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To: Stoctrash who wrote (36854)	10/21/1998 9:37:00 PM
From: Maya	Respond to of 50808

LU is free and ready for acquisitions too.

To: Stoctrash who wrote (36854)	10/22/1998 12:20:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Groan, what was that about Coporate wide commitment?... biz.yahoo.com Zoran/FFM DVD Decoder - Vaddis III - Selected by Major DVD Player Manufacturer SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1998--Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq:ZRAN - news), a world leading provider of integrated circuits (ICs) and software for digital audio and video processing today announced that Toshiba Corporation has selected Zoran's latest DVD Processor -- the Vaddis III -- for use in their third generation advanced DVD player. Zoran's Vaddis III provides Toshiba's third generation DVD player with the ability to accommodate multiple video and audio coding standards. Toshiba is using Zoran's new processor in their SD3108 player which is now shipping. Zoran Corporation's President and CEO, Dr. Levy Gerzberg, said, ''We are very proud to have Toshiba utilizing our Vaddis III in their advanced DVD player. Toshiba is a leading member of the industry-wide alliance creating and promoting the DVD standard. The audio and video playback of Toshiba's new SD3108 DVD player is of top quality and we are honored to be associated with this product. Toshiba's advanced technology and broad scope of products are instrumental in bringing the home theater experience into consumer's living rooms.'' ''FujiFilm Microdevices is honored to participate in the DVD revolution with leading consumer electronics companies such as Toshiba Corporation,'' said Mr. Norihiko Kato, CEO, FujiFilm Microdevices. ''Our successful alliance with Zoran is yielding leading-edge products such as the Vaddis III DVD decoder and we intend to continue on this path of innovation to provide competitive solutions to our customers.'' About Vaddis III The Vaddis III DVD decoder is an advanced DVD solution targeted at third generation consumer stand-alone DVD players. Based on Zoran's StandardPlus(TM) design methodology, the Vaddis III extends beyond the compression standards to accommodates enhanced functions such as Dolby Digital, DTS and Multi-channel MPEG pass-through, 3D sound, Karaoke, Video Trickplays and more. ABOUT ZORAN Zoran Corporation develops and markets software and integrated circuits (IC) for compression enabled digital Audio and Video applications. Zoran also designs complete reference products based on Zoran's technology. Zoran's product lines and Intellectual property (IP) include JPEG codecs, MPEG, DVD decoders, IC cores, digital audio processors for decoding and processing digital audio streams such as Dolby Digital and MPEG, and real-time DVD software for PC. All these standard based products benefit from Zoran's StandardPlus technology. Zoran's software is bundled by PC and graphics-card manufacturers for software and software assisted DVD playback on PCs. The company's ICs are used in numerous digital Audio and Video products. Leading applications incorporating Zoran's products and IP are professional and consumer video editing systems, filmless digital cameras, stand alone DVD players and PC-based systems, digital speakers and audio systems. Zoran is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with additional operations in Haifa, Israel, Toronto, Canada and offices in Tokyo, Japan and Shenzhen, China. For more information about Zoran call 408/919-4111, or visit our Website: www.zoran.com. For our latest press releases please call our fax-on-demand service at 1-800-PRO-INFO, ticker symbol ZRAN. About FujiFilm MicroDevices FUJIFILM Microdevices is a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. with headquarters in Sendai Industrial Park, Japan. It is dedicated to the design, manufacture and marketing of multimedia products including: CCD image sensors, JPEG codecs, MPEG, Audio and DVD decoders, high-speed serial bus interfaces (IEEE 1394) and others. Note to Editors: Vaddis, VaddisIII, SiliconSoftware and StandardPlus are trademarks of Zoran Corporation. Dolby Digital and Pro-Logic are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.