Whiteboard Software is available in 10 languages.

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SMART Board(TM) software works with company's family of interactive whiteboards and is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Portuguese and Italian. When pen is selected from the SMART Pen Tray, user can write over top of any application using finger or stylus. Users can save and edit notes and distribute them in variety of file formats. File can be played back in Windows Media Player or viewed online.



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SMART Board(TM) software now available in ten languages
SMART's customer focus drives multilanguage software release

Calgary, AB --- February 27, 2002 --- SMART Technologies Inc. announces the availability of the latest version of SMART Board software in ten languages for the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) operating system. The award-winning software, which works with the SMART Board family of interactive whiteboards, is now available in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Portuguese and Italian.

"Offering SMART Board software in our customers' native languages is a priority for us," says Nancy Knowlton, president and COO of SMART Technologies Inc. "With this latest multilanguage release, we're able to better serve and support SMART customers around the world."

SMART Board Software Features

SMART Board software powers the SMART Board interactive whiteboard and enables users to control computer applications simply by pressing on the board's touch-sensitive surface. When a pen is selected from the SMART Pen Tray, a user can write over top of any application using either his finger or a stylus - no special tools are required. Users can save and edit these notes and distribute them in a variety of file formats.

SMART Board software for Windows includes SMART Board driver 7.0, SMART Notebook(TM) 2.4 and a new feature, SMART Recorder. When SMART Recorder is activated, all annotations and applications displayed on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard can be recorded to a single file. Using any standard microphone, audio is captured in the same file and automatically synched with the data. This file can be played back in Windows Media Player or viewed online. For an online demonstration, visit www.smarttech.com/recorder.

Pricing and Availability

Multilanguage SMART Board software for Windows currently ships with all SMART Board products and is available as a free download to SMART customers at www.smarttech.com/support/software.

The SMART Board software CD-ROM includes a PDF file of the SMART Boards User's Guide in each of the ten languages. When a user inserts the CD-ROM into a Windows computer, the interface will automatically launch in the same language as the user's operating system.

About SMART
SMART Technologies Inc. is both the industry pioneer and market leader in versatile, easy-to-use Roomware products. Roomware tools include the award-winning family of SMART Board interactive whiteboards as well as multimedia furniture, whiteboard camera systems and software. Using Roomware products, groups are able to access and share the information they need to meet, teach, train and present. SMART customers include NASA, Texas Instruments, BMW, Fujitsu, DaimlerChrysler, Boeing, Lucent Technologies, NTT, Los Angeles Lakers, Novartis, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, British Telecom, Disney Imagineering and Harvard University.

SMART is a private company founded in 1987. Employing over 360 people, SMART is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with offices in Germany, Japan and Washington, DC. In 1992 SMART formed a strategic alliance with U.S. computer giant Intel Corporation that resulted in joint product development and marketing efforts and Intel's equity ownership in SMART. SMART products are sold through dealers across North America and through distributors worldwide. Visit www.smarttech.com for more information.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Meads

Public Relations Specialist

SMART Technologies Inc.

403.802.2556

JenniferMeads@smarttech.com

www.smarttech.com

© 2002 SMART Technologies Inc.

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