The IPS(TM) Release 8.1 solution provides manufacturers performanceimprovements including optimizations for the 2007 Microsoft Office systemand other host applications, an upgraded common display list that allowsfor customization and image quality optimization across all pagedescription languages, and more efficient rendering of transparent objects-- all in highly portable source code that offers flexibility in a singlesoftware package. In addition, Zoran's IPS(TM) Interpreter for XPS fullysupports Microsoft's XPSDrv print path.

"As a technology supplier that has earned Microsoft's Driver Test Managercertifications, Zoran continues to demonstrate its full commitment tosoftware compatibility," said Jack Mayo, Group Program Manager for WindowsDocuments & Printing, Microsoft Corporation. "Certification from Microsofthelps ensure seamless product compatibility between software developedusing Zoran's IPS(TM) Interpreter for XPS and the Microsoft Windows familyof operating systems."

"Zoran's IPS(TM) Release 8.1 software offers our customers a multitude ofenhancements," said Tom Mager, vice president of software engineering,Zoran's Imaging Division. "In addition to dramatic performance speedups fordocuments created by the 2007 Microsoft Office system and new versions ofother leading applications, the Microsoft logo certifications assure ourcustomers that they are selecting an XPS rendering solution that is totallycompliant with Microsoft's up-to-date and rigorous certificationrequirements."

About Zoran's IPS(TM) Release 8.1 Software

Zoran's IPS(TM) product is a dynamic, embedded, scalable solution providingprinting and peripheral manufacturers with highly integrated, modularcontroller and connectivity software for powering single andmultifunctional printing and scanning devices. Zoran's IPS(TM) Release 8.1solution supports all leading page description languages with highlyflexible, modular and portable source code suitable for an embeddedenvironment. This release includes quality and performance improvements toall its interpreters including IPS(TM) FIVE, IPS(TM) XLC, IPS(TM) PS3,IPS(TM) PDFt and IPS(TM) Interpreter for XPS. The IPS(TM) Interpreter forXPS can be configured along with other embedded PDLs in a printer ormultifunction peripheral, or as a component of a Windows host driver forthe XPSDrv print path which creates identical output from either platform.

IPS(TM) Release 8.1, the newest version of Zoran's complete PDL interpretersolution, is available now to qualified OEMs. More information can be foundat www.zoran.com or by contacting an imaging division sales representativeat 781.791.6000.

About Zoran Corporation

Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider ofdigital solutions in the growing digital entertainment and digital imagingmarkets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digitalsignal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performancedigital audio and video, imaging applications and Connect ShareEntertain(TM) technologies for the digital home. Zoran's proficiency inintegration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greatercapabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, andshorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimediamobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognitionfor excellence and are now in hundreds of millions of homes and officesworldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and additional operations inCanada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, andTaiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.zoran.com or at408-523-6500.

Zoran, the Zoran logo and IPS are trademarks or registered trademarks ofZoran Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States or othercountries. Other product and service names mentioned herein are thetrademarks of their respective owners.

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