Boca Research's new S3-Based Multimedia Accelerator Card brings Cinema Quality Motion Pictures to the Personal Computer.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 1995--Boca Research Inc. (NASDAQ:BOCI) announced Tuesday the Voyager Movie Player(TM), an integrated multimedia video graphics card based upon industry leader S3(r)'s Trio64V+(TM) multimedia accelerator and Scenic/MX2(TM) MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) decoder and Sonic/AD(TM) audio DAC.

Combining true 64-bit graphics, video acceleration and hardware MPEG with SRS(r) Labs' 3-D Surround Sound all on the same card, the Voyager Movie Player provides high-speed graphics and CD quality video for a complete solution without tying up multiple computer slots. The Voyager Movie Player (Product Code SVMP64) comes standard with 1MB RAM (upgradable to 2MB), has a suggested list price of $399, and is expected to be available late September.

"This product does for the personal computer what the VCR did for the TV," said Larry Light, Boca's vice president of engineering. "Users will enjoy the growing number of MPEG feature films, interactive video games, and educational titles with quality and sound that's better than their hi-fi VCR," he added.

The Voyager Movie Player transforms ordinary PCs into motion picture entertainment centers with one simple installation. Not only does the Voyager Movie Player provide the high performance graphics acceleration needed for graphics-intensive applications, it allows the user to play back cinema quality MPEG video from a CD-ROM or hard disk with the unparalleled quality of SRS 3-D Surround Sound.

"S3 is committed to bringing high-performance multimedia acceleration and MPEG playback to the mainstream computing market," said Gary Johnson, senior vice president and general manager of multimedia and mobile products for S3. "Boca Research's Voyager Movie Player takes full advantage of S3's technology by providing the industry's first single-board integration of the Trio64V+ multimedia accelerator, the Scenic/MX2 MPEG decoder and the Sonic/AD audio DAC."

By supporting the MPEG standard in hardware, the product guarantees smooth full-motion, full-screen video at 30 frames per second. Unlike software-based video MPEG cards which tax system resources, the Voyager Movie Player decompresses the video enabling the CPU to manage other tasks without dropping frames. And with its true 64-bit graphics engine and PCI bus interface, the Voyager Movie Player provides the speed and performance required by today's sophisticated CAD, animation, game and 3-D applications.

Applications supported include: Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows, OS/2, AutoCAD, and Microstation with future software drivers available without charge, downloadable from Boca Research's Bulletin Board Service (BBS).

CORPORATE INFORMATION

S3 Incorporated, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., is a leading supplier of multimedia acceleration solutions for the leading personal computer (PC) platforms and operating systems. S3 is committed to leveraging its expertise in audio, video and graphics acceleration hardware and software to expand its presence in home, desktop, and mobile markets. In addition, its recent acquisition of Floreat Inc., now an S3 wholly owned subsidiary, adds communications expertise to its core technology base so as to allow S3 to diversify into new and emerging markets.

Boca Research (NASDAQ:BOCI), founded in 1985, is a Florida corporation headquartered in Boca Raton. The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports quality, cost-effective data communications, multimedia and networking products to facilitate the transmission of information on personal computers and computer networks. The company provides hardware products augmented with software for use in the corporate, consumer and small office/home office marketplaces.

Boca's current board-level enhancement and networking product categories include: data communications (fax/data/voice modems); multimedia (video, telephony, sound, voice and data); networking; video graphics; and input/output (I/O), interface device enabler (IDE) and multiport products. The company sells its products worldwide to wholesale distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and retailers. For additional information about the company or its products, contact Boca Research at 1377 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton, FL 33487, phone: [phone] or fax: [phone].

CONTACT: Boca Research Inc., Boca Raton

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S3 Incorporated

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