Document Capture ("EDC") market, announces the launch of
Ascent Capture 6.0 and Ascent Capture Internet Server 6.0 ("ACIS 6.0"), major
upgrades of the company's flagship EDC software application.

DICOM Group is the market-leading supplier of EDC products, essential for
helping organisations capture critical business information economically,
quickly and reliably from paper documents, electronic documents and the
Internet. In the capture process, Ascent Capture recognises and extracts data
from documents and releases them seamlessly into content, document management
and other enterprise applications.

Ascent Capture 6.0 offers several new and enhanced features including built-in
Adobe Acrobat PDF file creation and a flexible software-based license
management. The new Ascent Capture product also increases the ability to handle
larger document volumes. This increased functionality will allow DICOM Group to
address higher value projects.

The companion product ACIS 6.0 enhances enterprise management capabilities with
software-based client licensing, remote upgrades and enhanced security. ACIS 6.0
provides a variety of new features designed to enhance the ability to scan
documents inexpensively at remote sites, automatically download them to the
central site and then automatically or manually synchronise with the content
management or business system. With ACIS 6.0, the IBM WebSphere Webserver is now
supported in addition to Microsoft's IIS, responding to the needs of larger IBM
users.

Commenting, Arnold von Buren, Chief Executive of DICOM Group, said:

"This is another step in DICOM Group becoming the universal capture provider for
any business critical documents, be they paper, electronic, structured or
unstructured. The capabilities now available from Ascent Capture 6.0 provide
customers with a new range of document processing options. The new features are
relevant for those who want to upgrade to Ascent from another capture
application or for those who are implementing a data capture solution for the
first time. The additional options provided by Ascent Capture 6.0 further
increase the markets our product addresses."

Ascent Capture 6.0 is available now from over 1,000 authorised DICOM Group
business partners worldwide. Pricing is based on the volume of documents
processed per month. With Version 6.0, the customer will have the choice to
select pricing either monthly or annually.

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For further information please contact:

DICOM Group plc                             
Christoph Loslein     Executive Director   [e-mail]    
Dr. Bettina Moschner  IR Manager           [e-mail]            
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www.dicomgroup.com

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About DICOM Group plc

DICOM Group plc ("DICOM Group") is the global leader in the Electronic Document
Capture ("EDC") market, a fast growing segment of the Office Automation
industry. EDC improves the performance of many business applications such as
document and content management and converts non-digital and digital documents
into structured data streams. Its implementation allows substantial increases in
office efficiency and offers high returns on investment.

DICOM Group's core competence is consulting, development and provision of EDC
products and services. More than 10,000 organisations world-wide have
implemented DICOM Group developed products, supported by 800 employees in 25
countries in Europe, the US, South East Asia and Australia.

US-based Kofax Image Products, DICOM Group's software development centre,
designs solutions to manage the capture process of large volumes of data and
documents and products that substantially improves document capture speed.
Ascent Capture allows document capture of text, forms, office documents, audio
and video data. Web based components and server products enable the
administration of the capture process independent of its location and the
availability of processing resources. Its patented and industry award winning
VirtualReScan (VRS) technology improves the image quality and the scanning
process in real time.

DICOM Group's European and Asian sales and service organisation offers a broad
range of services and complementary third party EDC products. Its network of
pre-sales, after-sales and consulting organisation addresses the increasing
demand for internationally deployed EDC solutions, project management and
professional support.

The Group's SGA Division focuses on multimedia visualisation products for the
IT, POI and Entertainment market. In Switzerland, it operates as sole agency of
Samsung's high performance flat screen display.


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