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NanoRule+™ software brings PC computer graphics and imaging capability to the AFM.

Santa Clara, CA -- March 17, 2003 -- Pacific Nanotechnology, Inc. (PNI), the global leader in high-performance, easy-to-use, and affordable atomic force microscopes (AFMs), today introduced NanoRule+™ software for its Nano-R™ and Nano-I™ AFMs. The image display and analysis software brings PC computer graphics tools to the AFM user. With NanoRule+ software, AFM users have rapid, state-of-the-art, intuitive imaging capabilities to facilitate their nanotechnology research and development efforts.

Paul West, vice president of products and chief technology officer for PNI, said, "We have taken advantage of some of the latest software and video graphics capabilities developed for video games to make NanoRule+ fast, intuitive, and easy to use. It gives the AFM user the ability to rapidly visualize data in new ways and gain new insights via controlled 3-dimensional imagery."

NanoRule+ combines the three functions essential for AFM graphics software: image display, image processing, and image analysis. The new software was designed from the ground up to take advantage of the capabilities of the Open GL graphics software environment combined with fast AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) video 3-D display hardware.

NanoRule+ provides an Image Work Window similar to popular graphics and image editing software, with options for rapid display, analysis, and visualization of AFM images. Users will benefit from its capabilities for:

NanoRule+ was designed to support both the Nano-I™ and Nano-R™ AFMs. The Nano-I is an AFM for inspection and metrology of nanodevice wafers and storage media disks. It has applications in R&D, process development, failure analysis, and quality assurance for MEMS and semiconductor devices, data storage media, magnetic read/write heads, and photonic devices. The Nano-R is an AFM for R&D and industrial labs. It has applications in numerous growing areas including metallurgy, nanoparticles and powders, filters, semiconductor/data storage, photonics, and adhesives.

For more information about NanoRule+ and its state-of-the-art AFM imaging and analysis capabilities, please visit our website at www.pacificnanotech.com.

PNI is the global leader in high-performance, easy-to-use, affordable AFMs for nano-scale research and manufacturing. The company is facilitating the growth and expansion of nanotechnology and the manufacture of nano-scale products by providing practical AFM tools for new or experienced and single- or multi-user environments. For more information, visit the company's website at www.pacificnanotech.com.