Taipei, Taiwan----July 31, 2002----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and e-learning solutions, announced today a License Agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. As a result of this Agreement, CyberLink will license its PowerDVD engine for ATI's software DVD player.
"ATI selected PowerDVD technology because of its innovative feature-set and architecture as well as the complete support for ATI's industry leading hardware video technologies," said Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing, Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies Inc. "With the fastest hardware acceleration in the industry provided by ATI's RADEON (TM) 9700, RADEON (TM) 9000 PRO, and RADEON (TM) 9000, more consumers can experience the richness of DVD playback on a PC."
According to Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink "One of the key strategic focuses of CyberLink is expanding our market share in Tier 1 OEM accounts and this is a significant milestone in this direction." CyberLink has five offices worldwide and dedicated personnel in order to exceed the demanding standards of this marketplace.
This new ATI DVD player will be included as a solution for the RADEON9700, RADEON 9000 PRO and RADEON 9000 solutions, including the ALL-IN-WONDERR family of products. It will be shipped globally and will be available in 24 languages.
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, which brings a Virtual Surround experience to any
standard pair of stereo headphones, and Digital Zoom, which allows 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
content 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.
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