Imperial Capital, LLC Advises Digimarc on the Acquisition of Its Identity Solutions Business by L-1 Identity Solutions,

LOS ANGELES, CA, Aug 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Digimarc Corporation announced on Monday, August 4, 2008 the spin-off of
its Watermarking Business and the successful tender of the initial
offering period for the purchase of its Secure ID Business by L-1
Identity Solutions, Inc. Prior to the transaction, Digimarc was a leading
supplier of secure identity solutions, providing products and services
that enabled the annual production of more than 60 million personal
identification documents, including ID solutions for more than 25
countries. Imperial Capital acted as financial advisor to Digimarc
Corporation. Jay Beaghan, Managing Director within Imperial's Investment
Banking Security Team, led the engagement.

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., together with its portfolio companies,
offers a comprehensive set of products and solutions for protecting and
securing personal identities and assets. Leveraging the industry's most
advanced multi-modal biometric platform for finger, face and iris
recognition, its solutions provide a circle of trust around all aspects
of an identity and the credentials assigned to it -- including proofing,
enrollment, issuance and usage. With the trust and confidence in
individual identities provided by L-1 Identity Solutions, government
entities, law enforcement and boarder management agencies, and commercial
enterprises can better guard the public against global terrorism, crime
and identity theft fostered by fraudulent identity.

Digimarc Corporation, based in Beaverton, Oregon, remains a leading
innovator and technology provider, enabling businesses and governments
worldwide to enrich media content by giving persistent digital identities
to all forms of media and objects. The company's technology is an
essential component of solutions for enhancing traffic safety and national
security, deterring fraud, counterfeiting and piracy, and enabling new
digital media distribution and monetization models that provide consumers
with more choice and access to content when, where and how they want it.
Digimarc licenses its intellectual property to business partners across a
range of industries, delivers solutions for protecting and managing
digital images, and offers professional development services to bring
strategic initiatives to market.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and with offices in New York and
San Francisco, Imperial Capital, LLC is a full-service investment bank
focused on providing transaction advisory services to the security and
security-related products industries.

For more information on Imperial Capital, LLC, please visit:
www.imperialcapital.com

For more information on L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., please visit:
www.l1id.com

For more information on Digimarc Corporation, please visit:
www.digimarc.com

CONTACT:
Jay Beaghan
(310) 246-3716
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