WEITEK LICENSES PANACEA'S AUTOCAD SOFTWARE ACCELERATOR 

Customized Version of 'TurboDLD' To Be Bundled With EISA, Local Bus User
Interface Controller

LONDONDERRY, NH -- January 22, 1993 -- Panacea Inc. today announced that it
has signed a licensing agreement with Weitek Corporation. Under terms of
the agreement, Weitek will bundle a customized version of Panacea's
TurboDLD software-only AutoCAD display accelerator with its Weitek Power
9000 user interface controller. Introduced earlier this year, the Weitek
Power 9000, designed for EISA and Local Bus Systems, provides up to four
times faster performance than competitive coprocessors at a similar price
point, and is optimized for graphics-intensive applications such as
AutoCAD and Microsoft Windows.

Panacea's TurboDLD, customized for Weitek, provides performance up to 25X
faster than AutoCAD by itself in ZOOM, PAN and REDRAW operations. The
product works with AutoCAD Release 12, 3D Studio Version 2.0, AutoShade 2
with RenderMan, and is backward compatible with AutoCAD Release 11 and
Release 10/386, plus 3D Studio Version 1.0.

According to Panacea's founder, Jake Richter, "The Weitek Power 9000 is
simply the fastest user interface controller currently on the market. It
promises to revolutionize PC graphics, and confirms the promise that local
bus platforms hold for graphics applications. We are pleased that Weitek
is committed to the AutoCAD market, and look forward to working with them
in the future."

Added Bob Butchko, Director of Marketing at Weitek, "Panacea's software
drivers have consistently delivered on the same commitment to performance
that Weitek brings to hardware. The Panacea TurboDLD and the Weitek Power
9000 set a new standard for graphics-intensive application performance--a
benchmark that no other company in the marketplace has been able to
achieve."

Weitek Corporation (NASDAQ:WWTK) makes processors and controllers that
enhance the performance of standard operating systems, user interfaces and
application software. Weitek processors and controllers are used to build
faster, more intuitive and competitive workstations and high-performance
personal computers and peripherals.

Panacea Inc. is the world's leading provider of commercial and OEM display
drivers and software-only applications accelerators for graphics-intensive
applications. Panacea specializes in PC-based software for graphics
processors and graphics boards. In addition to supporting XGA adapters,
Panacea markets products that work with VGA/SuperVGA, EGA, 8514/A, TIGA,
S3, XGA, and QVision graphics platforms.

Panacea Inc
Post Office Square, 24 Orchard View Dr
Londonderry, NH 03053-3376
603-437-5022;  fax:  603-434-2461

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