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Jul. 4, 2002
CyberLink PowerDVD Selected by Plextor for its New CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive to be Shipped Worldwide

Taipei, Taiwan----July 4, 2002----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and e-learning solutions, announced today that PowerDVD XP 4.0 will be included in its shipment of the newly announced PlexCombo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive from Plextor. The hardware and software combination will be available in US, Europe, Middle East, Japan and Africa.

"It has been our pleasure co-working with Plextor offices in Japan, Europe and USA to deliver a seamless hardware and software solution that offers the best and the richest DVD playback experience," stated Alice H. Chang. "Excitingly, this solution will be available in almost all parts of the world. We believe that PowerDVD will truly enhance the video playback capabilities of the PlexCombo and offer users maximum DVD enjoyment."


About PowerDVD
PowerDVD is the world's leading high-quality audio and video DVD software player, with advanced navigation and the most complete hardware support available. CyberLink's PowerDVD delivers high-quality DVD playback at full frame rates with extremely low CPU consumption (only 350MHz CPU or greater required). Key features include Dolby Headphone Technology, bringing a Virtual Surround experience to any standard pair of stereo headphones and Digital Zoom, allowing users to view special effects, hidden features and fine details at either 4 or 9 times the normal screen ratio. PowerDVD continues to be an excellent solution for OEM manufacturers, and is shipped by major drive, video card, and PC makers world-wide.


About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced digital video and audio software products to market. The products are categorized into two major lines: Digital Video Entertainment and E-Training Solutions. Digital Video Entertainment products focus on providing video/audio playback and recording capabilities on the personal computer. These award-winning software applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers into powerful home theaters and digital video centers. The company's E-Training Solutions offer breakthrough technologies to stream and manage high-quality, media-rich contents over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October of 2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters are in Taipei and its Web site is located at www.goCyberlink.com.

About PlexCombo CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
The versatile PlexCombo drive lets users read, write, and rewrite compact discs - and read DVD discs - at a wide variety of speeds. The internal drive connects via E-IDE (ATAPI) to any desktop computer (PC or Mac), making installation fast and easy. The new PlexCombo is also Plug & Play compatible with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP for quick setup.
The drive features a 2MB data buffer and Digital Audio Extraction rates to a maximum of 40X. Burst data transfer rates are 16.6 MB/sec (PIO Mode 4/DMA Mode 2) or 33.3 MB/sec (UDMA Mode 2). The drive supports a wide variety of CD writing modes, including Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, Session-at-Once, Multisession, and variable/fixed packet writing.

About Plextor
Plextor is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance CD-related equipment for professional use in business and networked environments. Ever since the 2X CD-ROM drive was introduced in 1993, Plextor has succeeded at continually surpassing existing drive speeds. Plextor has been producing the award-winning optical storage products in the world. Plextor is privately owned by Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of advanced technology hardware and precision electronic equipment headquartered in Japan. Shinano Kenshi is best known for its expertise in manufacturing motors.


Press Contacts:
USA: Kristen Stonecipher, kristen@sspr.com or by phone +1-888-275-5878, ext. 28.
Germany: Cornelie Elsaesser, c.elsaesser@konzept-pr.de or by phone +49-821-34 300-20.
Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 303 for more details.

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