Communication Intelligence Corporation Announces Sign-It for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 — the De Facto Standard for Final Form Electronic Documents
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — February 16, 1999 — Communication Intelligence Corp. Takes Advantage of New Digital Signature Capabilities in Acrobat 4.0
Communication Intelligence Corporation (Nasdaq:CICI) ("CIC") today announced a new version of its Sign-it(TM) product to support Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) 4.0.
Sign-it for Acrobat 4.0 is a document automation solution that allows users to capture signatures electronically using a digitizer tablet and pen. It then binds them to the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Users of Sign-it and Acrobat 4.0 can securely transfer signed documents while retaining the integrity of both the document and the attached signature. Sign-it for Acrobat 4.0 will be available for purchase and download from CIC's website at http://www.cic.com.
"CIC's support for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and its digital signature technology enables a host of new application opportunities in electronic document exchange," said Sheri Schurter, group product manager, Adobe Systems, Inc.
"The more businesses understand the benefits of electronically sharing documents, the greater the demand for ways to digitally sign and protect documents. With CIC's Sign-it application, firms can easily authenticate and protect important documents."
Russ Davis, V.P., Product Development and Support at CIC commented, "We are pleased that Adobe has chosen to support digital signatures with the release of Acrobat 4.0. CIC believes this is an indication of the growing acceptance of this technology in both corporate and consumer markets. We look forward to the emergence of these markets and to strengthening our relationship with Adobe, a leader in providing the most reliable and effective way to share information."
Recognizing the need for highly controlled review of electronic documents in many sensitive environments including legal, financial, and government applications, Adobe has engineered Adobe Acrobat 4.0 to include full support for digital signatures.
Acrobat's new digital signature technology enables document authors to protect documents from unauthorized access or alterations making it a perfect tool for applications such as electronic forms processing.
Sign-it is a complimentary offering for Acrobat 4.0 from one of the leaders in digital signature capture and verification technologies. The Sign-it offering will provide the tools to capture and bind a signature using Acrobat 4.0.
About CIC
Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) Founded in 1981, CIC is a leading supplier of pen enabling software solutions. The company's core software technologies include multilingual handwriting recognition systems, dynamic signature verification, ink compression, and operating system extensions that enable pen input.
CIC's products are designed to increase the ease of use, functionality, and security of electronic devices ranging from PC peripherals to cellular phones. Key licensees of the company's technologies include The Chase Manhattan Bank, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Microsoft, Mitsubishi and Nortel.
CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores and has a subsidiary, CICC, in Nanjing, China. CIC is listed on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market under the symbol 'CICI'. For more information about CIC and its products please visit the website at http://www.cic.com.
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CIC, Redwood Shores
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