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Nov. 21, 2001
CyberLink To Deliver DVD Authoring and Burning Tools with New Digital Video Solutions Supporting DVD+RW

Untitled Document Taipei, Taiwan----November 21, 2001----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video entertainment applications and e-training solutions, announced today that it has joined the DVD+RW (Digital Versatile Disk plus Re-Writable) Alliance. The Alliance is a group of companies committed to the benefits of the DVD+RW format. As part of the DVD+RW Alliance, CyberLink Corp. plans to market, develop and produce new software applications allowing consumers to take full advantage of the DVD+RW format.

CyberLink is the award-winning developer of PowerDVD, the popular DVD playback software that provides high-quality DVD entertainment on the PC. The latest version, PowerDVD XP 4.0, comes with all the best features for DVD enjoyment and also supports playback from the new DVD+RW drives available in the market. In addition, CyberLink is currently developing DVD authoring and burning (writing) tools that will be offered in the upcoming PowerDirector 2.0 Pro and PowerProducer, new applications designed to provide advanced yet easy-to-use video editing and movie production tools which allow consumers to create video productions on DVD+RW disc media.

"As DVD+RW products for the PC and consumer electronics categories continue to roll out, we see new possibilities and applications for consumers," said Frans C. Bos, steering committee chairman of the DVD+RW Alliance. "With the help of leading software vendors such as CyberLink consumers have access to easy-to-use applications to create custom DVDs."

"The DVD+RW format provides the perfect opportunity for us to expand and enhance our product line-up," said Joe Monastiero, Vice President of Global Sales at CyberLink Corp. "We envision a great future for this format and we're excited about working with the other members of the Alliance to promote its usage."

About DVD+RW
The DVD+RW format is capable of recording up to 4.7 gigabytes of digital video, images or data. This equates to the storage capacity of seven CD-R/RWs and the potential to store thousands of digital photographs or approximately two hours of digital video. According to the DVD+RW Alliance, the primary benefit of DVD+RW is its two-way compatibility, meaning that DVD+RW media can be played in most DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in use today. In addition, the DVD+RW format supports write once DVD+R capability. To date, more than 40 companies support the DVD+RW format.

About The DVD+RW Alliance
Dell Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP), MCC/Verbatim, Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG), Ricoh Company Ltd., Sony Corporation, Thomson Multimedia (NYSE: TMS) and Yamaha Corporation, the developers, promoters and leaders in CD-R and CD-RW technology, are developing the next generation of optical storage technology with the DVD+RW format. The companies promote the universally compatible, rewritable DVD format.

About CyberLink
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.

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CyberLink programs are available for press evaluation. Please contact Ty Ung or Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 301 or 303 for more details. Additional press information is available locally in the USA and Germany through the following contacts: USA Press Contact: Kristen Stonecipher, kristen@sspr.com or by phone +1-888-275-5878, ext. 28. Germany Press Contact: Cornelie Elsaesser, c.elsaesser@konzept-pr.de or by phone +49-821-34 300-20.

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