Yamaha signs Law Cypress and New Wave Technologies to distribute CD recorder products; Adds to easy geographical reach for VARs and SIs.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1996--In direct response to high demand for the Yamaha CD Recorder products, Yamaha has signed two more companies to its roster of distributors across the country.

Headquartered in San Jose, Law Cypress is a leading distributor for document imaging and mass storage solutions. Sales offices are also located in Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and Washington, D.C.

New Wave Technologies, based in Gaithersburg, Md., is a value added imaging distributor with expertise in image capture and data management.

"Yamaha's CDR products are increasingly specified by VARs and System Integrators," said Daniel Baca, CD Expert Product Sales Manager for Yamaha. "We carefully select distributors who can provide high quality system solutions along with strong technical support capabilities. Both Law Cypress and New Wave match our profile in the industry, providing their own distinctive expertise in optical storage."

Law Cypress Distributing

"We see CD-ROM as a strategic technology going forward with us as it relates to imaging, COLD and other applications. With Yamaha's position as an industry leading manufacturer for CD-ROM technology and our expertise, we can offer unprecedented storage solutions to the VAR marketplace," said Stan Freeman, Vice President Marketing for Law Cypress.

New Wave Technologies

"Everyone at New Wave is extremely excited about our recent distribution alliance with Yamaha," stated Lennie Martin, Vice President Marketing. "Yamaha has a strong presence in the marketplace and New Wave intends to leverage this position with proven technology and performance. We also plan to upgrade our component imaging based paper-to-CD publishing system with the integration of the Yamaha CDE100 quad speed recorder."

The CD Expert Series

"Our customers have discovered their own `killer apps' for our award-winning Yamaha CD Recorder," stated Robert Starr, General Manager Sales and Marketing, Yamaha Systems Technology. "With recently announced price positions and broader distribution channels, we want to make it as easy as possible for our business customers and, ultimately, end-users to gain access to Yamaha CDR products."

Software Support

Over 50 software programs from 22 separate software vendors currently support the Yamaha CD Recorder across a wide range of platforms and environments. -0-

CDR/CDE Price List
     Yamaha CDR100     (4X/4X internal)        $1499
     Yamaha CDR102     (2X/4X internal)        $ 999
     Yamaha CDE100 II  (4X/4X external)        $1649
     Yamaha CDE102     (2X/4X external)        $1149-0-

Law Cypress Distributing Company is located at 5883 Eden Park Place, San Jose, Calif. 95138, and can be contacted at phone [phone], fax [phone].

New Wave Technologies is located at 602 E. Diamond Ave., Suite B, Gaithersburg Md. 20877, and can be contacted at phone [phone], fax [phone].

Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc. was founded to manufacture and market integrated circuits, board level products and complete systems to OEMs and distributors. The product line includes custom and semicustom ASICs, standard circuits for graphics, communications and audio applications, and CD Recorder products.

CONTACT: Yamaha Systems Technology Inc., San Jose

Daniel Baca, 408/467-2353

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The Lekas Group

Joyce Lekas, 415/948-8907

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