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Monday, February 07, 2005

On2 Licenses Apex Datacom VP6 Codec for Video Conferencing and Web Casting

On2 Licenses Apex Datacom VP6 Codec for Video Conferencing and Web Casting

Employee Productivity Program Will Add High End Video

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies, Inc., The Duck Corporation, today announced that it has licensed its VP6 codec to Apex Datacom (http://www.apexdata.net/imx.asp) for their video conferencing and web casting programs. These applications are designed to improve productivity for global companies that need to enhance communications for their employees no matter where they are based.

Glen Singelton, VP of Apex Datacom, said: "Our goal is to bring video conferencing with broadcast quality onto the desktops of every business employee. Imagine the ability to communicate face to face clearly and instantly, and just as easily and readily as we use a browser to surf the Internet. By integrating On2's best in class technology into IMX, our business grade instant messenger, we have made this possible and cost effective. With one click, users can initiate a live video conference over a standard Internet connection."

Tim Sedfeld, Marketing Director for Apex Datacom, adds: "High quality videoconferencing is traditionally an expensive technology reserved for board rooms. IMX changes all this by making it transparent for employees to initiate face-to-face communication whenever the need arises. In addition, our customers appreciate the fact that our video scales well. Thanks to the superior compression technology in On2's codec we can deliver high-resolution video with less bandwidth than alternative solutions. This fits extremely well with our idea of delivering superior ongoing value to your customers."

"In the IMX product, quality video at a range of data rates is of paramount importance. This requirement made the VP6 codec a natural choice for Apex," said Douglas A. McIntyre, On2 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

About On2 Technologies, The Duck Corporation

On2 Technologies (AMEX:ONT) is a leading technology firm at the forefront of video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen, TrueMotion(R) VP4/VP5/VP6 compression and streaming technologies. On2's TrueMotion codecs are used extensively in the video-on-demand, videoconferencing, Internet media, surveillance, and store-and-play markets. They operate with On2's own TrueCast Server and Player software, as well as third-party player and server products. On2's software is used by such leading companies as Sony, NTT, AOL, BBC, ABC News, Nullsoft, SeaChange International, China Netcom, NHK, and Nanwang Multimedia. The VP6 decoder has an installation base of millions through its inclusion in AOL 9 Media Player, Winamp 5, Viewpoint Media Player, and others. On2 licenses its software for use in set-top boxes, consumer electronics devices and wireless applications and offers high-level video encoding, customized technical support, and consulting/integration services. Located in New York City, the company has an office in Clifton Park, NY, and operations in Cambridge, UK. To contact On2 write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com/.


Source: On2 Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Tim Reusing, On2, +1-646-292-3533; Apex Datacom, +1-206-521-
8980

Web site: http://www.on2.com/
http://www.apexdata.net/imx.asp


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