, Allume Systems,
Inc ., an IMSI company (OTC Bulletin Board: IMSI), unveiled its revolutionary
new compression technology to the press and to industry insiders at the recent
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) and Macworld trade events.com/imagecompression/

Availability and Pricing
The StuffIt Image Format is available as an OEM site license for companies
wanting to include this capability in their own products.

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OpenDocument is a standardized, XML-based file format specification for
office applications . This patent-pending
technology allows users to reduce the size of JPEG pictures by 30% -- without
altering the quality of the image.allume. 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.

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With over 20 years of
experience, more than 5,000 employees, 5,000 partners and support centers
around the world, Novell helps customers gain control over their IT operating
environment while reducing cost.

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.com .

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Novell has delivered OpenDocument
support in its SUSE(R) Linux distribution since March 2005. All other
third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.imsisoft.

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A public, open, application-independent format that can
be implemented within any software program, it covers the features required by
text , spreadsheets, charts and graphical documents.

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, Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today
reaffirmed its roadmap for support of the OpenDocument file format in current
and future Novell(R) products, which reinforces Novell's commitment to open
standards, customer choice and flexibility.

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With more than
50,000 customers in 43 countries, Novell helps customers manage, simplify,
secure and integrate their technology environments by leveraging
best-of-breed, open standards-based software. in the United States and other
countries. Contact
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NOTE: StuffIt, DropStuff, Expander , and the Allume logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Allume Systems, Inc.

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Novell Reaffirms Its Commitment to the OpenDocument Format

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"Users need these conditions to completely trust the standard to remain
perpetually open. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Where existing archive technologies such as
zip are unable to reduce the size of compressed JPEG pictures, this new
technology is able to replace the existing JPEG compression method with a more
efficient alternative.com .

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OpenDocument files can be
opened by any OpenDocument-compliant application regardless of language,
freeing users from the shifting product directions of any one vendor.
"True open standards, like OpenDocument, are subject to public inspection
and contribution and are unencumbered by property rights and the individual
agendas of specific vendors," said Jack Messman, chairman and CEO of Novell.com or 831-761-6200 for more information. Allume's
software offers a range of solutions, empowering users in the areas of
information access, removal, recovery, security , and Internet distribution.

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, an IMSI company, develops and
publishes award-winning software solutions for Windows and Macintosh.

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About Novell
Novell, Inc.sales@allume.
Allume Systems is located at 245 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076,
USA; telephone: 831-761 -6200; fax: 831-761-6206.homeplanfinder.

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Novell is
a member of the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications technical
committee, the body that manages and publishes the OpenDocument standard.novell.
"We have the only archive technology available that reduces the actual
JPEG file size without reducing image quality," said Matthew Covington, senior
product manager at Allume Systems. "All of the compression experts insisted
that this could not be accomplished, yet we actually did it -- this is huge!
The benefits to the digital imaging community are phenomenal."
In addition to announcing that these features will first appear in the new
version of StuffIt Deluxe , Allume also published a white paper that outlines
the future development of its image compression technology. 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.

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Improved
compression for additional picture formats was described, along with the
introduction of a new picture file format , (StuffIt Image Format or .
Formerly known as Aladdin Systems, Allume Systems enables people and
businesses to communicate and manage its ideas and information. IMSI on the Net:
http://www. 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.

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Novell
is working with Google, IBM, Red Hat, Sun and others to promote this standard
across the industry, the open source community and the marketplace. It's that openness that ensures customer choice, and
customer choice has long been Novell's priority.stuffit.

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As a result, enterprise customers will be able to create
documents using a perpetually open standard and will not have to rely on
proprietary formats for future document readability.
A copy of the white paper can be obtained from Allume's website:
http://www.

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Novell is Committed to Open Standards, Putting Customer Needs First, Ahead of
Proprietary Agendas

WALTHAM, Mass. Novell will
deliver complete OpenDocument support in the next edition of its enterprise
desktop in 2006.

NOTE: Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks and Software for the Open
Enterprise is a trademark of Novell, Inc.

Allume's New JPEG Compression a Hit at CES and Macworld

Allume Systems, Inc: Everyday Solutions(TM)
Founded in 1988, Allume Systems, Inc.

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New Technology Displayed at Recent Tradeshows Reduces JPEG File Size -
Up to 30% - Without Reducing Image Quality

WATSONVILLE, Calif.cadsymbols .

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. All other product names are
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

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delivers Software for the Open Enterprise(TM). More information about Novell can be found at
http://www.com .sif) to
aid the adoption of this new compression technology in embedded applications
such as cameras and portable media players. Allume's
leading brands are StuffIt(R), Internet Cleanup(TM) and Spring Cleaning(R).com and the online CAD
symbol site, http://www.

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