Novato, CA (October 2, 2000) - Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories, the world leader in DVD Software tools, announced today that it has certified NewWave Technologies' MultiDVD duplication system for use with their entire line of Windows NT-based professional DVD mastering solutions. NewWave's MultiDVD system provides Daikin customers with significant timesavings when creating multiple DVD-R masters from a single project.

NewWave's MultiDVD duplication system combines the Ultera MultiMaster patented array controller technology with the latest DVD-R recorders from Pioneer New Media Technologies. The MultiDVD system uses Ultera's controller to synchronize parallel write operations to multiple drives. "By echoing the data to multiple DVD-R recorders, the MultiDVD system can create up to twelve copies of a single project in the time it would normally take to write just one," said NewWave's Vice President of Business Development, John Jagelsky.

Because the MultiDVD system appears as a single DVD-R drive to the Daikin software, no additional setup or modification is necessary for the Daikin system. "The customer no longer has to tie up their production system for hours on end while they create multiple DVD-R masters," said Daikin Technical Manager, Mark Johnson. "NewWave's MultiDVD duplication system provides a cost-effective alternative that allows the customer to streamline their DVD production environment saving both time and money."

NewWave's MultiDVD duplication system has undergone rigorous testing and has been proven to be compatible with Daikin's entire line of Windows NT-based DVD mastering tools, including ROM Formatter, ReelDVD and Scenarist NT, making it an ideal solution for both corporate and entertainment industry customers. "We are proud to work with Daikin to ensure that our MultiDVD system is compatible with their software tools, which are widely recognized as the industry standard for professional DVD mastering," Jagelsky commented.

About NewWave Technologies
NewWave Technologies is a leading provider of content management and storage product technologies to Digital Video and Pro-Audio dealers. As Ultera's exclusive U.S. DVD controller distributor and a Pioneer New Media distributor for DVD-R Drives, Media, and Jukeboxes, NewWave markets the Ultera controller separately or as the MultiDVD system bundled with Drives, Media, and all the necessary cabling.

Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, NewWave sells the MultiDVD System and their other digital content and storage products through a dealer network. To learn more about their MultiDVD Duplication system, their reseller program, or to locate a dealer near you, contact Kevin Smith, Director of Sales, kjsmith@newwavetech.com, (800) 536-5222 ext. 265

About Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories
Based in Novato, California, Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories is the center of operations for R&D, marketing and support for the worldwide distribution of the acclaimed series of DVD authoring and support tools, Scenarist, Scenarist EDK, ReelDVD, DVD Informer and ROM Formatter. Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd. of Japan.  For more information, please contact: Marketing and Sales Department, Phone: 415 893-7800, Fax: 415 893-7807, Email: info@DaikinDVD.com, Web site: www.DaikinDVD.com.

About Ultera Systems
Ultera Systems, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of RAID Tape Array controllers and subsystems designed for high-speed backup, archive and high-speed data acquisition applications. All industry standard tape drives, tape libraries and storage management software are compatible with the Ultera Arrays. Its tape array product lines are marketed under the trade names "Striper," "Imager," "LibraryMaster" and "ShadowMaster," and sold through OEMs, VARs and Systems Integrators worldwide. Not new to the optical arena, Ultera has deployed its advanced controller technology in optical storage applications for years, in thousands of installations worldwide. Ultera is based in Laguna Hills, Calif.

For further information, call (949) 367-8800, email inform@ultera.com or visit Ultera's web site at http://www.ultera.com.