Media 100 and Compaq Computer Partner to Ensure Quality of Streaming Media Production Systems; Media 100 Certifies Newest Line of Compaq Workstations

Business Wire, April 10, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000

Media 100 Inc. (NASDAQ:MDEA), the pioneer of streaming media production tools for the Internet, and Compaq Computer Corp (NYSE:CPQ), today announced a partnership in which the two companies will work closely together to ensure the quality of streaming media production systems through a stringent certification process. As a result of this announcement, Media 100 is certifying the new Compaq Professional Workstations AP550 and SP750 as the latest in a series of highly-qualified, out-of-the-box turnkey streaming media solutions. This agreement sends a strong message of assurance to the industry that every Compaq-based iFinish streaming media production system has been optimized for the high-bandwidth, high-compute power demands of streaming media production.

As part of the certification process, Media 100 conducted a series of rigorous tests using the Compaq Professional Workstations AP550 and SP750 in a streaming media production workflow environment. As a result of the testing process, Media 100 determined that Compaq Workstations are highly qualified solutions that meet the expanding needs of the streaming media marketplace and exceed the requirements of Media 100's testing.

Media 100 has successfully been offering iFinish PowerGrade turnkey solutions on Compaq Workstations for over a year. With this agreement, Media 100 will enhance their offering to include Compaq Professional Workstations AP200 and AP550 with iFinish streaming media tools as entry level and advanced turnkey streaming media solutions via the Media 100 website in the United States and Canada. This offering will also be available in Europe from Media 100's network of European resellers. These affordable, easy-to-use offerings lower the barriers to effectively participate in the streaming media market. http//:www.media100.com

"At Media 100, our overriding goal is to enable anyone with a workstation to become a potential Internet broadcaster," said Mike Savello, director of marketing for Media 100. "This alignment with the premier brand name in the workstation marketplace further enables this vision - allowing both parties to deliver the best of what streaming media has to offer."

"Compaq recognizes the impact that streaming media is having on the Internet throughout the world," said Ed Ellett, vice president and GM of Compaq's Workstation Division. "For this reason, we are excited to align our industry-leading Compaq Workstations with the premier market leader in streaming media."

Both Compaq workstations are targeted at providing both consumers and pro-sumers with top-of-the-line streaming media solutions. The Compaq Professional Workstation AP550 is targeted at introducing general consumers to the creation of streaming media - offering an out-of-the-box platform delivering broadcast-quality Internet video and audio. The Compaq Professional Workstation SP750 is targeted at market professionals that demand high-quality, 3D graphics, animation and editing on command.

About Media 100

Media 100 Inc. (Nasdaq:MDEA), the pioneer of Streaming Media production tools for the Internet, develops software and systems that simplify the creation and delivery of video on the Internet, DVD and CD-ROM. Media 100 provides the market's most comprehensive suite of streaming media solutions -- ranging from video/audio acquisition and editing to dynamic media compression, from MPEG-2 encoding to real-time transcoding - and is the only company in the world that supports all three major streaming media formats; Real Systems G2, Windows Media, and QuickTime 4.

With recent acquisitions of industry innovators Terran Interactive and Wired, the Media 100 Companies are well positioned to dominate the streaming media marketplace. Through Terran, Media 100 now offers powerful and easy-to-use solutions that optimize and compress dynamic media via the Web, broadband network, CD-ROM and DVD. Media Cleaner Pro, Terran's flagship product, is recognized as the industry standard for compressing digital media. Through Wired, Inc., Media 100 provides top-of-the-line MPEG encoding and decoding technology for Macintosh, Windows and Windows NT platforms. These solutions - combined with Media 100's own award-winning iFinish(TM) and Media 100 family of streaming media production tools - enable a new breed of content developers to produce and deliver high-quality audio and video over the Internet.

Based in Marlboro, MA, Media 100 currently boasts over 27,000 systems installed in more than 50 countries worldwide - and provides the streaming media solutions for such dot-com leaders as ABCNews.com, Warner Brothers Online, Universal Studios Online and Excite@Home. Media 100's digital video systems are used in a wide array of industries for the creation of programs for broadcast and cable television, education, corporate training, animation, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and streaming media for the Internet. For more information, visit www.media100.com.