Taipei, Taiwan----October 1, 2003----CyberLink Corp., a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced digital video and audio software to the market, today selected Elibrium LLC, as the company's strategic North American software publishing partner.
Elibrium offers one of the industry's most efficient and cost effective solutions for selling products on North American retail shelves, and will help launch three new versions of CyberLink's DVD and video editing products into retail stores this month. The CyberLink products will be available in CompUSA, Frys Electronics, Micro Center and Best Buy. CyberLink products offer speed, quality and power to enhance consumers? DVD and video editing experience.
- Power DVD 5.0 Standard- the latest version of the world acclaimed software
DVD player that delivers cinema-like image perfection when viewing DVDs on the
personal computer. This program uses advanced MPEG decoding and supports Dolby
Digital 6.1/7.1, SRS TruSurround XT, Dolby Pro Logic II, and CLMEI™ (Multi-Channel
Environment Impression) that delivers multi-channel audio from any two-channel
encoded audio track.
- Power DVD 5.0 Deluxe- the deluxe version of PowerDVD 5.0 supports the full
range of audio features included in the Standard edition, as well as DTS Digital
Surround, and the brand-new Dolby Virtual Speaker (DVS), which are designed
to maximise the audio effects that make a movie unique.
- PowerProducer 2.0- an excellent software for authoring and burning your videos
and photos on CD/DVD. Patented SVRT technology speeds video processing, while
retaining the original video quality. This wizard-based program comes with complete
functions to capture and edit videos, produce multimedia slideshows, customized
menus and burn DVDs or CDs.
"Elibrium has a proven track record in working with global companies to promote consumer products on retail shelves. Elibrium's access to the North American retail channel was exactly what we needed, and a partnership was an obvious choice. We look forward to Elibrium?s expertise to accelerate sales in the United States," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp.
"CyberLink has enjoyed worldwide success and recognition for PowerDVD,
the most widely used DVD software. Elibrium seized the opportunity to sell the
new version of PowerDVD as well as other quality CyberLink multimedia products,"
said Christina Seelye, president and CEO of Elibrium. "We only commit to
products we feel have mass appeal and for this reason we have chosen to add
this line of powerful multimedia products to our portfolio. We look forward
to bringing CyberLink's line to market."
Elibrium has been developing, marketing and selling products successfully at
retail outlets for more than 16 years, as well as private labeling software
for more than 10 years. Combining experienced product management, packaging
design, effective supply chain management systems, proven direct retailer relationships
? and backed by a management team offering more than 80 years of collective
experience in retail software ? Elibrium's publishing solutions provide developers
with a low risk method of quickly and effectively expanding revenues.
About Elibrium LLC
Elibrium designs and markets the MySoftware line of small business and personal
productivity software. Elibrium's value-added software publishing service provides
developers expertise and access to the North American retail channel. Elibrium
publishes more than 40 titles in more than 10,000 North American outlets including
Staples, CompUSA, and Wal-Mart. As a member of the Avanquest Global Software
Publishing network, Elibrium also offers developers distribution internationally.
For additional information on the San Mateo, CA based company, go to www.elibrium.com.
About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced
digital video and audio software applications to market. The products are categorized
into two major lines: Digital Multimedia Applications and E-Learning Solutions.
Digital Multimedia products focus on media creation by advancing the technologies
to capture, edit, author and record all types of media. Digital Entertainment
products provide high quality media enjoyment on the PC by perfecting state-of-the-art
audio-video technologies. These award-winning software applications are ideal
solutions for turning today's mainstream computers into home theaters and digital
video centers. The company's E-Learning Solutions include authoring tools for
creating training content and training management systems that offer an easy
and cost effective way to deliver and manage training programs over corporate
intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's solid growth and profitability,
CyberLink became a public company in October, 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 the company website
is: www.goCyberLink.com
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