Diamond Multimedia names General Manager for audio business; Patrick Little joins Diamond Multimedia

Business Wire, June 12, 1997

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1997--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:DIMD), a leader in Internet multimedia acceleration, today announced the appointment of Patrick W. Little to the newly formed position of General Manager for the Company's audio business unit.

Little will assume worldwide responsibility for overall management of Diamond's audio product line including product development, engineering and marketing activities.

"Patrick Little brings a wealth of experience in PC and multimedia product line management to Diamond," said David Watkins, vice president and general manager of Diamond's Audio-Visual Systems division. "His broad experience in all facets of product and strategic marketing as well as engineering will allow us to continue to develop and market leading-edge PC audio products based on the new DirectSound and DirectSound 3D audio APIs developed by Microsoft."

The first product in the Company's audio line is the recently released Monster Sound, the first PCI-based audio accelerator featuring immersive positional 3D sound.

Little joins Diamond Multimedia from Trident Microsystems, Inc. where he was senior director of marketing for the 3D and advanced graphics product line. Prior to Trident, he had product line and marketing responsibility for Opti, Inc.'s core logic product line. Little has also held engineering positions at Wyse Technology, Inc. and Dave Hantulla & Associates where he developed ASICs, cache controllers and video subsystems.

Little earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University in 1987.

Diamond Multimedia

Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by providing interactivity and connectivity solutions for home, business and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create, access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops and through the Internet. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI accelerators, and the Supra(R) series of modems. Diamond also markets multimedia and video phone upgrade kits. Diamond's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DIMD, and its web site address is www.diamondmm.com .

How to Contact Diamond Multimedia

There are many ways to reach Diamond for sales support, technical assistance, driver updates and general information:

Internet Web Site: http://www.diamondmm.com

Diamond Multimedia's Headquarters and Audio-Visual Systems Division: 408/325-7000; Fax: 408/325-7070

Communications Division (Supra brand modems) Main Phone Number: 360/604-1400; Fax: 360/604-1401

European Division (Germany): 49-8151-266-0; (UK): 44-1189-444400; (France) 33-1-47561157

Korean Office (Seoul): 82-2-551-2700; Fax: 82-2-551-2710

Japanese Office (Tokyo): 81-3-5695-8401; Fax: 81-3-5695-8403

ASEAN Office (Singapore): 65-353-9511; Fax: 65-353-9510

Hong Kong Office: 852-2375-9023; Fax: 852-2375-9021

Support Information Line for Communications: 800/774-4965

Product Support (Voice), Audio-Visual Systems: 408/325-7100; Communications: 541/967-2450; Europe (Germany) 49-8151-266-330; Europe (UK) 44-1189-444444; ISDN Support Center 408/325-7110; Fire GL Support Center 408/325-7120; TDD/TTY Support 541/967-2451

Product Support (Fax), Audio-Visual Systems: 408/325-7171; Communications: 541/967-2401; Europe (Germany) 49-8151-266-331; Europe (UK): 44-1189-444445; (France) 33-1-47561139

Pre-sales Information, Audio-Visual Systems: 800/468-5846; Communications: 800/727-8772

Investor Relations: 408/325-7476

24-Hour Fax-On-Demand Service, Audio-Visual Systems: 800/ 380-0030; Communications: 541/967-0072

FTP sites: ftp.diamondmm.com; or Supra: ftp.supra.com

BBS for Audio-Visual Systems 408/325-7080 (to 14.4 Kbps) or 408/325-7175 (to 28.8 Kbps) or 408/383-0551 (ISDN); Communications BBS: 541/967-2444; Europe (Germany) BBS at 49-8151-266333 (to 28.8 Kbps) or 49-8151-266334 (ISDN); Europe (UK) at 44-1189-444415 (to 33.6 Kbps) -0-

Note to Editors: Monster 3D and Supra are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the service mark, trademark or registered trademark of their respective manufacturers. This announcement relates to products whose launch are in the United States of America. The product names contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. -0-

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, such as statements relating to the Company's ability to successfully exploit technological and market developments, the timing and success of new product introductions by the Company and its competitors, and the Company's ability to invest in new technologies and to enhance its existing systems are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the impact of competitive products and pricing and alternative technological advances, the timely and successful development and market acceptance of new products and upgrades to existing products, and other risks as detailed from time to time in Diamond Multimedia's SEC filings, including its most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q.