Avid:

Multiple product releases further strengthen company?s industry-leading workflows for all-digital newsrooms
NAB 2006, Las Vegas (Booth #SL701) ? April 23, 2006 ? Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced major enhancements to a wide range of systems within its Broadcast News, Production, On-Air Graphics, and Play-to-Air product groups. With robust updates to a range of systems ? including version 3.3 of the Avid® MediaStream? playout server; version 2.6 of the Avid iNEWS® system; version 4.0 of DekoCast? software; version 7.0 of the Avid Thunder® system; version 3.3 of the Avid MediaStream playout server; version 1.5 of the iNEWS Instinct? system; and version 6.5 of the NewsCutter® product family ? Avid is further integrating its broadcast-focused products and the operating efficiency of its industry-leading all-digital broadcast workflow. In addition, Avid?s end-to-end digital news production environment now offers tight integration with Avid Interplay? ? the world?s first nonlinear workflow engine that breaks new ground for broadcasters and media production organizations (announced today in a separate release: (www.avid.com/company/releases/2006/060423_interplay_avid.html).