Multimedia PC Marketing Council Members AT&T Computer Systems 214307 Middletown-Lincroft Road Lincroft, NJ 07738 Julie Gailers (MPC Marketing Council Member) (201) 576-7225 Russell Thomas (PR Representative) (201) 898-6548 AT&T Computer Systems develops, manufactures, and markets a full line of networked computing solutions based on industry standards, including UNIX System V. CompuAdd Corporation 12303 Technology Blvd. Austin, TX 78727 Jerry Baldwin (MPC Marketing Council Member) (512) 250-1489 Wendall Watson (PR Representative) (512) 250-2530 CompuAdd designs, manufactures, markets and supports a wide range of CompuAdd brand computers. The company also sells and supports more than 2,000 PC-related products. CompuAdd reported 1990 sales of over $515 million. Creative Labs, Inc. Brown-Wagh Publishing 2050 Duane Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95054 W.H. Sim (MPC Marketing Council Member) (408) 968-1461 Louann Meier (PR Representative) (408) 378-3838 Brown-Wagh Publishing (Los Gatos, CA) is a leading marketer of hardware and software products through the retail distribution channel. Creative Technology (Singapore), the parent company of Creative Labs, has been in the PC business for ten years. With over 100 people, the Creative Group of Companies thrives on technological innovation and efficient manufacturing. Media Vision, Inc. 47221 Fremont Boulevard Fremont, CA 94538 Paul Jain (MPC Marketing Council Members) (415) 770-8600 Melody Kean Haller (Kean Communications) (415) 621-7630 Media Vision's seasoned team includes founders Russ Faust, COO/CFO; Dan Gochnauer, VP-R&D and Michael Humphress, VP of Sales & Marketing. Strong supply sources and established marketing channels are major aids to media Vision in its bid for this exciting emerging market. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Darby Williams (MPC Marketing Council Member) (206) 882-8080 Brenda Hansen (PR Representative) (206) 882-8080 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ "MSFT") develops, markets and supports a wide range of software for business and professional use, including operating systems, network products, languages and applications, as well as books, hardware and CD-ROM products for the microcomputer marketplace. NEC Technologies, Inc. 1255 Michael Drive Wood Dale, IL 60191 Marc Miller (MPC Marketing Council Member) (708) 860-9500 Grant Schneider (PR Representative) (708) 860-9500 NEC Technologies, Inc. is a $1.2 billion company which develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide range of computer and home entertainment products in North America. NEC Technologies offers desktop and portable computers, printers, CD-ROM hardware and software, graphics display products, floppy and solid-state disk drives, video games, data projectors and other presentation equipment. A leader in the electronics industry, NEC has introduced many innovative products to the U.S. market including the MultiSync Monitor, the first multiple resolution monitor; The UltraLite laptop, the first computer in the notebook category; TurboGrafx-16, the first 16-bit video game; Intersect CDR-35, the first portable CD-ROM reader; and the PowerMate Portable SX computer, the first portable computer based on the SX chip. NEC Technologies is an affiliate of NEC Corporation, a $22 billion manufacturer of computer, communications, semiconductors, and home entertainment products. Olivetti Systems & Networks Via Jervis 77 10015 Ivrea, TO ITALY Aureliano Vigolini (MPC Marketing Council Member) 011-39-125- 552130 Olivetti is a leading European based information technology group and is ranked among the top ten worldwide. It is active at the forefront of the computer and office automation industries with innovative products ranging from personal and mini computers to specialized workstations and office equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics Company One Philips Drive P.O. Box 14810 Knoxville, TN 37914 Gerry Calabrese (MPC Marketing Council Member) (615)521-4487 Michelle Zawrotny (PR Representative) (212)355-5049 Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Philips Consumer Electronics Company continues to produce and market products under the Philips, Philco, Sylvania and Magnavox brand names. These product are available in more that 25,000 retail outlets in the United States. The company's engineering, manufacturing, and warehousing operations are located in North Carolina, Tennessee and Juaruz, Mexico. Philips Consumer Electronics Company benefits immeasurably from the business and technological resources of the global Philips organization. N.V. Philips celebrates its 100th birthday this year with employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With $31 billion in sales in 1990, Philips is among the world's largest industrial corporations. In addition to consumer electronics, which generates one-third of total revenues, the company is also a world leader in semiconductors, lighting, appliances, and a variety of defense, control, industrial, electro-acoustic, telecommunications, medical, and data systems. Philips' achievements in consumer electronics define to a considerable degree the state of the art of the industry. Philips is the inventor of the audio cassette; the first video laser disc player (Magnavision); digital audio compact disc (CD) technology; and more recently introduced the first Personal Computer to feature an internal CD-ROM drive. Software Publishers Association 1730 M Street Northwest Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036-4150 Jodi Pollock (PR Representative) (202) 452-1600 The Software Publishers Association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Paris La Defense, is the principal trade group of the PC software industry. Its over 780 members represent the leading publishers of software in the business, consumer and education software markets. Tandy Corporation 700 One Tandy Center Fort Worth, TX 76102 Mike Grubbs (MPC Marketing Council Member) (817) 390-3693 Ed Juge (PR Representative) (817) 390-3549 Tandy Corporation is a $4.5 billion a year company that develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronic products and personal computers. Tandy products are sold through its own channels of distribution; including Radio Shack, GRiD Systems, Victor Computers, and on an OEM basis to other computer companies. Radio Shack introduced the first nationally available PC in 1977 and Tandy continued its leadership role through the development of multimedia PC technology. In 1984, the Tandy 1000 became the first PC to include built-in digital sound and graphics. In 1987, the Tandy 1000TL was the first to include digital recording capability. In 1988, Tandy began working with Microsoft to develop minimum specifications for multimedia personal computers. Those specifications were made public in an announcement in November 1990. This year Radio Shack introduces the first under $400 CD-ROM drive that met the new specifications. On May 6, 1991, Tandy became the first company to introduce a full line of affordable multimedia PC's based on the new specifications. Video Seven (A Business Unit of Headland Technology, Inc.) 46221 Landing Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 Jim Anderson (MPC Marketing Council Member) (415) 623-7857 Laura Griswold (PR Representative) (415) 623-26336 Video Seven, a business unit of Headland Technology, designs and markets a family of high-performance graphics cards for IBM- compatible computers including the VRAM II, V-RAM VGA and VGA 1024i that are supported by the recently introduced Video Seven Focus, a display list drive for AutoCad Release 11. Video Seven VRAMII is a second generation VRAM-based VGA card that displays resolutions up to 1024 x 768 with 256 colors. Video Seven V-RAM VGA, the industry's first VRAM-based VGA card, displays 256 colors at resolutions up to 800 x 600 and 16 colors at resolutions up to 1024 x 768. Video Seven VGA 1024i supports resolutions of 640 x 480 and 1024 x 768 with 256 and 16 color respectively. Based in Fremont, Calif., Headland Technology, Inc. is a provider of highly integrated graphics and logic products for desktop and laptop computers and other electronic products. Headland Technology is a privately-held company owned by its employees and LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI). Zenith Data Systems 2150 East Lake Cook Road Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Jack Frank (MPC Marketing Council Member) (708) 808-4482 Glen Nelson (PR Representative) (708) 808-4855 Zenith Data Systems, A Groupe Bull Company, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of portable and desktop microcomputers and monitors for single- and multi-user applications. With headquarters in Mount Prospect, Ill., and primary engineering and final assembly operations in St. Joseph, Mich., ZDS has manufacturing and sales facilities in more than 30 countries.