Compress JPEG Images Up to 30% With No Loss of Quality - Allume Announces Compression Breakthrough
January 06 2005 - 9:57AM
PR Newswire (US)
Compress JPEG Images Up to 30% With No Loss of Quality - Allume
Announces Compression Breakthrough New Technology Reduces Picture
File Size Without Reducing Image Quality LAS VEGAS, CES -
SHOWSTOPPERS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allume Systems,
Inc., an IMSI company (OTC:IMSI) (BULLETIN BOARD: IMSI) , today
announced plans to introduce a revolutionary new image compression
technology that will allow users to reduce the size of JPEG
pictures up to 30% -- without altering the quality of the image.
Where existing archive technologies such as zip are unable to
reduce the size of compressed JPEG pictures, StuffIt's patent
pending technology is able to replace the existing JPEG compression
method with a more efficient alternative. With it's ability to
compress JPEG images, this new technology will allow users to fit
more data onto CD's, DVD's, and other storage and backup media.
Allume's new technology also provides a significant bandwidth
saving for both professional and hobbyists looking to share
pictures over the internet or on the network. "With the addition of
this new image compression technology, we're excited at the
potential StuffIt provides for reducing costs in any business
environment where bandwidth and storage is at a premium. The
Creative industry is just one example of the markets that will see
an immediate benefit from this technology," said Matthew Covington,
Senior Product Manager at Allume. "This compression breakthrough
demonstrates both Allume's leadership in the data compression
industry and our commitment to deliver value to our customers with
unique cost saving solutions." Allume also announced the
availability of JPEG compression in its upcoming StuffIt Deluxe 9.0
Windows release, and presented a road map for the future
development of their image compression technology. The company
outlined its improved compression solutions for additional picture
formats along with the introduction of a new image file format,
(StuffIt Image Format or .sif) to aid the adoption of this new
compression technology in embedded applications such as cameras,
portable media players and picture phones. Additionally, Allume
announced plans to apply the technology behind JPEG compression to
other compressed media types such as MPEG movies and MP3 music
files. To learn more about Allume's white paper for new Image
technology visit http://www.stuffit.com/imagecompression or email
us at . Allume Systems, Inc: Everyday Solutions(TM) Founded in
1988, Allume Systems, Inc., an IMSI company, develops and publishes
award-winning software solutions for Windows and Macintosh.
Allume's leading brands are StuffIt(R), Internet Cleanup(TM) and
Spring Cleaning(R). Formerly known as Aladdin Systems, Allume
Systems enables people and businesses to communicate and manage
their ideas and information. Allume's software offers a range of
solutions, empowering users in the areas of information access,
removal, recovery, security, productivity and Internet
distribution. Allume Systems is located at 245 Westridge Drive,
Watsonville, CA 95076, USA; telephone: 831-761-6200; fax:
831-761-6206. Internet: http://www.allume.com/ . About IMSI,
Allume's parent company Founded in 1982, IMSI's flagship product
TurboCAD(R) and DesignCAD(TM) make it a leader in the precision
design market. The company's online properties focus on the sale of
content and services to the architectural, engineering and
construction market through its stock house plans site at
Houseplans.com, http://www.houseplans.com/ and
http://www.homeplanfinder.com/ and the online CAD symbol site,
http://www.cadsymbols.com/ . IMSI on the Net:
http://www.imsisoft.com/ . Safe Harbor Statement This announcement
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors including the ability of
the company to successfully commercialize its new technologies as
well as risk factors set forth under "Factors Affecting Future
Operating Results" in the company's annual report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended June 30, 2004, and such other risks detailed
from time to time in the company's reports filed with the SEC. The
company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of
any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be
made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. NOTE: StuffIt,
DropStuff, Expander, and the Allume logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Allume Systems, Inc. All other product
names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners. DATASOURCE: Allume Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Jennifer Watson
of Allume Systems, Inc., or +1-831-768-3630 Web site:
http://www.allume.com/
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