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www.digimarc.com - RH Strategic Communications for Digimarc Delisa Davis, 202-585-0210 ddavis@rhstrategic.com Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) today announced that Manitoba Public Insurance has chosen Digimarc's Facial Recognition Solution (FRS) to help screen applicants for driver licenses -- including its new Enhanced Driver License, a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant travel document that will provide

a convenient alternative to the passport for entering the U.S. at land and water border crossings.

Digimarc's Facial Recognition Solution will be used by investigators to compare new photos taken for Manitoba driver licenses against all photos in the image database of Manitoba Public Insurance to quickly identify applicants attempting to obtain multiple licenses under different identities. This process has proven highly effective in helping driver license issuers rapidly uncover potential fraud in their databases and ensure that only one legitimate credential is issued per qualified applicant.

"We are delighted that Manitoba has selected Digimarc to provide the province with our proven facial recognition system to help them verify the identity of applicants before issuing a driver license," says Bob Eckel, President of ID Systems for Digimarc Corporation. "Manitoba joins a growing number of jurisdictions adopting facial recognition solutions to help them combat identity fraud."

"We are pleased to be working with Digimarc to help us implement facial recognition technology as part of our system upgrade to permit issuance of Enhanced Driver Licenses. The new Enhanced Driver License program will provide Manitoba citizens with a cost-effective, convenient option for border crossing. FRS will help us validate the identity of applicants, and speed the investigation of those suspected of fraud," says Dan Guimond, Vice President of Business Innovation and Insurance Operations for Manitoba Public Insurance.

Manitoba Public Insurance will be the 18th jurisdiction in North America to implement the Digimarc FRS solution, and the 5th Canadian province.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading supplier of secure identity and media management solutions. Digimarc provides products and services that enable the production of more than 60 million personal identification documents, including two-thirds of U.S. driver licenses and IDs for more than 25 countries. Digimarc's digital watermarking technology provides a persistent digital identity for various media content and is used to enhance the security of financial documents, identity documents and digital images, and support other media rights management applications.

Digimarc has an extensive intellectual property portfolio, with more than 360 issued U.S. patents with more than 7,500 claims, and more than 500 pending U.S. and foreign patent applications in digital watermarking, personal identification and related technologies. The Company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, with other U.S. offices in Burlington, Massachusetts; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and the Washington DC area; and international offices in London and Mexico. Please go to www.digimarc.com for more company information.

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Facial Recognition will be a Core Component of Manitoba's New
Enhanced Driver License Program