Horizons Technology Demonstrates True Motion Broadcast Quality Digital
Video On A PC

NEW YORK CITY, June 29, 1993 -- Horizons Technology Inc. (HTI) is
demonstrating breakthrough technology that allows a PC to run full screen
broadcast quality digital video at PC Expo (Booth # 2124), Jacob Javitz
Convention Center.

True Motion, the algorithm at the heart of HTI's Power!Video product line,
delivers what is regarded as the highest quality video compression
available today. The new HTI product line has dramatic implications for
video programming, ranging from editing to commercial transmission and
insertion. The products demonstrated potentially revolutionize operations
for broadcasters, video production professionals, and corporate in-house
video departments.

In conjunction with the PC Expo HTI video playback demonstration, Horizons
Technology will concurrently run live demonstrations of the actual True
Motion compression process in a suite at the nearby Sheraton Manhattan
from 9AM to 6PM all three days of the show (June 29 - July 1). Press and
interested parties are invited to visit the suite #2036. Please call (212)
496-8660 or the hotel suite (212) 581-3300 to arrange an appointment.

Two Product Offerings

The Power!Video product line comes in two models: "Executive" and
"Producer."

The Executive Station is designed for corporate use in video applications
such as presentations, training and kiosks. It is licensed only for the
exclusive internal use of the corporate purchaser.

The Producer Compression Station is a high-end system designed primarily
for resellers providing compression services to multimedia developers and
end users. Its output is ideal for production houses, animation houses,
video-editing suites, cable companies, television studios,
telecommunications firms, advertising agencies, film editing facilities,
video libraries, and other professional production facilities.

"The issues of quality and file size really delineate distinct markets for
True Motion and other compression algorithms," said HTI president Pat
Boyce. "For example, HTI believes True Motion is the best solution for
video post-production houses, in-house video departments, and the cable
television industry. Its application is well-suited for distributing and
inserting commercials into cable programming where the highest quality is
critical and where the cost of additional storage capacity is
insignificant."

True Motion was developed by the Duck Corporation of New York, and HTI has
exclusive worldwide rights for the technology in the personal computer
marketplace.

Intra-Frame Compression

The Power!Video product line combines broadcast quality with all the
benefits of digital video. Unlike other video compression technologies,
True Motion compresses each frame individually. This intra-frame
compression technique emulates the look and feel of film and video.

Other forms of video compression rely on such techniques as motion
compensation and mathematical transforms, which compromise the quality and
sharpness of the image as well the versatility of the editing process.

With True Motion, each frame is readily available for development with a
host of interactive applications and "trick-play" techniques, including
fast forward, reverse and nonlinear access to still-frames. This
distinction makes the resulting digital video completely available for
interactive multimedia applications.

Horizons Technology, Inc. has more than 16 years of experience in software
development, systems integration and communication of visual information.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, the $50 million company has other
major offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Alexandria, Virginia.

Horizons Technology Inc, 3990 RUFFIN RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-1826
(619) 292-9331;   FAX: (619) 292-7321

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