PETERSBURG, Fla. Catalina Health Resource distributes
PatientLink(TM), a customized patient education sheet, with each prescription
dispensed in Walgreens' pharmacies.


The shopper can place in-store orders -- such as pharmacy or
deli -- from the cart, scan items at the cart and eliminate a long
wait at the checkout.com.

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"Now, retailers can
increase the number of customer touch points in the store and better
inform the shopper on their purchase at the point-of-decision , thereby
providing a more effective sales tool for the retailer while
increasing customer satisfaction .

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About Catalina Marketing Corporation
Based in St.
"The U-Scan Shopper is the ultimate customer touch point -- it
will significantly change the future of the retail front-end," said
Vernon Slack, director of mobile solutions at Frisco, Texas-based
Fujitsu."

1:1 Marketing + Customer Loyalty for Retailers

The U-Scan Shopper also helps retailers by providing a true 1:1
marketing and customer loyalty tool that allows for customized,
personalized in-store ad campaigns that are relevant both to shoppers'
preferences and to their location in the store.
"Before the U-Scan Shopper, retailers had to drive customer
loyalty and service at the point-of-sale with coupons and promotional
offers presented after purchase," said Slack. "The U-Scan Shopper is an
excellent Microsoft Smarter Retailing solution -- helping retailers
tailor the shopping experience, differentiate themselves from
competitors and win customer loyalty. The company has
some 1,500 employees in the U., Loblaws, Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, Regal Cinema, Ross
Dress for Less, Staples, Stop + Shop and The TJX Companies, among
others.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: A U-Scan Shopper fact sheet and photos are
available.

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5 billion.
The display unit's browser-based application runs on Microsoft
Windows CE . The software seamlessly integrates with Fujitsu
U-Scan self-checkout systems and all major self-checkout and POS
applications, such as IBM's Supermarket Application and SurePOS ACE .S.com/smartretail

About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc .

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"We're looking forward to a very successful rollout with Walgreens," said
L. Statements not based on historic facts
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the changing
market for promotional activities, especially as it relates to policies and
programs of packaged goods and pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers,
government and regulatory statutes, rules, regulations and policies, the
effect of economic and competitive conditions and seasonal variations , actual
promotional activities and programs with the company's customers, the pace of
installation of the company's store network, the success of new services and
businesses and the pace of their implementation, the company's ability to
maintain favorable client relationships, the outcome and impact of an ongoing
SEC investigation into certain of the company's prior fiscal years, and the
outcome and impact of the pending shareholder class action and derivative
lawsuits."
Fujitsu developed the U-Scan Shopper through a strategic alliance
announced in 2004 with Salt Lake City-based Klever Marketing Inc.

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Personally identifiable data that may be
collected from the company's targeted marketing programs, as well as its
research programs, are never sold or given to any outside party without the
express permission of the consumer.,
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Dick Buell, chief executive officer of Catalina Marketing Corporation. With the Walgreens installation, Catalina is significantly
increasing its potential to communicate with consumers purchasing products in
such categories as beauty care, personal care and over-the-counter medicines.
(OTCBB:KLMK), under which Fujitsu acquired Klever's non-U.

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Today , Catalina Marketing combines
unparalleled insight into consumer behavior with dynamic consumer access . If the shopper chooses to remain anonymous,
the cart will still display offers based on the customer 's location in
the store.S.

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"By
installing the Catalina Marketing Network(R) chain-wide, Walgreens will
realize greater returns on their marketing investments -- motivating repeat
visits, increasing purchases, building loyalty, and generating trial of new
products and services. Catalina Marketing
offers an array of behavior-based promotional messaging, loyalty programs and
direct-to-patient information.
"With the U-Scan Shopper, Fujitsu has brought an important product
to market that addresses what time-pressed shoppers value most --
excellent service, improved product availability , targeted promotions
and convenient access to information that makes it easier to make
informed decisions," said Brian Scott, general manager for Microsoft's
Retail + Hospitality Industry Unit . For
sales and product information call 1-800-340-4425.

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Walgreen Co.
"For example, with the U-Scan Shopper, consumers can upload their
shopping lists to the grocer's Web site before they leave home, then
download that list to the cart at the store, and be on their way. A key focus area of this
initiative, Smarter Shopping, enables retailers to take advantage of
existing IT investments and familiar consumer technologies to create a
personalized shopping experience that delivers the products customers
want, in ways that are convenient, easy and compelling.S. Web
site: www.

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The company operates 4,761 stores in 45 states and
Puerto Rico.NET. Fujitsu's offerings include multi -vendor infrastructure
management services, point-of-sale hardware and software, mobile
devices and self service systems including U-Scan.

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Walgreens also provides additional services to pharmacy patients
and prescription drug plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives (a pharmacy
benefits manager ), Walgreens Mail Service, Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and
Walgreens Home Care. in partnership
with Klever Marketing, the Fujitsu U-Scan Shopper features a wireless,
cart-mounted computer that empowers shoppers with store information
and scan-as-you-shop convenience as they move through a store."
For the consumer, the system's wide range of on-cart information
and services includes:

Item scanning /self-checkout

Personalized offers tied to retailer's loyalty program

In-store advertising and promotions linked to cart's location
in the store

Item price-checker and locater

Download shopping lists from retailer's Web site for in-store
reference

Remote in-store order placement, such as pharmacy and deli
orders

"In a recent study,(a) 61 percent of consumers said that getting
through checkout quickly and/or without hassles is their biggest
frustration," said Slack. The company collaborates with
customers to relentlessly reduce their costs and improve their
profitability. The company also has a 50/50 joint venture with Retalix Ltd.

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The system will deliver relevant manufacturer communications to Walgreens
customers.
Petersburg, Fla.S. Example
customers include Canadian Tire, ChevronTexaco, Hannaford Bros.
(Nasdaq:RTLX ) in StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, the No.

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Developed by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.
While moving through the store, the cart provides detailed information
on item location and price, along with location-specific special
offers. Advertising and
promotional offers are presented to consumers while they shop. Klever will develop and manage the wireless, in-store
advertising campaigns for retailers using the system. More information can be found at
http://www.

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Catalina Marketing anticipates that the installation of the
Walgreen stores will be completed during fiscal year 2006.
The U -Scan Shopper also meets objectives within Microsoft Smarter
Retailing, of which Fujitsu is a member .

This category lists marketing sites targeted to retailers only.

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, Catalina Marketing Corporation
(http://www. is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2004
sales of $37.

Business Editors/Technology Editors
FMI MARKETECHNICS 2005

WASHINGTON----

Wireless Shopping Cart System Eliminates Checkout Lines for
Customers, Gives Retailers True 1:1 Marketing and Customer Loyalty
Tool

Consumers can say good-bye to long checkout lines and hello to the
new face of retail customer service -- the U-Scan Shopper. "U-Scan Shopper is designed to address
consumers' frustrations with checkout lines, price labeling, item
location and other complaints.

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ST. It can also improve the shopping
experience in many other ways.
Computers are sealed in a polycarbonate cover and are ruggedized to
withstand weather, temperature and physical abuse. The companies will jointly market the
product within the U., and Fujitsu will market the product outside
the U.microsoft.

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, Catalina Marketing
Corporation (NYSE: POS), the global leader in behavior -based marketing across
multiple industries, today announced that it has signed an agreement with
Walgreens to install the Catalina Marketing Network(R), the Company's consumer
checkout communication system, at the front checkout counters in the drugstore
chain's 4700-plus United States stores. Catalina
Health Resource, a division of Catalina Marketing Corporation, signed an
agreement with Walgreens in 1999.com) was founded over 20 years ago on the
concept that targeted communications , based on actual purchase behavior, would
generate more effective consumer response.

About Walgreen Co. "It puts service and checkout in the consumer's hands,
reducing the reliance on the point-of-sale for customer service and
freeing store personnel to help customers in the aisles."

About Smarter Retailing

Microsoft Smarter Retailing helps retailers win today by
leveraging current investments, and win tomorrow by easing delivery of
new retail experiences.B.

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PatientLink (TM) provides meaningful
health information, educating patients about their medical prescriptions ,
improving prescription compliance, and encouraging patients to discuss therapy
options with their healthcare professionals.

Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs are forward-looking , and
actual results may differ materially.
"Each marketing message reaches an individual consumer at the
exact product location where industry research indicates over 70
percent of all purchase decisions are made," said Klever Marketing
President and COO Bill Dupre., Canada and the Caribbean .

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Fujitsu Introduces U-Scan Shopper

The U-Scan Shopper is 'Smarter Shopping' in
action. 1 supplier
of retail technology to independent grocers and regional chains.ftxs. Contact Jeff Green at 214-521 -8596 or greenj@mbapr.

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The deal with Walgreens is the second between the two companies.C. "Klever Marketing believes that the
one-to-one electronic communication capabilities of the U-Scan
Shopper , its point-of-selection delivery and its patent portfolio
provide a formidable first-position in which to control the in-store
marketing space.

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Companies that manufacture and market products sold in the drug class of trade
can take advantage of the expanded consumer checkout communication system to
reach the right consumer at the right time with the right message -- wherever
and whenever their products are sold. This
combination of insight and access provides marketers with the ability to
execute behavior-based marketing programs, ensuring that the right consumer
receives the right message at exactly the right time. The
announcement was made at the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI ) 2005
Marketechnics Show in Washington, D."
The U-Scan Shopper can be used either with or without the
customer's loyalty card.
Because the customer display unit is permanently mounted to the
cart , the shopper does not have to take any action to use it.

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Catalina Marketing Corporation and Walgreens Announce Chain Wide Launch of Catalina Marketing Network(R)

"
The addition of the nation's largest drugstore chain extends considerably
the consumer reach opportunities across Catalina Marketing 's syndicated
network. patents,
its software, and certain rights in other related intellectual
property for the U-Scan Shopper. Consisting of Smarter Shopping, Smarter
Selling and Smarter Operations , the Smarter Retailing Initiative is
designed to close the loop between the retailer's strategy, the
in-store execution and familiar technologies already in the consumer's
hands. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) and the IT "lifecycle solutions" provider
for consumer transaction environments.fujitsu.

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