Optibase Signs Term Sheet to Buy Media 100 Assets in Pre-Packaged Bankruptcy Proceeding.

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HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004

Upon Bankruptcy Court Approval Media 100 Activity to Become Business

Unit of Optibase with 844/X and Media 100 HD the Central Focus

Optibase Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS), a leader in digital video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced execution of a non-binding term sheet (the "Term Sheet") with Media 100 (OTCBB:MDEA) providing for negotiation of a debtor-in possession loan by Optibase to Media 100, and the sale to Optibase of substantially all of the assets of Media 100 Inc. in a pre-packaged bankruptcy proceeding, under title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code ("Chapter 11") (the "Transaction"). At this time, there is no binding agreement between the Company and Media 100 for the Transaction. Moreover, any such future agreement and sale would be subject to various conditions precedent, including approval by the Court in the Chapter 11 case. The parties are under no obligation to pursue or complete the Transaction unless and until they have executed a definitive agreement ("Agreement") and the Court has approved the Transaction.

This Transaction, once filed with the bankruptcy court and given an interim order by that court, among other things to secure the debtor-in-possession financing, will allow Media 100 to continue to develop, sell and support its 844/X editing-compositing systems, newly-introduced Media 100 HD system, Media 100 i, and other content design products.

"Media 100 has created differentiated and valuable technology that we believe can flourish with the right backing," said Tom Wyler, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Optibase. "If the asset purchase by Optibase is approved by the bankruptcy court, the advanced products that Media 100 has developed would represent a growth opportunity for Optibase."

"With an extremely strong balance sheet, Optibase gives Media 100 the financial wherewithal to continue engineering and marketing 844/X and Media 100 HD and compete aggressively in the market," said John Molinari, president and chief executive officer of Media 100. "The deal is timed well to support us just as we begin first shipments of our new 844/X Version 3 release and prepare to deliver our first implementation of 844/X technology on the Apple Power Mac G5 platform -- Media 100 HD."

Subject to various conditions precedent which are set forth in the Term Sheet, and which have not yet been satisfied, including negotiation and completion of final documentation, issuance of appropriate orders and approvals by the bankruptcy court, Optibase intends to provide up to $1 million in a debtor-in-possession loan, and buy substantially all the assets of the Company for $2.5 million (less the amount of any debtor-in-possession funding advanced). The debtor-in-financing would be used to enable Media 100 to meet its commitments to its employees, to fund vendor obligations going forward, and to assure uninterrupted business operations.

For more information on Optibase Ltd. please visit www.optibase.com.

For more information on Media 100 Inc. please visit www.media100.com.

About Optibase

Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS) provides professional encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The company's platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase's breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully-owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California and offices in Europe, Japan and China. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com

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