NEC Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to License CIC Technology

November 4, 1991 — Communication Intelligence Corp. (CIC) (NASDAQ:CICI) and NEC Corp. (NEC) of Japan have signed a Letter of Intent to enter into a formal agreement to grant NEC a worldwide license to use, copy and distribute CIC’s Handwriter MultiLingual Recognition software, Operating Environmental Interfaces to various operating systems and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.

It was also announced that NEC has engaged CIC to immediately commence integration of CIC’s Japanese handwriting recognition software with NEC’s pen-based personal computer systems with the proper interface for Microsoft’s Windows for Pen Computing. This agreement and the related fees, payable by NEC to CIC for the development work, are independent of the license agreement being negotiated.

”CIC is pleased to be working with NEC as part of our continuing worldwide licensing program,” said James Dao, CIC president and chief executive officer. ”NEC is an acknowledged industry leader in the development, production and international distribution of personal computer systems.

”Their participation in pen-based computing will accelerate the growth of the market. With our established subsidiary in Japan we are well positioned to support NEC and our other Japanese customers.”

NEC is a $26 billion manufacturer of computer, communication, semiconductor and home entertainment products worldwide. NEC currently supplies more than 50 percent of the Japanese personal computer market shipping in excess of one million units per year. NEC computers are distributed worldwide.

CIC is the leading supplier of multi-lingual handwriting recognition software. CIC’s products include Handwriter Recognition System, various operating system interfaces for Microsoft’s Windows for Pen Computing and Go’s PenPoint, PenDOS and MacHandwriter Pen Operating Environments.

CIC was founded in 1981. The company is headquartered in Redwood Shores and has an international subsidiary, CIC Japan Inc. in Tokyo.

Note to Editors: Handwriter is a registered trademark of CIC.  PenDOS, MacHandwriter and On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification are trademarks of CIC. Windows for Pen Computing is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. PenPoint is a trademark of Go Corp.

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