OCTOBER 9, 1997 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Federici
415.883-7225 415.883-6226(fax)
lisa@scansite.com

Working Mother Brings the future of Digital Cloning to Marin County, CA

Scansite, the first service bureau to focus completely on digital cloning, announces its grand opening. After one year in development, working mother and entrepreneur Lisa Federici brings the latest in three-dimensional laser scanning technology to major clients not only in the San Francisco bay area but to the world.

Fueled by academy award winning technology invented and patented by Cyberwareª, Scansite offers four different rapid 3D digitizing scanners to cater to client's specific needs. These 3D digitizers work by collecting a series of digital profiles. Each profile is obtained by illuminating a subject with a low-power laser light. Once a series of profiles are recorded, Scansite's powerful software assembles the data into a 3D model. These digitizers capture the objects color, shape and surface with an accuracy as close as 0.125 mm while maintaining the flexibility of outputting this data onto an amazing range of file formats.

Accuracy and flexibility are not the only benefits of this new technology. Another advantage is its powerful speed, scanning the complex human body within 17 seconds. "Until recently, scanning technology has been painfully slow and inaccurate. With the advent of Cyberware's video and laser based digitizers, 3D scanning is now a fast and affordable solution for dozens of applications," said co-founder David Bassett.

Founded July, 1996 by mother and businessperson Lisa Federici, Scansite has developed an impressive client roster. "We have done a lot of work over the past year with major motion picture companies like Industrial Light and Magic and Disney's Imagineering, manufacturing companies like Nike and Oral-B, industrial design companies like Design Continuum, prototype companies such as Satellite Models and Prototypes Plus and medical manufacturing firms like DuPuy Orthotech and Royce.

By paying attention to the specific demands of these high profile clients we have been able to tool our facility to offer the most effective 3D scanning on the planet. We have developed proprietary methods of optimizing our scanners and the data we output. This is where the name "digital cloning" comes from. Our scanners are so accurate (up to .125 mm) that what you actually get by doing business with Scansite is a digital clone of your original object. Whether it be a prototype for a new toothbrush, a 100 million year old dinosaur bone, or a jaw headed for reconstructive surgery, the applications of this incredible new technology are endless. The opening of this facility is a historic moment for the advancement of digital technology, "said owner and operator Lisa Federici.

Scansite headquarters is located in the historic Tamalpais Theater Building at 330 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in San Anselmo, CA. For more information about Scansite 3D Digital Cloning services contact their office today at (415) 488-9500 or visit them on the world wide web at www.scansite.com.

For futher information on Scansite's services, please contact us at (415) 883-7226.