Agilent Technologies Licenses Worldwide Rights to GLOBEtrotter's Electronic Licensing Technology; Software Industry Continues Rapid Consolidation on FLEXlm.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000

Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN), a leading developer and supplier of electronic licensing, rights management, and copy protection technologies announced today that Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:A), a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components, has signed a license agreement for the worldwide deployment of its GLOBEtrotter Software Division's flagship electronic licensing technology, FLEXlm(R).

According to International Data Corp., over 50% of software revenue will be delivered using electronic licensing by 2003, and virtually all software revenues will be derived from electronic licensing by 2008. Software vendors have to date shipped over $40 billion worth of software using GLOBEtrotter's FLEXlm electronic licensing technology.

"Agilent's worldwide licensing of FLEXlm is yet another example of how companies are adopting electronic licensing as a key strategy - and the industry has chosen FLEXlm as its de facto standard," commented Mark Belinsky, Senior Vice President and General Manager of GLOBEtrotter.

"FLEXlm enables companies like Agilent to offer flexible license terms, and makes licensing of software and software updates easy. FLEXlm offers a large variety of options for licensing practices, such as Internet distribution of software and updates, while ensuring that vendors are fairly compensated in the process," said Richard Mirabella, GLOBEtrotter's Vice President of Marketing.

About Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is a diversified technology company, having been spun-off from Hewlett-Packard. With 42,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion in fiscal year 1999.

Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at http://www.agilent.com.

About Macrovision

Macrovision develops and markets electronic license management, rights management and copy protection technologies for the enterprise software, consumer interactive software and home video markets:

-- The GLOBEtrotter Software division provides ELM (electronic license
management) solutions to independent software vendors (ISVs), and software
asset management tools for business applications. These products, led by
FLEXlm(R), are in use by over 2,000 ISV customers throughout the world.

-- The Computer Software Copy Protection division produces copy protection and
rights management technologies for consumer and interactive software
publishers. Its flagship product -- SafeDisc(R) CD-ROM copy protection -- has
been licensed to over 100 mastering and replication facilities worldwide and is
used by many major interactive software publishers including Microsoft,
Electronic Arts, Mattel, Havas and Eidos. Over 50 million CD-ROMs have been
copy protected with SafeDisc since market introduction in the fourth quarter of
1998.

-- The Video Copy Protection division provides technologies that are used by
motion picture studios, cable and satellite TV operators, consumer electronics
companies, and personal computer manufacturers to prevent the unauthorized
duplication, reception or use of copyrighted video materials. Over 250 million
DVDs, over 3 billion videocassettes, and over 40 million digital set top boxes
have utilized Macrovision's video copy protection technologies.

Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., with European headquarters in London and Asia-Pacific headquarters in Tokyo.

GLOBEtrotter, FLEXlm and GTlicensing are registered trademarks or trademarks of GLOBEtrotter Software, Inc. and Macrovision Corporation. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective companies or organizations.

Note to Editors: Additional background information on GLOBEtrotter and its products can be obtained from our Web Site at www.globetrotter.com. For more information on Macrovision Corporation and its other products, see www.macrovision.com.

All statements contained herein, including the quotations attributed to Mr. Belinsky and Mr. Mirabella, as well as oral statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, including statements that use the words "will," "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "intends" or "looking to the future" or similar words that describe the Company's or its management's future plans, objectives, or goals, are "forward-looking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include the business strategies and product plans of the Company and the features and benefits of the products of the Company.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause results to differ materially are the following: the failure of markets for electronic software licensing to develop or expand, and the failure of the Company's products to achieve or sustain market acceptance or to meet, or continue to meet, the changing demands of software providers. Other factors include those outlined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1999, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These factors may not constitute all factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statement. The Company operates in a continually changing business environment and new factors emerge from time to time. The Company cannot predict such factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such factors on the Company or its results. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.