FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, January 22, 2002

Secure IP-Based Video Conferencing and Broadcasting Empowered Through New Alliance Between STARBAK Communications and Widevine Technologies

New Alliance Combines the Powerful Anti-Copying, Intelligent, Real-Time Encryption Technology of Widevine Cypher™ with STARBAK's High-Performance Torrent™ Technology

Columbus, OH & Seattle, WA, January 22, 2002 – Widevine Technologies and STARBAK Communications are combining their technologies, as well as their sales and marketing forces, to address the growing demand for secure IP-based video conferencing, broadcasting and corporate communications, the two companies announced today.

Widevine is a network security and communication technology company. STARBAK is the leader in high-performance streaming media solutions.

The interoperability between the intelligent, real time data encryption provided by Widevine Cypher™ and STARBAK's award-winning Torrent technology empowers enterprise customers with quality, fast, scalable, and secure IP-based video conferencing and broadcasting. Widevine's Cypher technology uniquely encrypts individual streams on the fly, shielding customers' valuable streaming media content from being pirated or stolen. STARBAK's Torrent 100 streaming engine is a high-performance video on demand server that is flexible enough to fit a broad range of applications.

"Preventing proprietary and valuable digital content from being copied or stolen as it is distributed is a fundamental demand of corporations and digital content owners relying on IP-based video conferencing and broadcasting," said John Beyer, chief executive officer, Widevine Technologies. "Combined with the high performance, speed, and reliability of STARBAK's technology, our alliance provides secure and cost-effective distribution of digital content."

"At STARBAK, we are committed to providing our customers comprehensive, easy-to-use streaming media solutions, "said Garrett Dreier, STARBAK's President and CEO. "By partnering with Widevine, we can offer secure video conference to streaming technology, with proven interoperability and reliable ease of use."

The Widevine Cypher software system is a patent-pending network security technology, providing a single solution for secure storage, distribution, delivery and control of digital data over every stage of an Internet Protocol-based network. This unique solution offers unprecedented benefits:

• Platform and format independence including Real Networks' RealMedia (NASDAQ: RNWK), Microsoft's Windows Media (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple's QuickTime (NASDAQ: AAPL), MPEG 4, H.323 and others
• Anti-copying technology providing tamper evidence and tamper monitoring capability
• End-user transparency
• Extremely small footprint
• Highly scalable architecture
• Seamless deployment and integration
• Supports industry-standard protocols
• Utilizes standard encryption algorithms used by the U.S. government
• Secure return channel

About Widevine Technologies, Inc.
Widevine Technologies, Inc. is a leading network security and communication technology company. Widevine has developed an unprecedented technology providing one software solution for secure storage, distribution, delivery and control of digital data over every stage of an Internet Protocol-based network. The Widevine Cypher system is the first intelligent, real time encryption system for Internet Protocol based networks. Widevine currently has fifteen pending patents. Founded in 1999, Widevine Technologies is based in Seattle, Washington. For more information about Widevine Technologies, please visit www.widevine.com.

About STARBAK
STARBAK Communications, privately funded, is dedicated to reducing the cost and complexity of delivering streaming multimedia to customers, employees, and business partners. The company has implemented high performance Windows Media and RTSP streaming and cache proxy engines running under various UNIX operating systems including Linux. These solutions are easily integrated into existing network infrastructures while providing performance far superior to competitive products, including the ability to stream multiple formats from a single unit. The company was founded last year in Cleveland, Ohio, and its first product, the Torrent Streaming Media Network Appliance, was launched in Q2 of 2001. STARBAK's Torrent CE Videoconferencing Gateway is the winner of Internet Telephony's prestigious Product of the Year Award. For more information, please visit our website at: www.starbak.com.

Media Contact:
Eric Moser
Ruder Finn Chicago (for Widevine Technologies)
Tel: +1 312 329 3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com

Karen Gurwitz
STARBAK
Tel: 614.865.9150, x105
kgurwitz@starbak.com

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