Released on: March 4, 2008, 7:53 am

Press Release Author: Definiens AG

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Press Release Summary: Partnership provides earth science organisations with leading
technology for analyzing and interpreting images on every scale

Press Release Body: Paris, France and Munich, Germany - March 4, 2008 - Definiens,
the number one Enterprise Image IntelligenceT company today announced it has teamed
up with GEOSYSTEMS France SARL, the leading French provider of remote sensing,
photogrammetry, 3D visualisation and spatial data management software solutions and
services. Under the terms of this partner agreement, GEOSYSTEMS France becomes an
authorized reseller of Definiens technology and will distribute the Definiens
Enterprise Image IntelligenceT Suite in France and in French-speaking African
countries.

Definiens' image analysis software is complementary to GEOSYSTEMS France end-to-end
solution and services which include consulting, support, software develeopment and
systems integration. Existing and future customers will not only benefit from fast
and reliable image analysis - independent from data size/volume? and source - but
also from local contact persons, regional support and market insights provided by
GEOSYSTEMS France.

"Committed to providing the best geospatial products and services, we are delighted
to add Definiens solutions to our offering." said Patrice Lemire, Managing Director,
GEOSYSTEMS France. "These market leading products will enable our customers to
extract rich information with a high level of automation from their imagery."

Definiens provides organizations involved in earth sciences with leading technology
for analyzing and interpreting images on every scale, from air-borne as well as
space-borne sensors and is the perfect match to the French company's existing
portfolio. GEOSYSTEMS France' strong market presence as well as the vast network of
potential customers and key players in France and in the French-speaking African
countries will strengthen Definiens position in these regions.

\"France and the French-speaking countries in Africa represent a large, strategically
important market for our technology,\" said Rene Hermes, Vice President Marketing at
Definiens. \"By partnering with GEOSYSTEMS France, a well-positioned company with
in-depth expertise in delivering geospatial solutions, we are confident that
Definiens state-of-the-art products will make further significant inroads into the
French markets.\"

To best serve the needs of mutual customers, Definiens will provide active marketing
and sales support including training, consultancy, rule set development as well as
application and other Enterprise Image Intelligence specialists for GEOSYSTEMS
France and its customers.


About GEOSYSTEMS France
Located in Saint Quentin en Yvelines, a fast growing business area near Paris,
GEOSYSTEMS France is a young and dynamic company focused on Geospatial Imagery and
Information.
GEOSYSTEMS France brings an extensive expertise in remote sensing, photogrammetry,
3D visualisation and spatial data management. According to the global strategy of
GEOSYSTEMS GmbH in Germany, one of our shareholders, GEOSYSTEMS France is dedicated
to providing the right solution, not just software modules. We are experts in
consulting customers about their projects, in specific training and technical
support.
GEOSYSTEMS France is the distributor of Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, LLC for
France and French speaking countries in Africa.



Definiens in Earth Sciences
Definiens enables organizations involved in Earth Sciences to quickly extract
accurate geo-information, ready for use in GIS, from earth observation and remote
sensing imagery. Definiens' intelligent feature extraction capabilities accelerate
mapping, change detection as well as object recognition and deliver standardized,
reproducible image analysis results.


About Definiens
Definiens is the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence company for analyzing and
interpreting images on every scale, from microscopic cell structures to satellite
images. The Definiens Cognition Network Technology®, developed by Nobel laureate
Prof. Gerd Binnig and his team, is an advanced and robust context-based technology
designed to fulfill the image analysis requirements of the Life and Earth sciences
markets. The technology is modeled on the powerful human cognitive perception
processes to extract intelligence from images. Definiens provides organizations with
faster image analysis results, allowing deeper insights enabling better business
decisions. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany and has offices
throughout the United States. Further information is available at www.definiens.com.

Definiens, Definiens Cellenger, Definiens Cognition Network Technology, Definiens
eCognition, Enterprise Image Intelligence and Understanding Images are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Definiens. All other names are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.


Press contacts:
Definiens
Rene Hermes, Vice President Marketing
rhermes@definiens.com


Lucy Turpin Communications GmbH
Eva Hildebrandt
definiens@lucyturpin.com
+49 (0)89 417761-14


Web Site: http://www.definiens.com

Contact Details: Definiens AG
Trappentreustrasse 1
80339 München
Germany
Tel. +49 (0)89 231180-0
Fax +49 (0)89 231180-90