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To: CPAMarty who wrote (29254)	2/9/1998 8:37:00 AM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

InfoTech Forecasts Worldwide DVD-ROM Title Revenue Will Exceed $500 Million in 1998 WOODSTOCK, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1998--With the installed base of DVD-ROM equipped PCs projected to reach 7 million by year-end as PC manufacturers begin volume shipments of DVD-ROM equipped systems, worldwide DVD-ROM title revenue will rise from just $3.5 million in 1997 to $567 million in 1998, according to a new InfoTech report, Optical Publishing Industry Assessment, Ninth Edition. Royalties from PC and upgrade kit title bundles will continue to contribute the majority of consumer DVD-ROM title publishing revenue in 1998. By the second half of 1999, when DVD-ROM drives are expected to become a mainstream PC component, retail will become the dominant distribution channel for DVD-ROM titles, leading to a sharp increase in title revenue. By 2003, worldwide DVD-ROM title revenue across both PC desktop and TV set-top platforms is forecast to exceed $70 billion, as DVD-ROM supplants CD-ROM as the principal delivery format for all types of packaged interactive media, including applications software, business information, games, education and computer-based training. According to InfoTech Chairman and CEO Julie B. Schwerin, "CD-ROM publishing across all applications and sectors was a $44 billion business worldwide in 1997. As the industry transitions to DVD-ROM, InfoTech expects packaged interactive media to maintain a compound annual growth rate of over 10 percent through 2003 even as worldwide Internet usage increases, with DVD-ROM providing a high bandwidth collectible format that is more complementary than competitive with online delivery. The imperative now for interactive publishers is to create properties that can migrate readily from platform to platform in order to maximize revenue opportunities." The InfoTech Report: Optical Publishing Industry Assessment is a comprehensive, statistical profile of the worldwide interactive entertainment and digital information industry, providing integrated title and hardware sales and installed base data by country from 1986 with projections through 2005. The report is available for $1,295 from InfoTech at 1.802.763.2097 or on the World Wide Web at infotechresearch.com. Headquartered in Woodstock, Vt., InfoTech is an independent market research and consulting firm specializing in quantitative analysis and forecasting of the electronic publishing, information technology and interactive entertainment industries. NOTE TO EDITORS: Chart available; Schwerin available for interview. Contact Ted Pine at 1.802.763.2097 or by Internet: info@infotechresearch.com. CONTACT: InfoTech Ted Pine, 802.763.2097 info@infotechresearch.com

To: CPAMarty who wrote (29254)	2/9/1998 10:55:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Scientific-Atlanta to demonstrate HDTV encoder at NAB..................... Scientific-Atlanta's New HDTV Products To Help Broadcasters Meet FCC Digital Television Mandate PRNewswire Fri, Feb 06 1998 PowerVu system can deliver vital digital television capabilities for broadcaster or cable transmission applications ATLANTA, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific-Atlanta (NYSE: SFA), today announced the introduction of two new high definition television (HDTV) products to expand the PowerVu(R) digital video compression system, the PowerVu HD High Definition Encoder and PowerVu HD High Definition Decoder. The new products will provide critically needed capabilities for the more than 1600 U.S. television stations which must comply with an FCC mandate to be on the air with DTV (Digital Television) programming over the next five years. In a digital network, encoders and decoders perform essential operations for the cost-effective, accurate delivery of video to viewers. The PowerVu encoder analyzes the video and determines the most efficient method for compressing it. Proper compression enables the digitally compressed video signal to require only a fraction of the satellite space an analog signal would require. At the receiving site, the decoder reverses the process and accurately restores the images to their proper format for viewing on a television set. As broadcasters convert their signals to a digital format, these new products will enable them to deliver the HDTV signals for viewing on the next- generation digital televisions expected to be available in late 1998. The PowerVu HD products will provide features designed to ensure picture quality and offer broadcasters or cable providers new revenue opportunities through subscription services. Additionally, data broadcast services similar to those delivered by the Internet may be provided using the PowerVu HD products. "The new PowerVu HD products continue the heritage of satellite video technology development at Scientific-Atlanta that began in the 1980s. They build upon the three generations of Scientific-Atlanta satellite digital compression products already in service and herald the beginning of our fourth generation products," said Perry Tanner, president of the Satellite Television Networks business unit at Scientific-Atlanta. PowerVu HD Products "Our years of experience in the digital television marketplace and an understanding of the capabilities our customers require in an HDTV product offering drove the development of the PowerVu HD products," added Tanner. "We selected Digital Vision AB of Sweden to develop HD products to our specifications. Our experience in delivering digital technology, coupled with Digital Vision's well-known reputation for developing high-quality video products, will enable users of the PowerVu HD products to confidently enter the high definition television arena." The new PowerVu HD High Definition Encoder and Decoder will be previewed at the NAB '98 show and conference in Las Vegas, Nevada April 6-9. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (http://www.sciatl.com) is a leading supplier of broadband communications systems, satellite-based video, voice and data communications networks and worldwide customer service and support. "Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to the Company's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference. PowerVu is a registered trademark of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. SOURCE Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Copyright 1998)