Date: 10/1 09:00 EST
OPTX International's ScreenWatch Producer Gains Global Acceptance in Mainland China

OPTX Expands Distribution Channel with Addition of Reseller, Golden Tech

CHICO, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2002)-- OPTX International, maker of ScreenWatch software, expands its global distribution channel and gains acceptance in mainland China's rapidly expanding e-learning market through a reseller agreement with Golden Tech. Together, these companies target the growing distance learning markets for corporate and educational institutions. ScreenWatch software is the only scalable recording solution that combines audio and video with applications, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and whiteboard content. Easy-to-use ScreenWatch then streams these presentations over the Internet. ScreenWatch 5.0 delivers high quality at dial-up bandwidths with its new screen capture Codec Version 9 Plug-In. ScreenWatch presentations also connect with SCORM-compliant learning management systems. Golden Tech chooses to resell ScreenWatch Producer 5.0 throughout mainland China.
     
According to OPTX International's Vice President of Sales, Joe Bacchus, "This demonstrates an overwhelming acceptance of ScreenWatch Producer 5.0 and the cutting-edge technology it offers. ScreenWatch excels at publishing to the Internet. Other products go no further than creating a file, which causes extra work for already busy media departments. The real work is publishing perfect-quality professional presentations to the Web quickly and effectively. With ScreenWatch, anyone can do this without any post-production work, without any programming, and without making additional work for the media department. Making presentations with ScreenWatch is a snap. We are excited that Golden Tech, a RealNetworks partner, has chosen to resell ScreenWatch within mainland China."
     Golden Tech has been in business for nine years and targets the burgeoning distance and e-learning markets in China. Headquartered in Beijing, Golden Tech has branches in ShangHai, Guanq Zhou, Wuhan, Nan Jing, and Xian, as well as in Australia. Like OPTX, Golden Tech is a RealNetworks Technology Partner.

     ScreenWatch Producer is the only screen capture software supporting RealServer, Linux®, Solaris™, HP-UX, and Windows 2000/NT systems. ScreenWatch records using Windows 2000 and XP. It plays back using RealNetworks® and Window Media streaming technology.

     OPTX serves universities and corporations requiring perfect quality screen recording and playback. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Lincoln National Laboratory, Oracle, and Verizon have adopted ScreenWatch. ScreenWatch is distributed worldwide. Visit www.screenwatch.com, call 530/899-2100 or e-mail sales@optx.com.

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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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