Datacolor International Announces Acquisitions

Datacolor International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eichhof Holding AG, announced the acquisition of Color Vision LLC, based in San Diego and the rights to Lucid, Inc.'s mc7 spectrocolorimeter and all related intellectual property.

As a result of these acquisitions, Datacolor International has formed a new company, Color Vision, Inc to broaden Datacolor International's range of Web-based color management solutions.

Color Vision's software for color calibration of computer monitor and digital color printers, together with Lucid's innovative and cost-efficient instruments for measuring color will allow Color Vision, Inc. to market the software bundled in combination with the mc7 spectrocolorimeter.

Future plans for Color Vision also include moving their corporate offices to Rochester, New York. Additional employees will be hired in the areas of sales, customer service, technical support, engineering and marketing.

"Together with Datacolor International, Color Vision now has the necessary financial resources and support to become the standard for color calibration in the fast-growing digital graphic arts industry," said Dave Crozier, president and CEO of Datacolor International.

Eichhof Holding AG is a diversified company with interests in brewing, consumer beverages and color management. Color Vision, Inc., a newly established business area of Datacolor International, provides the technology to manage accurate color communication for consumer-oriented products.

For more information about Color Vision Inc., please contact officials at Data Color International, http://www.datacolor.com

Edited by Anndrea Vorobej