June 4, 2001----Taipei, Taiwan----CyberLink, a leading developer of digital video and multimedia streaming software applications, is proud to announce the availability of a complete suite of software applications that bring the benefits of digital video technology to the PC user. This suite of applications is part of CyberLink Complete Digital Video Solution Strategy; focused on enabling creativity, entertainment and productivity on today's PC. Premiering at Computex 2001, the full range of CyberLink's digital video and streaming multimedia software are exhibited at the CyberLink booth, B406/B505 in Hall 1 of the TWTC (Taipei World Trade Center).

CyberLink Complete Digital Video Solution Strategy positions individual software applications to target the stages of user operation defined as: Record, Edit, Author, Write, Playback and Streaming. "We have developed the strongest core technology in video and audio software codecs and will continue to develop new products for home users to take advantage of today's faster and more powerful processors," notes Professor Jau Huang, Chairman of CyberLink. "PCs are more affordable and are generally equipped with DVD and CD-R/RW storage drives that are popularizing playback and recording of audio and video media. With software programs from our complete range of digital video products, home theatres and digital video centers can be built from any PC."

According to Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp., "The robust hardware compatibility and advanced features of CyberLink software programs have repeatedly earned acclaim from leading IT magazines and accredited industry experts. Hardware vendors who bundle our software will receive full confidence that we've worked closely with leading chipset makers and continuously undergo Microsoft WHQL testing to ensure our industry leading reputation as the total solution provider for digital video software."

From Recording to Playback and Streaming, here is a synopsis of the revolutionary software programs from CyberLink:

PowerVCR II 3.0: The next generation of home entertainment allowing people to enjoy TV and digital video recording on the computer. With features like instant replay, time-shifting playback, and pre-scheduled recording, VCRs will soon be replaced. In addition, PowerVCR II captures video in real time and imports video from TV tuner cards or any video input device. PowerVCR II 3.0 is the gateway to building a digital video studio on the PC.

PowerDirector: Based on CyberLink's core MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video technologies, PowerDirector is the fastest software video editor available. With it's breakthrough Smart Video Rendering Technology(SVRT), users can save precious time processing video on the personal computer, while preserving video quality in its original form. PowerDirector can import and edit video from DV camcorders through IEEE 1394 (Fire Wire) connections, VCD or non-CSS DVD files, or from any other video source.

PowerDVD 3.0: Clearly the world's number one software DVD player due to its high quality audio and video playback, advanced navigation and best hardware support. CyberLink PowerDVD can deliver high quality DVD playback at full frame rate with extremely low CPU consumption (only Celeron 350 and above required). Plus, PowerDVD is an excellent solution for hardware vendors due to its low CPU consumption and full hardware compatibility.

StreamAuthor: An advanced software tool designed for the business world to stream media-rich presentations using Windows Media Format and MPEG encoding technologies. StreamAuthor can synchronize video presentations with PowerPoint slides and capture on-screen movements, which can be synchronized with audio or narration. Online learning, training, customer service and corporate communications are distributed more efficiently, and can be accessed anytime, anywhere, from the Web, LAN or CD.

About CyberLink
CyberLink Corporation develops award winning software solutions utilizing digital video and audio kernel technology. The company fully utilizes the powers of today's personal computer and Internet connectivity to create new applications that maximize personal video entertainment, enhance visual communication and increase corporate productivity. Today, CyberLink offers complete digital video solutions from video recording, editing, authoring, writing to playback and content streaming. The products are categorized in two major lines: Digital Video Applications and Streaming Multimedia Solutions. Digital Video Applications focus on providing video/audio playback and recording capabilities on the personal computer. These award-winning software applications are ideal solutions to building home theaters and digital video centers right from today's mainstream computers. Streaming Multimedia Solutions offer breakthrough technologies to stream and manage high-quality, media-rich contents over the corporate intranet or the Internet.

CyberLink programs are available for press evaluation. Please contact Ty Ung or Erik Hermanson at press@goCyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 301 or 308 for more details.

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