NewTek Qualifies Medea's VideoRaid RTR and VideoRaid RTRX Fail-Safe Disk Arrays for Use with Video Toaster (2).

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002

Medea Corp., a leading storage solutions provider to the digital content creation (DCC) and Internet streaming media markets, today announced that its VideoRaid RTR and VideoRaid RTRX disk arrays have been qualified by NewTek for use with the company's new Video Toaster(TM) (2).

"The VideoRaid RTR is sexy looking, but the most alluring part of it is knowing that data integrity is no longer an issue," said Paul Lara, Video Toaster (2) product manager for NewTek. "There's enough room to store several projects, and it's a joy to know that they are all safe from eventual drive failure."

Medea's VideoRaid RTR and VideoRaid RTRX are designed for DCC applications such as 2D/3D animation, compositing, special effects, game development and non-linear video editing (NLE). The RTR family of disk arrays features a high-performance Ultra160 SCSI interface that enables the desktop models to sustain a data transfer rate of up to 130 MB/second.

The dual-channel, rack mountable models sustain more than 200 MB/second -- more than enough performance to support 10-bit, 1080i HD capture and playback.

"VideoRaid RTR not only offers Toaster (2) incredible performance, but piece of mind, as VideoRaid RTR will protect their valuable content should a disk drive failure occur within the unit," said Roger Mabon, vice president of channel marketing at Medea. "Like the Toaster (2), VideoRaid RTR offers unprecedented price/performance."

In addition to offering industry-leading performance, Medea's RTR/RTRX disk arrays also provide RAID data protection. In the unlikely event of a disk drive failure, the systems will continue to operate with no loss of data and no degradation in data transfer rate. The ability to operate at full performance with a "downed drive" enables the user to complete work in real-time environments without requiring immediate drive replacement.

Additional features of VideoRaid RTR/RTRX disk arrays include:

-- Capacities up to 960 GB, scalable to multi-terabyte solutions

-- Multi-Stream Technology (MST) for real-time playback of up to three
uncompressed video streams

-- Removable disk drive modules, power supplies and RAID controllers

-- Compatibility with Mac, SGI, Sun and Windows-based DCC workstations

Pricing and Availability

The 5-drive VideoRaid RTR is available in 160 GB, 320 GB and 480 GB capacities with list prices starting at $3,899. VideoRaid RTRX is available in 5- and 10-drive configurations with capacities from 160 to 960 GB. List prices on VideoRaid RTRX start at $4,499.

VideoRaid RTR and VideoRaid RTRX are available now from Medea's authorized dealers and distributors. Call Medea toll-free at 888/BY-MEDEA for a list of resellers or visit the Medea Web site at www.medea.com.

About Medea Corp.

Medea, with headquarters in Calabasas, designs and manufactures high-performance, low-cost storage subsystems optimized for digital content creation and Internet streaming media applications. Corporate headquarters is located at 26707 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, Calif., 91302. Telephone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. Internet: www.medea.com.

About Video Toaster (2)

Video Toaster (2) is a Windows 2000-based live video production environment. The wide array of integrated software tools includes live switching of component, Y/C, composite, SDI and Firewire(R) sources; character generation; real-time non-linear editing of uncompressed and compressed files; 2D video painting and compositing, 3D modeling and animation and much more.

About NewTek

With headquarters in San Antonio, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools including the Video Toaster, LightWave 3D and Aura. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film.

Recent film and television projects using NewTek software include: "We Were Soldiers," "Panic Room," "Hart's War," "Driven, "A.I.," Oscar(R)-nominated "Jimmy Neutron," "Boy Genius," "Final Fantasy," "Blackhawk Down," "The Time Machine," "Black Knight," "How The Grinch Stole Christmas," "The 6th Day," "Jurassic Park III," "Behind Enemy Lines," "X-Men The Movie," "Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Director's Edition DVD," "Pitch Black," "Dracula 2000," "Star Trek: Enterprise," "Roughnecks: Starship Troopers," "Star Trek: Voyager," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "The X-Files," "The Family Guy," "Ally McBeal," "Dune: The Miniseries," "Dawson's Creek" and "Family Law."

Recent game titles include: Deus Ex, Serious Sam I and II, Twisted Metal: Black, Civilization III, Unreal, Quake 3 Arena, Moto Racer World Tour, Giants for PS2, Baldur's Gate II, EverQuest, Planescape: Torment, Dead To Rights, and Escape From Monkey Island.

Contact NewTek at 5131 Beckwith Blvd., San Antonio, Texas, 78249. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone], Web site: http://www.newtek.com or http://www.videotoaster.com.

Note to Editors: Video Toaster is a registered trademark of NewTek Inc. All rights reserved.