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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