CHICO, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2002) -- OPTX International accelerates its global growth by creating a traditional Chinese version of its ScreenWatch™ Producer software. UCOME collaborates with OPTX in developing and marketing this new, localized ScreenWatch version in Taiwan's e-learning market. ScreenWatch Producer is the only professional quality, easy-to-use software for recording classroom lectures, presentations and creating online learning content. ScreenWatch stands alone as the only scalable screen recording software that combines video and voice with screen capture of applications, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, and whiteboard content in real-time for streaming to dial-up modems. UCOME develops, integrates, markets and distributes compelling e-learning solutions to all sectors of Taiwan's thriving Internet market.
    Senior Vice President of OPTX International, Jerry Anderson, comments, "Streaming media has already proven itself in the education market, but today's users want immediacy. Lengthy downloads related to Flash, AVI, or fast broadband connections are considered unacceptable. In fact, our global success is due to our ability to deliver streamlined, professional communications of screen capture, voice and video at modem dial-up speeds. At the same time, we work with standardized streaming architectures such as Real and Windows media, which offer the advantage of being broadly available to Internet users. With ScreenWatch's new features, users have a new benchmark for screen recording quality and use."
    ScreenWatch and its new screen capture codec version 9 plug-in provides users with lower bandwidths for live Webcasting and advanced user editing for client-side rendered transitions between screen clips. In addition, users can achieve smooth mouse movements, professional quality and crystal-clear screen full-screen resolution. ScreenWatch publishes templates, including four SCORM-compliant templates, which customize the look of each completed presentation. ScreenWatch also includes world-class Milori Training Tools that help create powerful presentations with real-time functions such as screen markup, a highlighting mouse click and key point magnification.
    ScreenWatch Producer is the only screen capture software supporting RealServer for Linux®, Solaris™, HP-UX, and Windows 2000/NT. ScreenWatch records Windows 2000 and XP desktops. It plays back using RealNetworks® and Windows Media streaming technology.
    OPTX serves universities and corporations requiring high-quality screen recording and playback. Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lawrence Livermore National laboratories, Lincoln National Laboratories, Oracle®), and Verizon have adopted ScreenWatch. ScreenWatch is distributed worldwide. Visit www.screenwatch.com, call 530/899-2100 or e-mail sales@optx.com. To find out more about UCOME, visit its website at www.u-come.com.tw/.

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NOTE: RealNetworks is a trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. ScreenWatch is a trademark of OPTX International. Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. Windows Media™ Player 7 is a trademark of Microsoft. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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