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Watch DVDs And Recorded TV On Windows XP Media Center Edition Using InterVideo Technology

"Microsoft sought to work with the best-in-breed technology providers in creating Windows XP Media Center Edition, and InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD and MPEG playback largely due to the success of WinDVD, the world's most popular DVD software," said Steve Ro, founder and CEO of InterVideo. "InterVideo looks forward to working with Microsoft to provide consumers with new and exciting ways to utilize their PC for entertainment and personal enjoyment."

Windows XP Media Center Edition turns a PC into a media center that integrates digital entertainment experiences -- including live television, personal video recording (PVR), digital music, digital video, DVDs and pictures -- with the freedom of remote control access. A new experience called Media Center will serve as a unified destination for the core entertainment experiences on the media center PC and is designed to be viewed from across the room. Windows XP Media Center Edition is ideal for digital media enthusiasts and consumers in small, space-constrained environments, such as teen-agers, college students, young adults and families who want to use their PC for multimedia entertainment.

InterVideo and Microsoft have worked together on several projects -- including InterVideo's development of DVD playback and MP3 ripping plug-ins for the Windows Media Player in Windows XP, and development of DVD and MPEG playback for Windows XP Media Center Edition is an extension of that ongoing relationship.

"The development work InterVideo has done with us for Windows XP Media Center Edition has been instrumental in bringing new experiences to the PC that we believe will have a lasting impact on the industry and consumers lives," said Mike Toutonghi, vice president of the Windows eHome division of Microsoft. "Their efforts to develop decoders compatible with Media Center Edition's PVR functionality will give consumers great DVD viewing and a smooth pause, fast-forward, and rewind experience for recorded television."

Availability

With development of the software now complete, computer manufacturers working with Microsoft, including Hewlett-Packard Co. (North America) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea), will have the ability to ship the first wave of new media center PCs in time for the holiday shopping season.

About InterVideo, Inc.

InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software and offers a broad suite of advanced digital video and audio multimedia software products that allow users to record, edit, author, and play digital multimedia content on PCs and consumer electronics devices. InterVideo's software is bundled with products sold by eight of the top ten PC manufacturers, ranked in terms of sales by IDC, including Dell Products L.P., Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH, HP, Medion AG, Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA and with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan and Japan. For more information contact InterVideo at 510/651-0888 or visit the Web site at www.intervideo.com.

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