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To: CPAMarty who wrote (29830)	2/23/1998 10:43:00 AM
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OAKT, Microsoft Direct Show 2.0, and Creative's PC-DVD Encore 2................. Oak Technology Introduces First Commercially Available Development Platform for DirectShow 2.0 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1998-- Oak's IDB Developer Provides ISVs the Ability to Develop and Test DirectShow 2.0 Applications Prior to Release of Microsoft Windows 98 on Creative's PC-DVD Encore Hardware Platform Oak Technology (NASDAQ:OAKT), a provider of semiconductor and software technology for DVD, today introduced the Interactive DVD Browser Developer (IDBD(TM)), the only solution available to provide software developers the ability to create and test DirectShow 2.0 applications on a commercially available hardware platform. With the IDBD, software developers can create and test titles that are compliant to DirectShow 2.0 prior to the release of Windows 98 next year. Oak's IDBD provides a full suite of DirectShow testing and development software, requiring only Creative Labs' PC-DVD Encore hardware to make the development platform complete. Available now directly from Oak, the IDBD will be licensed to qualified developers. "With the IDBD, Oak has enabled software developers to write and test their applications on the DirectShow platform today using a widely distributed commercially available platform, something no other product can do," stated Vince Guaglianone, marketing manager of Oak Technology's Imaging Business Unit. "The IDBD integrated with Creative Labs' PC-DVD Encore hardware makes DirectShow application writing easy and complete for software development houses of all sizes." The IDBD builds on Oak's Interactive DVD Browser (IDB)(TM), a complete DVD software environment for the PC. A fully compliant Windows subsystem providing a totally modular DirectShow filter graph environment, the IDB supports any hardware, hybrid or complete software DVD solution. Oak's IDB software provides legacy support for MCI and VideoCD technologies, and complies with the DVD 1.0 specification. Oak is also developing other feature extension filters for DVD and other applications. "We fully support Oak's industry-leading efforts in accelerating DirectShow development for DVD," said Hock Leow, vice president of the Multimedia Division at Creative Labs. "Creative's widely deployed PC-DVD Encore and Oak's Interactive DVD Browser make this combination the ideal platform for DVD development." For more information on Oak's DVD solutions, visit the company's web site at www.oaktech.com. The foregoing statements may consist of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Factors that could cause actual outcome to differ materially from those set forth include, without limitation, the rate of adoption of new technology, market acceptance of the product, competitive pricing actions and marketing programs, among others. For a discussion of such risks, see the Company's most recent SEC form 10-K and 10-Q. About Oak Technology Founded in 1987, Oak Technology, Inc. designs, develops and markets high-performance multimedia semiconductors and related software to original equipment manufacturers worldwide who serve the optical storage, consumer electronics and digital office equipment markets. Oak has a software design center in Boca Raton, Fla.; a mixed signal design center in Austin, Texas; and subsidiaries in Japan (Oak Technology K.K.), Taiwan (Oak Technology, Taiwan), and Andover, Mass. (Pixel Magic, Inc.). The Company completed its initial public offering in February 1995. Additional information about Oak Technology and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at www.oaktech.com. Oak Technology and the Oak logo are registered trademarks of Oak Technology, Inc. IDB, IDBD, Interactive DVD Browser and Pixel Magic are trademarks of Oak Technology. All other product names or company names are mentioned for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: McGrath/Power Public Relations Carolyn Rohrer or Jonathan Bloom, 408/727-0351 carolyn_rohrer@mcgrathpowerpr.com jonathan_bloom@mcgrathpowerpr.com