Compaq Including Voyetra Software On Select Presario Home PC Models.

YONKERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996--Voyetra Technologies, the world's leading supplier of music and audio software to OEMs, announced today that Compaq Computer Corporation has begun including AudioStation(R), VideoStation(R), AudioView(TM), MIDI Orchestrator(TM), and SayIt!(R) on select models of its Presario home PCs.

"Compaq is committed to providing the best audio and video experience for our Presario home PC customers," said Celeste Dunn, vice president, Consumer Software Business Unit at Compaq. "We collaborated with Voyetra to develop a new generation of audio and video software that provides the same look and feel of devices such as CD players and audio mixers found in todays home stereo systems. By integrating Voyetras products, were able to deliver a suite of easy- to-use audio and video applications allowing Presario owners to control their PCs multimedia capabilities."

"Voyetra has been working closely with Compaq for several years, and weve developed an excellent synergistic relationship," remarked Carmine J. Bonanno, Voyetra president and CEO. "Compaq is one the most exciting companies to work with because of its strong emphasis on developing innovative products. Its significant that a manufacturer of such stature consistently looks to Voyetra for its audio software needs, primarily because of our reputation for delivering high-quality products on a timely basis."

Voyetra Technologies, founded in 1975, is a privately held company.

For more information, please write Voyetra Technologies, 5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; call [phone] or [phone]; send e-mail to [e-mail]; or visit the Voyetra World Wide Web site at http://www.voyetra.com.

With two decades of industry experience, Voyetra Technologies has earned a worldwide reputation as the Multimedia Sound Specialists(TM). In addition to providing custom and pre-built software, consulting and engineering services to more than 100 prominent multimedia manufacturing companies, Voyetra also manufactures numerous retail software titles for musicians, educators and multimedia enthusiasts.

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