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[0] Kent Norton Named CTO of USA Video Interactive; Technical Team Expanded.


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MYSTIC, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000

Kent Norton, currently Chief Information Officer of USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTC OTC

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 BB: USVO; CDNX CDNX

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: US; www.usvo.com), has been named the company's Chief Technology Officer in addition to his current duties. Norton replaces Ronald Patton, who remains in an advisory capacity for the company.

"Kent's overall knowledge of the Internet and his strengths in management of large-scale highly technical projects are immensely helpful as we expand to meet customer demands," said Edwin Molina, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of USA Video Interactive. "He is bringing on additional technical specialists to ensure that we always stay ahead of the curve technologically while delivering on our commitments to clients here in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and internationally. He'll continue working with Ron and our other technology experts so we remain at the forefront of the rapidly growing field of Internet video and video on demand."

Additionally, two technology specialists have joined USA Video Interactive.

Jeff Lecce has joined USA Video Interactive as an Operations Manager responsible for overseeing the fulfillment of customer orders and services. Lecce had been with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) where he was the project lead for a distributed engineering group tasked with designing, programming and automating a global Help Desk Reporting infrastructure. In addition to managing day-to-day operations, he also managed additional projects dealing with the future scheduled release of functionality, system sizing and growth, billing applications, and in-house applications to optimize the utilization of resources. Prior to CSC, Lecce worked with the State of Connecticut for three years as a Reimbursement Analyst, helping develop database applications designed to track and report on unique types of data.

Ernest Kinsler has joined USA Video Interactive as an Operations Engineer, responsible for optimizing the build and deployment operations of the encoding and streaming media solutions sold by the company. Kinsler worked with CSC for more than 18 years in a variety of roles including programming, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used.  and WAN networking, advanced circuitry, Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant.

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 upgrades, business proposals, and other areas of computer hardware and software services.

About USA Video Interactive

USA Video Interactive is an international designer and supplier of high-tech Internet streaming video and video-on-demand systems, services and innovative end-to-end solutions. The USA Video Interactive patented video technology gives users full-motion video; the flexibility of standard, VCR-like controls; and the convenience of a standard internet-browser format for access. It provides video images significantly faster and at a higher degree of resolution than with previously available methods; significantly overcomes bandwidth restrictions; and eliminates the blockiness and slowness of current technologies -- all at a lower cost and at or near broadcast quality. USA Video Interactive is nearing completion of a patented Wavelet compression technology that will further enhance the company's ability to deliver Internet video to home modem users and reduce storage and download-time requirements for all users, including those with broadband connections. For more information on USA Video Interactive, visit http://www.usvo.com

USA Video Interactive Corporate Headquarters Office: 70 Essex Street; Mystic, CT 06355; (800) 625-2200; (860) 572-1560. Canada Office: 837 West Hastings Street; Suite #507; Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3N6. Trading symbol Trading symbol

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 on the OTCBB OTCBB

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: USVO; Trading symbol on The Canadian Venture Exchange The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) is now a defunct stock exchange having been acquired by the TSX Group in 2001 and renamed the TSX Venture Exchange. History of the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) : US. Standard & Poors Listed. CUSIP CUSIP

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 902924208; USA Video, USA Video Interactive, Video-On-Demand and Video Yellow Pages are trademarks of USA Video Interactive. The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. For more information contact: Tony Castagno, Media Relations, 860-572-1560; Kevin Yorio, Investor Relations Investor relations

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, 860-572-1560; info@usvo.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ from those described.
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