InterVideo's Popular DVD Application Adds DVD Playback To New K2XTREME DVD+RW Internal And External Drives

FREMONT, Calif.—March 21, 2003—InterVideo, Inc. and Kano Technologies announced that the new K2XTREME DVD+RW drives are bundled with InterVideo’s WinDVD 4, the world’s most popular DVD player, available immediately.

“We chose WinDVD for our new K2XTREME DVD+RW/R internal and external drive packages because it is one of the most popular and well recognized DVD video playback software programs for the PC. The software we have bundled with these products gives users what we believe to be the most easy-to-use and robust software package available for DVD+ users – at the best value,” said Richard Young, CEO of Kano Technologies.”

The K2XTREME DVD+RW/R internal and external drive packages tout “on-the-fly” video recording, enabling easy conversion of personal videos into DVDs -- in the shortest possible recording time. The K2XTREME DVD+VR support allows the user to edit parts of a recorded DVD+RW disk without re-recording the complete disk, while maintaining the renowned DVD+RW playback compatibility.

About InterVideo, Inc.
InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software. InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which it has created a broad suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow users to capture, edit, author, distribute, burn and play digital multimedia content on PCs and consumer electronics devices. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA and with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan and Japan. For more information contact InterVideo at 510-651-0888 or visit the company’s Web site at www.intervideo.com.

About Kano Technologies
Kano Technologies (www.kanotechnologies.com) is a California-based DVD+RW/R storage solutions company. The company develops, sells, and supports optical storage applications that take full advantage of the performance, capacity and compatibility of the DVD+ format. In November 2002, Kano launched its first K2XTREME DVD+RW/R product, aimed at the system builder market. All Kano products are manufactured in an ISO9001:2000 facility.

Kano was recently launched by industry veteran, Richard Young. In 1985, Young delivered the first Hitachi-manufactured CD-ROM drive to Microsoft for the development of MS-DOS extensions. As president of JVC in 1991, he debuted the first JVC half-height 1x CD-R drive with authoring software at COMDEX, winning the show’s “Most Innovative Technology” award. Young is backed by major investors with extensive storage experience.

Press Contacts:
Chris Cutter Kelly Schafer Richard Young
InterVideo Kano Technologies Kano Technologies
510-979-7317 760-434-4661 714-379-5520
chris@intervideo.com schafer2684@adelphia.net ryoung@kanotechnologies.com