FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2002

Sihl Usa, Inc. And Scanvec Amiable, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement

Chesapeake, Va. & Philadelphia, Pa., August 5, 2002 ­ Sihl Inc. and Scanvec Amiable, Inc. have announced an agreement where selected Sihl media will be profiled and listed as certified media choices on Scanvec Amiable professional graphics manufacturing solutions. “We are very excited to be associated with an innovative company such as Scanvec Amiable. Having our media profiled and listed on their software gives the consumer more choices and enhanced confidence they will produce high quality prints”, says Mike Richardson Product Manager Sihl Inc.

“The ultimate goal is to make the end users job easier than ever by providing easy access to specific media profiles. Additional opportunities will be developed for end user education, marketing ideas, and greater application knowledge, which we feel will add revenue and higher profitability for our customers,” says Bob Revere Manager Business Development for Scanvec Amiable.

In addition the two companies will collaborate their marketing efforts in the area of trade shows, print advertising and product promotion.

More information on the entire line of Sihl inkjet media, can be found at www.sihlusa.com and the entire line of Scanvec Amiable products can be found at www.scanvecamiable.com.

Sihl USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Sihl AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, an international manufacturer of digital large-format media. With coating facilities in Switzerland and Germany and extensive R&D, manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout Europe and North America, Sihl manufactures a full line of printing media including inkjet, electrostatic, bond and transfer media. Sihl USA’s distribution is headquartered in San Jose, California with an additional distribution site in New York (East Region).

Scanvec Amiable is the recognized global leader, enabling the professional graphics manufacturing industry in creating innovative and cutting edge displays. Scanvec Amiable offers complete and professional solutions for the sign making, digital printing, and CAD/CAM for CNC manufacturing industries. Scanvec Amiable is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Scanvec Amiable has additional offices in San Juan Capistrano, CA., and Brussels, Belgium. For additional information please call 800-229-9066, 610-521-6300, e-mail us at SignPresence@ScanvecAmiable.com, or visit www.ScanvecAmiable.com.

CONTACTS:
Sihl USA, Inc.
Chesapeake, Va
MICHAEL RICHARDSON (800-366-7393)

Scanvec Amiable
International Plaza II
Philadelphia, Pa 19113
JOSHUA NEWMAN (610-521-6300)