Hull, Canada - February 4, 1999 - Hemera Technologies Inc., an award-winning developer and marketer of graphics software for the PC, today announced a bundling agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company, one of the world's largest scanner manufacturers. HP will ship Hemera's acclaimed NetGraphics Optimizer and Photo-Objects Gallery with its new HP ScanJet 5200C Business Series color scanners. This powerful, easy-to-use new scanning solution is expected to sell for about $299 USD.

Hemera's NetGraphics Optimizer, a leader in the area of Web graphics optimization, has won several prestigious awards from the press, including the Windows Expert Gold Award. Photo-Objects Gallery, a revolutionary image cataloging software application that also includes over 100 Photo-Objects from Hemera's Photo-Objects 10,000 Premium Image Collection, is the ideal companion for desktop publishing, graphics and web design applications. Hemera's NetGraphics Optimizer and Photo-Objects Gallery both operate under Windows® 95/98 and Windows NT® 4.0.

HP's new ScanJet 5200C Business Series color scanners, featuring superior software, Internet-ready solutions and flexible connectivity, produce superior results at up to three times faster than competing scanners.

"We are delighted that HP, the world leader in scanner sales, chose our Web graphics optimization and image cataloging technologies in order to offer the most powerful, easy-to-use scanning solution available today for business consumers," said Marc-Antoine Benglia, Vice-President of New Products and Business Development, Hemera Technologies Inc. "This relationship enables Hemera to take advantage of HP's marketing channel, and offers us an incredible opportunity to showcase our new offerings."

"HP is excited to offer Hemera Technologies award-winning software solutions on its newest scanner: the HP ScanJet 5200C Business Series. Hemera's high product standards and commitment to providing quality solutions for business consumers make NetGraphics Optimizer and Photo-Objects Gallery a tremendous value-add to the HP ScanJet 5200C Business Series and its consumers," said Kim Bitner, ISV Product Manager of Greeley Hardcopy Division, Hewlett-Packard.