Kirtas Technologies to Provide High Quality Digitization Services to Yale University and Microsoft Corp.

ROCHESTER, New York, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Books will be digitized and searchable on Microsoft Live Search Books

Kirtas Technologies, a leading innovator and provider of digital scanning
solutions, today announced it will provide high-quality digitization services
to Yale University Library, in conjunction with the company's agreement with
Microsoft Corp. to digitize books for Live Search Books.

The project will initially focus on digitization of 100,000
out-of-copyright English-language books that may not be available at other
institutions. Beginning in early 2008, the University's collection will
gradually become available through Microsoft's Live Search interface
(http://books.live.com), enabling students, scholars, and readers to use them
anywhere in the world. With approximately thirteen million volumes throughout
its system, Yale University boasts one of the most extensive and unique
academic libraries in the world.

"We are delighted and honored to be selected by Yale University and
Microsoft to digitize some of the unique and amazing items that they hold,"
said Dr. Lotfi Belkhir, CEO and Founder of Kirtas Technologies. "Through this
relationship, hundreds of years of invaluable knowledge will be moved from
books to bytes and become accessible to millions around the world."

Yale and Microsoft selected Kirtas Technologies for its radically
innovative book-scanning technology and its unique digitization expertise.
The Library has successfully worked with Kirtas in a previous digitization
project, as well.

"As part of our agreement with Yale, we'll be opening a satellite service
bureau in New Haven," said Mark Klein, Director of Operations at Kirtas. "And
while our New Haven facility will be fully staffed, our production process
allows for remote access, which means it will be fully integrated with our
Victor operation."

In addition to being the fastest robotic book scanner in the world,
Kirtas' APT BookScan 2400, coupled with the BookScan Editor PRO software,
delivers unrivaled image quality while handling books more gently than the
human hand.

Kirtas Quality Services-the company's in-house service bureau that
employs more than 75 image technicians and operates three shifts- has
mastered a proprietary digitization process that guarantees an overall error
rate lower than one per 10,000 pages, ensuring quality mass digitization that
will meet the highest standards and endure the test of time.

"This collaboration will allow the Yale Library to give international
digital access to our rare and uniquely held materials," said Alice
Prochaska, Yale University Librarian. "We have been extremely pleased by the
work that Kirtas has done for us in the past and we look forward to working
with them again on this exciting project. We are also delighted that Kirtas
will be opening an office in the New Haven area."

"This is a significant alliance for Microsoft, and we look forward to
collaborating with the Yale University Library," said Danielle Tiedt, General
Manager of the Live Search Books selection team at Microsoft. "The Library
has a wealth of materials in its general and special collections, and we are
delighted to help bring these treasures to the attention of a broader
audience."

About Kirtas Technologies

Kirtas Technologies was founded in 2001 with the vision of bringing to
the digital realm the massive knowledge sitting on library shelves,
government archives and corporate storerooms. Today, the company's
revolutionary technology redefines digitization of all bound documents,
delivering gentler handling and higher image quality faster, with fewer
errors, and at a lower cost than any other solution in the marketplace. For
more information, visit www.kirtastech.com.

About Yale University Library

One of the world's leading research libraries, Yale University Library is
a full partner in teaching, research, and learning at Yale and is visited by
scholars from around the world. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum
of resources, including approximately thirteen million volumes and
information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books
to electronic databases. The Library is engaging in numerous projects to
expand access to its physical and digital collections. Housed in twenty-two
buildings including the Sterling Memorial Library and the Beinecke Rare Book
and Manuscript Library, it employs a dynamic staff of nearly six-hundred who
offer innovative and flexible services to library readers. To learn more
about Yale University Library and its collections and services, visit
www.library.yale.edu.

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For more information contact:
    Linda A. Becker
    +1-585-924-2420 Ext. 3017
    lbecker@kirtas.com


    Web site: http://www.kirtastech.com
              http://www.library.yale.edu
              http://books.live.com