CyberLink Demonstrates Blu-ray Disc Burning and Playback at CES with Panasonic Burner

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Jan. 6, 2006

CyberLink Demonstrates Blu-ray Disc Burning and Playback at CES with Panasonic Burner

Las Vegas, NV----January 6, 2006----CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, and a contributing member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, today demonstrated the burning of video content on BD-RE discs and playback of BD-ROM discs using a Panasonic drive.

CyberLink demonstrated direct-to-disc recording of high-definition video content onto a BD-RW burner using CyberLink PowerProducer. CyberLink showcased its three latest products to incorporate Blu-ray burning technology, data burning software Power2Go, packet-writing software InstantBurn, and data archiving software PowerBackup. Attendees were also shown BD-ROM and BD-RE playback via CyberLink’s industry-leading PowerDVD and a Blu-ray drive from Panasonic.

"CyberLink continues to push the development of Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology," said Mitsuhiko Nakata, General Manger of Storage Products Business Unit, Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co., Ltd. "CyberLink's successful demonstration of BD video recording and playback via a Panasonic drive proves the extent to which both companies are taking the lead in delivering next-generation video solutions."

"Blu-ray technology is emerging as a powerful medium for storing and playing high-definition video content," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "CyberLink's ongoing development of key Blu-ray burning and playback technologies ensures that our OEM customers are ready for this major shift in the market."

About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home. The products are categorized into two major lines: Digital Multimedia Solutions and Training Solutions. Digital Multimedia Solutions include DVD Burning and Creativity Products focused 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 Training 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 Stock Exchange (5203.TW). To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters is in Taipei. http://www.cyberlink.com/

About Panasonic
Panasonic is a leader in the development of DVD technology and marketing of DVD products, and has introduced some of the most innovative consumer DVD products in the world. Panasonic established a pilot Blu-ray disc production program at the Torrance replication plant earlier this year, was the first to manufacture DVD-RAM discs in the U.S., and has announced plans to open a BD authoring technology center in its Panasonic Hollywood Lab in Universal City, CA.

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Corporation of North America markets a broad line of digital and other electronics products for consumer, business and industrial use. The Company is the principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC) of Japan, and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Information about Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

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