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Mar. 1, 2004
CyberLink PowerCinema, PowerDVD 5 and PowerProducer Chosen by NEC Computers International for Its Packard Bell Home Solutions

Taipei, Taiwan----Mar. 1st, 2004----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and training solutions, announced today that PowerCinema, PowerProducer and PowerDVD 5 were selected by NEC Computers International to be bundled with its range of Packard Bell desktop and notebook series and to be shipped to EMEA.

PowerCinema is a 10-foot UI, all-integrated digital home concept software that offers everything a user needs to enjoy the best in digital media entertainment. The PowerCinema customized-for-Packard Bell will allow users to watch DVD movies, create dynamic digital photo slideshows, watch TV and listen to radio, music and organize their music tracks. In addition, CyberLink's DVD authoring software, PowerProducer will also be together with its desktop series to enable the video and photo slideshow burning feature. Packard Bell has also chosen PowerDVD 5 to ship with iXtreme Media Center range to enable the DVD playback function.

"The PC plays a crucial role as an open platform gateway for storing, sharing and enjoying all types of digital content in, out and around the home," said Eric Bassat, Director of Software for Packard Bell products at NEC Computers International. "We are very impressed by the way CyberLink integrates media applications in a single package that is easy-to-use and very entertaining at the same time. This is exactly what we want to bring to Packard Bell customers."

"This bundle agreement will enable Packard Bell customers to enjoy TV, Radio, Movie, Photo, Video and Music all through one convenient interface," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink, "We're glad to cooperate with a world-class company like Packard Bell and to deliver the best in hardware and software solution to its users world-wide."

About PowerCinema 3
PowerCinema is state-of-the-art software that offers everything a PC owner needs to enjoy the best in digital home entertainment. It offers Movie, Pictures, Videos and Music enjoyment through the one convenient software application, and can be used with or without a remote control. Through PowerCinema 3, users will be able to watch DVDs, create dynamic photo slideshows, listen to and organize music tracks, and access online help guides via the CyberLink website. For OEM customers, CyberLink can also offer TV and radio features as options. CyberLink's PowerCinema 3 puts everything needed to enjoy complete digital media entertainment in one program, which can be enjoyed directly via a PC monitor or connected to and viewed via a TV.


About PowerProducer
PowerProducer is 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 and technologies including: SVRT™ (Smart Video Rendering Technology) to speed up the rendering process and maintain video quality; Disc Defragmentation to optimize disk space; an 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. Other features can be found at www.gocyberlink.com

About PowerDVD 5
PowerDVD is the world's leading DVD software player. The new release PowerDVD 5 features breakthrough technologies to 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 NEC Computers International
NEC Computers International (NEC CI), one of the major consolidated subsidiaries of NEC Corporation, is Europe?s sixth largest manufacturer of personal computers (Source:IDC/January 2004). NEC CI supplies the consumer market with the Packard Bell brand and the professional market with the NEC brand in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia (except Japan and China). NEC CI owns two R&D centers (France, Malaysia) and three factories (France, Malaysia and Scotland)/ The company employs 2500 people worldwide. Its headquarters are located in Wijchen, The Netherlands. For more information, please visit www.packardbell.com and www.nec-online.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 Training Solutions. Digital Multimedia Solutions includes Media Creation Products focusing on media creation by advancing technologies to capture, edit, author and record all types of media, and Digital Entertainment products providing 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 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. http://www.gocyberlink.com/

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