CGXmedia Chooses Pageflex .EDIT to Drive Internet-to-Print

CAMBRIDGE, MA — July 14, 2003 — Pageflex (NASDAQ: BITS) , a pioneer and leader of Web-top publishing, announces an agreement to license Pageflex .EDITT to CGXmedia, the Internet technology services provider for Consolidated Graphics (NYSE: CGX). CGXmedia will offer the solution as a stand-alone package and also integrate .EDIT throughout Consolidated Graphics' 65 locations with COIN, its network for ordering, proofing, and tracking print purchases online. Pageflex .EDIT will allow CGXmedia users to customize templated designs according to rules and permissions set by design professionals. Users gain an interactive WYSIWYG experience directly through their familiar browser, without having to install and learn any new software. With .EDIT, CGXmedia expects immediate cost savings through reduced cycle time, Web-based softcopy proofing, and associated reductions in make-over.

"We looked at a number of Web-to-print technologies, and Pageflex software clearly gave us more for our money,"says Mohamad Tawil, Production Manager at CGXmedia COIN. ".EDIT is the most technologically advanced solution we found, and it will bring us big business wins by enabling us to pursue a variety of digital and offset print projects."

To bring the benefits of .EDIT to corporations, designers create templates that capture their design vision and maintain corporate or brand identity by using approved fonts and images. These graphics professionals choose the specific editing capabilities to give users and can even lock portions of the template from any change at all. Authorized visitors to the .EDIT Web site interactively modify the text and images within the assigned permissions, customizing templates and documents in real time to meet their unique needs. Users can count on output that matches what they see online, since .EDIT uses the same Pageflex NuDoc composition engine and server-based fonts for both screen display and print output. "We are pleased to add Consolidated Graphics to the growing list of corporate customers that have recently adopted our Web-top publishing solution to drive down costs and improve customer service," says Pageflex General Manager David Frenkel. "Our new .EDIT workflows provide the next wave in productivity gains, which are crucial for a competitive edge in today's tight market."

About

CGX
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. is recognized as the leading consolidator in the commercial printing industry. The company owns and acquires printing firms nationwide and adds value to acquisitions by providing the financial and operational resources, management support, and technological advantages associated with a larger organization.

CGXmedia develops communications solutions for Consolidated Graphics companies based on a unique combination of business savvy and technological expertise. In addition to digital printing services through the Custom Ordering Interactive Network (COIN), CGXmedia provides CD-ROM services, including publishing, video streaming, pre-mastering, replication, conversion, and packaging; and Internet services, including interactive application management, encryption, e-commerce integration, hosting, and visitor tracking.

CGXmedia also offers a software product called the Online Private Asset Library (OPAL). OPAL helps clients share valuable assets globally at Internet speed and manage thousands of files.

Pageflex
Pageflex (www.pageflexinc.com) is the pioneer of a new direction in composition software: Web-top publishing. Moving beyond desktop publishing, our Web-top publishing software helps novice users create high-quality printed products using intelligent, flexible templates, without installing or learning any new software. Pageflex templates are intelligent and flexible because professional designers can set rules to define which elements can change, how much
they can change, and who can change them. Our products maintain corporate identity and design integrity while enabling sophisticated customization of documents. Pageflex also leads the field in variable-data composition software for both enterprise and desktop.

Pageflex software is used for a wide variety of applications, including on-demand marketing materials, stationary and business cards, advertising, catalogs, and personalized digital printing. Pageflex products are distributed through original equipment manufacturers (OEMS), value-added resellers (VARs), applications service providers (ARPs), and system integrators (SIs). The Pageflex worldwide customer base includes manufacturers, service providers, advertising agencies,
commercial printers, graphic design houses and ASPs. Users of Pageflex products include Xerox, IBM, Ford, EFI, Coldwell Banker, Wunderman, Mail-Well, httprint, and Spire.

Pageflex was established in 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bitstream Inc. ( NASDAQ: BITS , www.bitstream.com).

What makes Pageflex software different from all other composition systems?

Desktop publishing requires users to install expensive software and master superior design techniques. With Web-top publishing, even beginners can turn out high-quality printed products, without installing or learning any sofware, by using Pageflex intelligent and flexible templates. Unlike ordinary templates, these have sophisticated built- in rules that offer users a wide range options to change graphics and text while preventing them from making design blunders. Executives and designers can relax, knowing that a remote branch can generate local content without corrupting the corporate brand and identity.

.EDIT, NuDoc,Pageflex, and the Pageflex logo are trademarks of Pageflex CGX, CGXmedia, COIN, Noosh, and OPAL are trademarks of Consolidated Graphics. All other trademarks are for identification purposes only and remain the property of their respective owners.

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