September 8, 2004

Using the Digital Pen and special paper, handwritten information can now be captured electronically during the writing process. It is then communicated to an order system within just a few minutes. On the surface, the innovative Digital Pen works like a regular pen. At the same time, it can also capture, store and transmit information worldwide to a digital system.

Lufthansa Systems and Portal Systems Consulting GmbH Hamburg have now added the Digital Pen solution to their product portfolios. In addition to its conventional pen refill, the Digital Pen features an integrated processor, storage memory and an infrared camera. This enables the pen to digitally capture information while a form is being completed manually. The Digital Pen can store up to 50 handwritten A4-size pages. This fast and simple process
can significantly reduce costs for capturing orders and accelerate the entire order processing cycle.

The Digital Pen is used in combination with specially printed paper. Based on a special printing process, the paper has a grid structure which is invisible to the human eye. Lufthansa Systems adapts existing forms together with the customer and has them printed on the appropriate special paper. During the writing process, the camera scans the paper's grid. By storing which tip movement occurred at which grid positions, the pen digitizes the writing process.

The information stored by the pen is transmitted to the central server on the Internet via a mobile phone (using bluetooth and GPRS) or PC. The exact same form is stored electronically on the server which receives the data and displays it on a screen. Before any data is sent, the system checks whether the Digital Pen is authorized to transmit information. Data is sent encoded to prevent any unauthorized access. It takes just oneminute to transfer the data to the electronic form, which then can be processed immediately.
Alternatively, the information can be collected and stored in the pen and sent at a later time.

"For years, our electronic document processing company has been specializing in capturing, processing and storing documents electronically for airlines, the German railways and customers outside the transport industry. Our innovative IT solutions like the Digital Pen enable organizations to save time and costs while benefiting from improved quality and customer satisfaction," says Dr. Gunter Küchler, Managing Director Sales and Marketing at Lufthansa Systems Group GmbH.

Lufthansa Systems will present the Digital Pen at IT:M, a fare and convention presenting IT solutions for small and medium-size enterprises from September 15 to 18, 2004 in Hamburg, Hall 07, 1st floor, Stand 252 (joint "Mobile Solutions" stand).

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Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT services, including consulting, development, implementation and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its IT infrastructure and operations services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 13 countries and employs about 4,400 people worldwide. In business year 2003, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 610.7 million.