Ciprico Announces Date and Time of First Quarter Conference Call.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004

Ciprico Inc. (Nasdaq:CPCI) today announced it will issue a press release reporting its first quarter financial results on Monday, January 19, 2004 after the market closes.

Ciprico will also host an investor conference call on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. EST (10:00 a.m. CST) to review its first quarter financial results and business highlights. The public is invited to listen to the call live on the Internet from the Ciprico web site at www.ciprico.com. Robert H. Kill, President and CEO, and Thomas S. Wargolet, Vice President of Finance and CFO, will give a brief presentation. A question and answer period will follow.

   Conference Call Date:    Tuesday, January 20, 2004
   Time:                    11:00 a.m. EST
                            10:00 a.m. CST
   Conference Call No.:     1-800-218-4007, and/or
                            http://www.ciprico.com
   Player Format:           Windows Media

To listen, go to the Ciprico website approximately 15 minutes early to register, click on the Webcast icon and download and install any necessary audio software. For those who are not able to listen to the conference call as it occurs, an on-demand Web cast will be available on the Ciprico website for 30 days after the call. The conference call will also be available on the telephone (an hour after the broadcast) for 7 days. Simply dial 1-800-240-2430 and enter the reservation number 566223.

Ciprico designs, manufactures and markets storage and system solutions for digital media applications within the broadcast and entertainment, military and government, and medical imaging markets. Ciprico solutions combine storage, networking and computing technologies to simplify and accelerate digital media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.