SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 9, 2009) – Verbatim® Americas, LLC, announced today that it is shipping the world’s first LightScribe® 8X DVD+R Double Layer (DL) discs. The new media provides consumers and businesses with 8.5GB capacity on the DVD’s storage side and direct-to-disc burning of silkscreen-quality text and graphics on the label side. At 8X speed, the industry’s fastest DVD DL burning speed, an entire 8.5GB single-sided disc can be filled to capacity in 15 minutes¹ or less. more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 8, 2009) –Verbatim® Americas, LLC, announced today TuneBoard™, an innovative new Speaker Keyboard, to its PC/Mac Accessory line. In addition to giving users more control over sound playback Verbatim’s TuneBoard eliminates the clutter of speakers and wires on the desktop. With its sleek, modern design and personal music station features, the Speaker Keyboard will appeal to consumers who want to optimize their computing experience and those who want to update the look of their desktop systems. more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 7, 2009) - Verbatim® Americas, LLC, a global leader in the development and marketing of high-quality products for storing, moving and using digital content, announced at Macworld today its new family of Store ‘n’ Go™ Micro USB drives for Windows® and Mac® users. Measuring only 1.22” long, ½” wide and 0.08” thick, the drives weigh .05 ounces–virtually nothing. The ultra-small, ultra-portable vibrantly colored drives will be available later this month with capacities of 2GB (orange), 4GB (green) and 8GB (purple). For security conscious PC users, the Store ‘n’ Go Micro USB Drives also include password security features to protect sensitive data in a user defined private zone, while allowing a public zone for open access and sharing of non-sensitive content. more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 6, 2009) – Verbatim® Americas, LLC, a global leader and innovator in the digital storage industry, announced at Macworld today its new ExpressCard SSD for PC and Mac users. The new card is a solid-state drive (SSD) that provides ExpressCard slot-equipped XP/Vista PCs and OS X-equipped Macs® with plug-in storage that is up to five times faster than USB based ExpressCards. Based on the 34mm ExpressCard module (75mm x 34mm x 5mm), the Verbatim ExpressCard SSD will be available the end of February with capacities of 16, 32 and 64GB. The high-performance, high-capacity storage solution comes bundled with NTI Shadow™ IV, a backup application that provides PC and Mac users with continuous real time backup of critical data. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 10, 2008 — Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), today highlighted how busy consumers can put more

fun in Halloween with a free download of its VideoSpin™ by Pinnacle video editing software. Using the software, even people who have never edited a movie before can create,

email and upload high-quality videos to popular websites such as YouTube®. Rated best choice of the “free” video-editing programs*, VideoSpin has more than

half-a-million existing users.

VideoSpin provides a fast, easy way to share videos and photo albums of special Halloween memories such as a child’s first Halloween, a pet’s costume, making popcorn

balls, or helping children put on their costumes and make-up. The results can be fun to share and become keepsakes for years to come. more

Burns 8.5GB to Disc’s Storage Side in About 12-15 Minutes, Burns Silkscreen-quality Graphics/Text on Label Side

CHARLOTTE, NC (October 9, 2008) – Leveraging many of the same technologies that set the standard for high-speed DVD+R Double Layer (DL) disc performance, reliability and compatibility, Verbatim Americas, LLC, announced today the world’s first LightScribe® 8X DVD+R Double Layer (DL) discs. At 8X speed, the industry’s fastest DVD DL burning speed, an entire 8.5GB single-sided disc can be filled to capacity in 15 minutes¹ or less. Verbatim will begin shipping LightScribe 8X DVD+R DL discs in November. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 30, 2008—Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), announced today a new online video editing contest, “Montage Your Way to Las Vegas.” Pinnacle Montage, which is included in all three versions of Pinnacle Studio™ version 12, is an innovative, theme-based feature that makes editing movies with up to 181 video tracks amazingly easy. The contest begins on October 1, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. PST, when the www.pinnaclesys.com/share website goes live; and ends on November 30, 2008 at 11:59:59 p.m. PST, when video submissions and voting will no longer be accepted. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 16, 2008— Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), announced today the completion of the redesign of its www.videospin.com website hosting a free downloadable version of VideoSpin™ by Pinnacle and multiple new resources for video editing beginners. Featuring a new look, user video spotlights, tutorials, tips and fun features, the newly redesigned website will be a key resource for information for people who have never edited a video before and those who just want a fast, easy way to share their photos and videos. Special promotions for other Avid products will be communicated through a monthly newsletter and within the VideoSpin application to VideoSpin users. more