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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact:
Mieke Erdtsieck
Telephone: 310/820-9145
Fax: 310/820-5930
E-mail: info@bacchus.com


Bacchus Ships Image Agent
Drag and Drop Image File Conversion for NeXTSTEP 3.0.


Santa Monica, California   October 29, 1992   Bacchus, Inc. ships Image Agent,  
a powerful, integrated image conversion tool for NeXTSTEP Release 3.0.

With Image Agent users can simply drag and drop non-native image files directly  
into graphic applications, such as PasteUp, Diagram, Concurrence, and have the  
images instantly appear. Image Agent transparently performs the image  
conversion as if it were part of the actual application in use. Additionally,  
image files from PCs, Macintoshes and Sun Workstations can now be easily  
imported over a network into NeXTSTEP applications.

Supported image formats include; TIFF, GIF, Targa, PICT, MacPaint, PCX, DCX,  
Windows BMP, MTV, IFF/ILBM, Sun Raster, JPEG, XWD, XBM and others. 

"Image Agent allows NeXT users to share, access, and import a wide variety of  
images from many different computer platforms,"  said Catherine Mikkelsen,  
Publishing Developer Advocate at NeXT Computer, Inc. "Images from other  
platforms can be effortlessly integrated into page layout, drawing and imaging  
applications under NeXTSTEP 3.0."

For those requiring more image conversion options, Bacchus offers Pixel  
Magician, its advanced image conversion application. Pixel Magician provides  
mass conversion, precise scaling, variable aspect ratios and image resolutions,  
alpha channel support, dithering, color quantization and flexible output  
options.

Image Agent will be available in October 1992. The product is included free  
with Pixel Magician ($XXX), or can be purchased separately for $XX. It is  
available directly from Bacchus and through authorized NeXT distributors, VAR's  
and dealers. Free demo disks are available.

Bacchus, Inc., founded in 1985 and based in Santa Monica, CA, specializes in  
the development of graphics and communications software tools for DOS and UNIX  
Workstations.

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Image Agent and Pixel Magician are trademarks of Bacchus, Inc. All other brand  
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.