Special Anniversary Sale until November 24, 2011

Taipei, Taiwan—November18, 2011— CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) is excited to announce its 15th anniversary and the launch of a store-wide promotion to celebrate a decade and a half of creating award-winning multimedia solutions.

In addition to an exclusive anniversary sale, for the first time CyberLink also unveils its corporate milestones, sharing how it grew from occupying a small room cramped with desks and computers in 1996, to a publicly traded company with over 600 employees located in 4 offices around the world and named as one of “Asia’s 100 Hot Growth Companies” by BusinessWeek, and one of “Asia’s 200 Best Under a Billion” companies by Forbes Magazine.

“It is amazing to see how CyberLink transitioned from its humble beginnings to one of Taiwan’s top 20 global brands,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “I must attribute the success to all CyberLinkers, who are constantly innovating and striving for perfection in order to bring the best quality multimedia products to our customers.”

CyberLink has been at the cutting-edge of global technology trends, such as its 2007 entry into the “Cloud” with DirectorZone.com, a free online community that has quickly become the world’s largest website for video editing enthusiasts (now totaling over 2,000,000 members and 225,000 special effects). CyberLink launched PowerDVD in 1998, which remains the market’s #1 media playback product with annual distribution of over 100 million units, and developed TrueTheater® technology to pioneer high-definition video enhancement in 2009. It now owns a growing catalog of over 100 patents.

In celebration of the milestones reached during its 15-year history, an exclusive anniversary sale offers customers up to 40% off on flagship products, including award-winning multimedia playback software PowerDVD 11 Ultra (from USD$99.95 to $69.95), professional-quality photo software PhotoDirector 2011 (from USD$99.95 to $74.95), the world’s fastest video editor PowerDirector 10 Ultra (at USD$99.95 with FREE Romance Pack V.3), and Power2Go 8 Platinum together with MediaShow 5 for free at USD$69.95. The exclusive offer will expire on November 24, 2011.

For more information about CyberLink’s anniversary sale, please visit:
http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/events/enu/2011/Q4/anniversary/index_US.jsp

Major CyberLink Milestones:

1. 1996 CyberLink is founded by Dr. Jau Huang and fellow professors from National Taiwan University, the leading university in Taiwan and one of the top 20 in Asia.

2. 1996, Jul. 1 CyberLink hires its first employee Mei Guu, who is still with the company and is now Assistant Vice President. At the time, the CyberLink office was a small room cramped with desks and computers.

3. 1996, Dec. CyberLink launches its first multimedia software, PowerVCD.

4. 1997, Jan. 1 Dr. Huang hires his wife, Alice Chang, who was then EVP and CFO of Trend Micro, to become CEO of CyberLink.  He takes on the role of Chairman.  They still successfully run the company today.

5. 1997, Jul. 18 CyberLink reaches 15 employees and is ready to take on the highly competitive software industry. The 15th employee Aken Shiah happens to be an engineer and coincidently creates the 15th patent for CyberLink “Real-Time rich media recording system and method”. He is still with CyberLink and is now the Director of R&D.

6. 1998 CyberLink launches the most popular video playback software of all times, PowerDVD, which remains the market’s #1 media playback product with annual distribution of over 100 million units. 

7. 1998 Japan branch is opened; CyberLink begins the first steps to becoming a truly international brand.

8. 1999 US branch is opened.

9. 2000, Jul. CyberLink hires its 150th employee. 

10. 2000, Oct. CyberLink becomes a publicly traded company and is listed on the Taiwanese stock exchange (5203 TW).

11. 2001 Europe branch is opened.

12. 2001, Jun. CyberLink launches PowerDirector, which is now widely recognized as the best consumer video editing suite and received the Editor’s Choice Award from PC Magazine (Dec. 2010)

13. 2004, Mar. CyberLink launches its 15th product to market: Power2Go. The software immediately becomes a top-selling product in the disc burning segment. The latest version, Power2Go 8, just launched in Nov. 2011.

14. 2005, Jan. Asia Money's annual Best-Managed Companies poll lists CyberLink first in the small capitalization ranking for the Overall Best-Managed Company within Asia.

15. 2006, Nov. CyberLink is ranked by Business Week as among "Asia's 100 Hot Growth Companies".

16. 2006, Nov. CyberLink is named to Forbes' "Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion" list for the first time. The company is recognized again in 2007.

17. 2007, Apr. CyberLink launches MoovieLive.com, the first social media site for movie enthusiasts that is fully integrated into media playback software PowerDVD.

18. 2007, May. CyberLink launches DirectorZone.com, a free online community that has quickly become the world’s largest online community for video editing enthusiasts.

19. 2007, Aug. CyberLink receives “Happy Worker-The Best Employer” Award from the business magazine Cheers and consulting firm Watson Wyatt. The employee average age is 30; a group of young, energetic and talented CyberLinkers working hard to satisfy their customers with the best quality products.

20. 2009, Jan. CyberLink pioneers high-definition video enhancements and showcases TrueTheater® Technology which is an epochal innovation for the ultimate video playback experience.

21. 2009, Oct. CyberLink is recognized by Interbrand’s annual survey as among Taiwan's Top 20 Global Brands. The company is recognized again in 2010 and 2011.

22. 2010, Jun. CyberLink launches its first applications for iPhones, Android Phones and FaceBook  – MediaStory, an on-the-fly slideshow creator application.

23. 2010, Nov. CyberLink launches PowerDirector 9 the world’s first native 64-bit consumer video editing software.

24. 2011, Jun. CyberLink launches PhotoDirector 2011, photo adjustment software to turn photos into masterpieces in a few intuitive steps.

25. 2011, Aug. DirectorZone.com reaches 2,000,000 members and 225,000 special effects uploads!  Meanwhile, MoovieLive.com has over 700,000 members and is growing fast.

26. 2011, Nov. CyberLink is transforming from an OEM-oriented company to a global B2C brand company, and now has over 600 employees located on 4 continents.  Over 20 products are available in key retail stores, online or pre-installed on PCs and devices, amounting to around 200 million units shipped annually. CyberLink now owns over 100 patents and is a world leader in consumer multimedia technologies.

About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia on PCs, CEs and mobile devices through the use of video editing software, video player software, and other multimedia solutions. Backed by a group of high-caliber software engineers, CyberLink owns its core codec and a number of patented technologies. CyberLink has built a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, interoperable, and fast time-to-market solutions that keep our OEM partners on the leading edge. Our business partners include leaders in the PC industry: top-5 desktop and notebook providers, optical drive manufacturers and graphic-card makers. Today, CyberLink’s software solutions include: complete applications for Blu-ray Disc playback and creation; digital home entertainment; and touch-enabled media solution. With customers spanning from multi-national corporations to small/medium-sized businesses, and from power users to home users, CyberLink has enjoyed rapid and consistent growth leading to a record breaking IPO in 2000 on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). Currently, CyberLink is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW). CyberLink's worldwide headquarters is located in Taipei. To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including Japan. For more information, please visit CyberLink's website at www.cyberlink.com.

Press Contacts:

Corporate: Joyce Wu at press@cyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 2454
CyberLink Japan: Akiko Iwasaki at contact_pr_jpn@cyberlink.com
CyberLink USA: Amy Peterson at cyberlink@famapr.com or by phone at 617-986-5026.
Germany: Volker Maxisch at contact_pr_deu@cyberlink.com or by phone: +31-43-306-0797
France: Hervé Delemarre at contact_pr_fr@cyberlink.com or by phone:  +33 (0)1 41104111
United Kingdom: Maggie Zaboura at contact_pr_uk@cyberlink.com or by phone: +44-1491-639-172

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