CyberLink Licenses InterActual Player Engine; PowerDVD to Add Native S

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2005--InterActual, a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq:SNIC) and the leading supplier of web-enabled bonus content technology for Hollywood DVD titles, announced today that CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, has licensed the InterActual Player software development kit (SDK) for integration into its PowerDVD product line. The SDK will allow CyberLink to add native playback of InterActual-enabled titles within PowerDVD, thereby providing its customers with convenient access to thousands of DVD titles packed with exciting bonus features designed for the PC.
    InterActual is recognized by Hollywood's top motion picture studios as providing proven technology for seamlessly connecting DVD-Video content with both web- and high-end ROM-based high-value features such as downloadable commentaries, scene medleys, and image galleries accessible with a DVD-enabled PC. Today, the InterActual Player can be found on hundreds of millions of DVDs, including blockbuster releases such as New Line Cinema's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "Elf," Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean," and Warner Bros.' "The Matrix" series and "Harry Potter" titles. InterActual-enabled titles are consistently rated in the top 20 best-selling DVDs year-after-year.
    "CyberLink has always provided users with the highest quality and most compelling DVD playback experience," said Michael Demeyer, vice president of marketing and sales at CyberLink Corp. "Adding support for InterActual content to the list of advanced features in our DVD player products is a great way to further enhance that experience."
    "We're delighted that CyberLink has chosen the InterActual Player SDK to enhance its highly regarded PowerDVD application," said Clint Ludeman, vice president of operations at InterActual. "With the addition of CyberLink's PowerDVD integration, the InterActual Player engine has become a ubiquitous platform for Hollywood studios to provide the very best entertainment value to millions of movie enthusiasts everywhere."
    CyberLink plans to make the InterActual-enabled version of its PowerDVD software available in the first half of 2005, and users of earlier versions of PowerDVD will be offered special upgrade pricing.

    About CyberLink Corp.

    Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home. The company's products are categorized into two major lines: Digital Multimedia Solutions and Training Solutions. Digital Multimedia Solutions include Media Creation Products that 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 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.gocyberlink.com/.

    About InterActual Technologies

    InterActual (http://www.interactual.com), a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions, is the leading provider of software and services that enable cutting-edge DVD interactivity in computers and next-generation home entertainment platforms. InterActual's products empower advanced interactivity and the seamless integration of DVD with the power and immediacy of the Internet. The company's customers are the major Hollywood studios, record labels, and other content owners, along with technology companies that license the InterActual platform. Sonic Solutions, InterActual's corporate parent, is the world's leading developer of DVD creation software solutions.

    InterActual, InterActual Technologies, the InterActual spotlight logo, and Connecting the Audience are either trademarks or registered trademarks of InterActual Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. InterActual is a Sonic Solutions company.

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CONTACT: InterActual Technologies James Grunke, 408-436-6700 jgrunke@interactual.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE INTERNET E-COMMERCE PRODUCT MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: InterActual Technologies, Inc.

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