Fujifilm, Summus Collaborate to Provide Wireless Photo Services
Wednesday February 18, 8:30 am ET
Companies to Pursue Shared Vision for Seamless Photo Printing, Sharing, Storing and Sending from Wireless Phones

VALHALLA, N.Y. & RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2004-- Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., a pioneer in digital imaging products and services, and Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTCBB: SUMU - News), a developer of applications and information processing tools that optimize the wireless multimedia experience, today announced a plan to develop a complete photo services solution for the wireless consumer.
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Summus and Fujifilm debuted Fujifilm Get the Picture Mobile Service, powered by BlueFuel(TM), in June of 2003. The two companies have expanded their collaboration to develop a broad range of mobile imaging solutions that will enable consumers to capture, store, share and print all of their digital images in a suite of easy-to-use mobile applications, wherever, whenever(TM). Fujifilm is utilizing Summus' BlueFuel(TM) middleware platform as a way to integrate its Get the Picture Online service, an extensive print network that connects picture-takers to retail photofinishers, with mobile data services. This solution will give consumers the option to choose a local retail location (or enter a zip code near a distant friend/relative to send gift prints) via their mobile devices and send their digital images to the selected retailer for printing.

"Today consumers can share photos between wireless phones or PCs, but the experience is not complete until consumers can print those pictures wherever, whenever to show friends and family," said John Prendergast, VP Strategic Business Development. "Fujifilm is pleased to work with Summus, a company that has the experience, knowledge and capability to create truly compelling wireless photo solutions. By expanding our relationship, Fujifilm and Summus will provide powerful, consumer-focused wireless photo services."

"Fujifilm is a highly recognizable brand in photo imaging," said Gary Ban, CEO of Summus. "Connecting Fujifilm's strong network of retailers to the mobile consumer through the BlueFuel platform extends Fujifilm's lead in the digital photo-imaging market by creating seamless, easy-to-use and complete mobile photo solutions."

Digital photo printing is becoming big business. According to the Photo Marketing Association, Americans are expected to print almost 4 billion digital images this year, up from 800 million in 2001. An impetus for the growth of digital photography and the need for digital printing is the increasing popularity of camera phones. According to IDC, worldwide sales of imaging-enabled wireless devices, including camera phones, are expected to reach 151 million units by 2006. The growth of the camera phone market is outpacing that of the digital camera. According to Strategy Analytics in September 2003, 25 million camera phones were sold worldwide in the first half of 2003, compared with 20 million digital still cameras.

Summus' wireless applications are powered by BlueFuel, Summus' Superfast, Superthin(TM) mobile platform tailored for efficient and easy interaction with information in the mobile environment. The BlueFuel platform enables service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to create and deliver mobile applications quickly and on a wider range of devices and operating systems than competing solutions. The platform and architecture give developers the tools necessary to easily build applications for today's resource-constrained wireless environment while providing a superior user experience.

About Summus

Summus is a developer of applications, platforms and innovative information processing tools that enable service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to optimize the customer's wireless experience. The company's leading wireless applications, available through carriers such as AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, ALLTEL, U.S. Cellular and Cingular, are powered by its BlueFuel platform. The Superfast, Superthin(TM) platform enables Summus and its developer partners to quickly build user-friendly applications within today's processing and bandwidth-constrained wireless environment. The BlueFuel platform enables wireless carriers to deliver more efficient applications that can be easily shared between a greater variety of devices, operating systems and content providers. It also allows device manufacturers to develop more processing-efficient devices. For more information, see www.summus.com.

About Fujifilm

Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. is a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. and delivers technology solutions to meet the imaging and information needs of retailers, consumers, professionals and business customers. As a global leader in digital imaging, Fujifilm pioneered the development of digital X-ray systems, and today is the leader in digital minilab systems. The company was ranked in the top ten for U.S. patents granted during the last decade, employs 72,500 people worldwide and in the year ending March 31, 2003, had global revenues of more than $20 billion.

In the U.S., Fujifilm employs over 10,000 people. The company is a leader in delivering high quality, easy-to-use imaging and information solutions in the following categories: Digital Imaging Systems, Recording/Storage Media, Film and Imaging Systems, Motion Picture Film, Graphic Arts and Printing Systems and Medical Imaging and Diagnostics Systems. Fujifilm is committed to being an environmentally friendly, humane enterprise and an exemplary corporate citizen.

For more information on Fujifilm products, consumers can call 800-800-FUJI or access the Fujifilm USA Web site at www.fujifilm.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Summus' business, products, and financial results. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. More information about potential risk factors that could affect our business, products, and financial results is included in Summus' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and in reports subsequently filed by Summus with the Securities and Exchange Commission("SEC"). All documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov or from Summus' web site at www.summus.com. Summus hereby disclaims any obligation to publicly update the information provided above, including forward-looking statements, to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.