NTI Releases CD-Maker 5.0 CD-R/RW Recording Software and FileCD 2.0 Packet-Writing Software

Business Wire, June 26, 2001

Business Editors & High-Tech Industry Writers

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001

Bundled Together, With Powerful New Features,

They Turn a Desktop PC and a CD-R/RW Drive Into a

High-Capacity Storage Device -- and a Virtual Recording Studio

NewTech Infosystems Inc. (NTI) has released CD-Maker 5.0 Professional Edition, the newest version of its award-winning CD-R/RW software that records data, audio and video.

Concurrently, NTI released FileCD 2.0, the latest version of its high-performance packet-writing software. CD-Maker Professional 5.0 comes bundled with FileCD 2.0 and, together, they turn a desktop PC and a CD-R/RW drive into a high-capacity storage device -- and a virtual recording studio.

"CD-R/RW drives have proven themselves as premier audio, video and data storage devices," said Bill Yao, NTI president and CEO. "Now, both casual and power users are seeking additional features and utility. To meet this demand, NTI has added significant new capabilities to CD-Maker and FileCD."

New Features Include:

-- FileCD 2.0 offers reliable support for UDF (an emerging standard for optical
media drives), as well as ISO formats. In either format, FileCD does not
conflict with Windows file system drivers.

-- FileCD 2.0 provides the option of recording files to CD-R/RW by using the
Windows "Send To" function -- or by dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer
or the FileCD window.

-- CD-Maker 5.0 supports the "overburn" feature provided in new CD-R/RW drives
that allows extra information (beyond standard media specifications) to be
burned onto a CD.

-- CD-Maker 5.0 supports Super Video CD (SVCD), which utilizes the
higher-quality MPEG-2 format (instead of MPEG-1) for recording videodiscs.

-- CD-Maker 5.0 has an advanced cache buffering algorithm that minimizes data
buffer under-run errors (which produce unusable CDs). Advanced caching is
particularly useful when a high-speed recorder is added to a low-speed PC, or
when many background system functions are running during the recording process,
stressing system resources and CPU cycles.

-- CD-Maker 5.0 allows recording "Live Audio" directly to a hard drive in WAV
format. This enhancement lets the user review the audio, before recording, and
"condition" it with CD-Maker's pop/click and hiss filtering features. It also
allows a user to store audio on a hard drive before recording it at the rated
speed of the CD-R/RW drive. This is important for users of CD-R/RW drives that
do not support 1x recording and/or do not have "burnproof" protection.

-- CD-Maker 5.0 supports playlists (M3U files). This allows users to burn their
favorite music selections onto a CD by dragging and dropping the playlist file
onto the audio layout. This feature provides fast, easy, convenient recording
of groups of music selections.

-- CD-Maker 5.0 integrates an enhanced version of JewelCase Maker, which now
takes CD layout information including CD Text, as input in the design of CD
jewel cases and labels. This desirable new feature streamlines the design
process, making it easier to create labels based on CD contents.

NTI CD-Maker 5.0 Professional Edition operates in Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP environments. System requirements are Pentium II, 200Mhz with 32MB of memory and 20MB of hard disk space -- and an NTI supported CD-R/RW drive.

NTI CD-Maker 5.0 Professional Edition is available in retail stores at an MSRP of $69.99. Electronic software download versions are available for $49.99. A free trial version is available for download at http://www.ntius.com. A special version is also available to OEMs and includes many of the new enhancements.

About NewTech Infosystems Inc.

NewTech Infosystems (NTI), a leading software developer for CD-R/RW and future DVD recording devices, has delivered complete software solutions for CD-R/RW recording and backup since its inception in 1993.

NTI differentiates itself with products that offer leading-edge capabilities and superb user friendliness. NTI products are available in multilingual versions and are distributed through OEM, retail and volume end-user licensing channels.

The NTI family of products includes NTI CD-Maker, Backup NOW!, DriveBackup!, FileCD and Dragon Burn! For more information, visit http://www.ntius.com.

NTI is headquartered at 1395 Warner Ave., Tustin, CA 92780. Phone is 714/259-9700. Fax is 714/259-9727.

        Highlights of CD-Maker Version 5-Professional Edition

FEATURES                     BENEFITS

EasySteps(TM) interface      Easy-to-use, reduces learning curve to
                             practically zero.

ENHANCED! Live audio         Records LIVE sounds to CD in real-time!
recording                    Easily turns LPs and cassettes into CDs.

MP3 encoding                 Turns CD collections into MP3 music
                             libraries.

MP3 decoding                 Burns custom CDs directly from an MP3
                             music library.

WAV, MP3 and CDDA            One easy-to-use application does it all.
encoding/decoding

MP3 to CDDA on-the-fly       Fast performance; saves hard disk space.
burning

High-speed audio             Enhances speed for audio extraction.
extraction

Noise filtering --           Gets rid of unwanted noise for great
click/pop and hiss           sound quality.
filters

Music cafe                   Builds playlists and plays songs
                             directly from a PC.

ENHANCED! FileCD(TM)         Provides drag-n-drop packet writing.
                             Makes recording to CD as easy as copying
                             a file to a floppy disk.

NEW! Super Video CD          Creates MPEG-II quality videos.
(SVCD) support

NEW! Advanced caching        Reduces data buffer under-run errors for
                             high-speed drives; minimizes ruined CDs.

"Smart Decision"             Automatically sets correct writing method
                             (TAO, SAO or DAO).

BurnProof, JustLink,         Prevents data buffer under-runs.
SeamlessLink, ExacLink
and SuperLink support

NEW! "Overburn" support      For drives allowing data "overburn,"
                             records extra information onto CDs and
                             allows over-sized CD copying.

Session Explorer             Provides easy management of multiple data
                             sessions.

ENHANCED! Jewel-Case         Creates jewel-case labels and inserts.
Maker