CRT Multimedia and CyberMedia partner in large scale OEM bundling deal.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1996--CRT Multimedia, an international developer of CD-ROM tutorials, Tuesday announced a partnership with CyberMedia, a leading provider of automatic service and support software.

The deal will bundle CRT's EasyTutor Learn Windows 95 and EasyTutor Get Connected products with CyberMedia's First Aid Deluxe 97. The combined software will provide consumers with a valuable combination of program productivity and glitch-free operation.

"CyberMedia is thrilled to be able to offer EasyTutor Learn Windows 95 and Get Connected with our First Aid Deluxe 97 title," said Unni Warrier, president and chief executive officer of CyberMedia. "This package will give PC users everything they need to run their Windows programs at peak performance."

"This is a great complementary product for Windows 95 users," said Mark Edwards, chief executive officer of CRT Multimedia. "It combines the leading brand for Windows utilities -- First Aid -- with the leading brand for Windows tutorials -- EasyTutor -- in one package."

The EasyTutor line of CD-ROM tutorials from CRT provides the most comprehensive instruction available for Windows 95 and the Internet. EasyTutor Learn Windows 95 allows users to fully explore every option included in Windows 95, from basics such as how to set up a desktop environment, to more advanced explanations of the new video compression technology used in the operating platform.

EasyTutor Get Connected provides instruction on setting up and installing hardware and software, using the latest browser software from Microsoft and Netscape, the on-line services and navigating through the infinite, and sometimes overwhelming, world of the Net.

CyberMedia's First Aid products automatically detect, diagnose and resolve common software conflicts and configuration errors encountered in the Windows environment. Based on the company's scalable Activehelp architecture, the First Aid products allow for the support of a broad range of PC products and related problems, and enables them to be regularly and automatically updated through the Internet.

CyberMedia, founded in 1991, develops and markets software products that help Windows PC users fix or avoid problems on their own, reducing their dependency on vendor or help desk technical support. Its First Aid 95 product family has been on most utility software hot-seller lists.

Its newer Oil Change software, which automates Windows software updates over the Internet, pioneers a new category that is likewise well-received by computer resellers and end-users.

CRT Multimedia is an international developer and publisher of learning-based interactive CD-ROM titles for the consumer and corporate markets. Titles include EasyTutor Learn Office 95, EasyTutor Pro Learn Word 95, EasyTutor Get Connected, EasyTutor Learn Windows 95, EasyTutor Learn Windows NT 4.0 and EasyTutor Learn Computing, an introduction to PCs, word processing, databases and spreadsheets.

The programs are published in all major foreign languages, and have sold more than 1 million copies throughout the world. CRT Multimedia provides multimedia design and development services to third-parties on a commission or joint venture basis. CRT Multimedia is a member of CRT Group Plc, a fully listed, UK $150 million turnover company, employing more than 1,200 staff.

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