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Oct. 2, 2003
CyberLink Partners with KOCH Media for Distribution of its Digital Video Entertainment Software in the German Retail Market

Taipei, Taiwan----October 2, 2003----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and e-learning solutions, announced today an agreement with KOCH Media to publish and distribute CyberLink's line of Digital Video Entertainment Software, including the world acclaimed PowerDVD, PowerDirector, and PowerProducer, to the German market.

"We are excited about this partnership with Cyberlink and the opportunity to publish its award-winning software," said Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of KOCH Media. "We believe in the quality of CyberLink's products and the strength of our two organizations will help to expand the availability of CyberLink software throughout the German market."

CyberLink PowerDVD 5, PowerProducer 2 and PowerDirector 2.55 are now available in all the major German computer outlets, such as Media Markt, Saturn, Karstadt, etc, and via the SoftUnity online store at http://www.softunitiy com.

"This partnership will give German customers easy access to CyberLink's products," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp. "We are confident in KOCH Media's expertise to promote CyberLink's software and we will combine our efforts to provide the best customer service to the German retail market."

About PowerDVD
PowerDVD is the world's leading DVD software player featuring breakthrough technologies that deliver a theater-like DVD experience on a PC or notebook. The new technologies include: CLEV™ to enhance color and contrast of movies displayed on LCDs, CLPV™, which easily adjusts wide screen movies into full screen (4:3) display or vice versa with minimal distortion, and CLMEI™, which converts 2-channel audio and output to multi-channel speakers for a surround sound effect.

About PowerProducer
PowerProducer is an easy-to-use software for producing movies and photos on DVDs and CDs. Targeted at the consumer level, PowerProducer is a wizard-style program that features an intuitive user interface including: SVRT™ (Smart Video Rendering Technology) to speed up the rendering process and keep the original quality; Disc Defragmentation to optimize disk space; Editable DVD function to allow users to work on new projects from existing work; Right-to-Disc Recording; and Direct DSC support to convert files directly from digital camcorders/digital cameras to DVDs without buffering to hard disk.

About PowerDirector
PowerDirector is a video editing software that offers both advanced and entry-level users the best way to create eye-catching Hollywood style movies with ease. From start to finished production, PowerDirector offers a wide assortment of unique video editing tools and features that make it the best choice for anyone looking to produce movie masterpieces for the Web, PC or TV.

About KOCH Media:
Founded in 1994, KOCH Media distributes, publishes and develops a diverse mix of software like tools, utilities, lifestyle and educational software and games. Based in Planegg near Munich, KOCH Media operates a pan-European service, with additional offices in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and UK. KOCH has distribution contracts with a number of software publishers including Pinnacle Systems, Ulead, Davilex Software, Digital Publishing and more. For more information please visit http://www.kochmedia.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 Solutions and E-Learning Solutions. Digital Multimedia Solutions includes Media Creation Products focus on media creation by advancing the technologies to capture, edit, author and record all types of media, and 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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USA: Kristen Stonecipher, kristen@sspr.com or by phone +1-888-275-5878, ext. 28.
Germany: Cornelie Elsaesser, c.elsaesser@konzept-pr.de or by phone +49-821-34 300-20.
Corporate: Renee Chen or Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 301 or 303 for more details.