ACDSEE FOR MAC BETA NOW AVAILABLE

Leading Digital Image Management Solution Available for Trial by
Professional and Home Mac Users Including Artists, Photographers,
Multimedia Types

VICTORIA, British Columbia-(May 9, 2000)-ACD Systems International, Inc.
(CDNX: ASA), the leading provider of digital imaging management solutions,
today announced that the Macintosh beta version of its leading digital
image management software, ACDSee, is now available.

ACDSee for Mac is a high speed, full-featured image viewer that displays
digital images in high resolution and allows users to find and organize
image archives, movie and sound clips. It supports over 40 popular image
formats, plus provides fast viewing and playing of multimedia files using
QuickTimeT technology including MPEGs and MP3s. ACDSee for Mac is ideal for
professional or home users who do photography, graphic design or multimedia
related tasks and who need to manage image, movie or sound file archives.

"This first product release to the Macintosh community is part of ACD
Systems' aggressive growth strategy to increase the size of our established
user base and to expand the market penetration of ACD Systems' products
worldwide," said Doug Vandekerkhove, President and CEO of ACD Systems. "By
releasing a beta version of ACDSee for Mac to the Macintosh community,
we're encouraging Mac users to explore ACDSee and become involved in
creating a solution that best fits their needs by providing us with
feedback."

ACDSee for Mac follows in the tradition of ACDSee, the leading software for
digital image management for Windows platform, for both high-end graphics
professionals and home users. ACDSee is bundled with many leading products
around the world, including those from Packard Bell NEC and HP Cartogra,
and has a market penetration of over 15 million users worldwide.

Availability

ACDSee for Mac is available as a download from ACD Systems' corporate Web
site, www.ACDSYSTEMS.com, where the company already responds to
approximately of a million download requests each month. Following the
release of the beta version of ACDSee for Mac and gathering of user
feedback, ACD Systems will release the first complete version of ACDSee for
Mac in summer 2000.

About ACD Systems Ltd

Based in Victoria, British Columbia, ACD Systems International Inc. (CDNX:
ASA) designs, develops and markets leading-edge Digital Imaging and Network
Communications Technologies. ACD has been actively developing quality
software since 1993 and has enjoyed rapid growth and established
significant market penetration through progressive Internet distribution
and strategic partnerships. ACD products have an estimated 15 million users
worldwide, and over 12,000 corporate customers that include many Fortune
500 companies. ACD Systems shares are listed for trading on the Canadian
Venture Exchange under the symbol ASA. Further details available at our web
site: www.ACDSYSTEMS.com