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InterVideo and DivXNetworks Expand Comprehensive Licensing Agreement to Target Global PC OEM Market

March 19, 2003

Partnership Will Enable Large OEMs to Bundle InterVideo Software Tools Powered by DivX Technology

FREMONT, Calif.—March 19, 2003—DivXNetworks, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary patent-pending DivX® video compression technology, and InterVideo, a leading provider of DVD software, today announced an expansion of their existing licensing agreement to distribute DivX-powered InterVideo software products directly to hardware OEMs, including manufacturers of PCs, video cards, camcorders, disk drives and consumer electronics products.

Last year, InterVideo licensed the leading DivX video technology for use in its award-winning suite of retail video software products, including WinDVD, WinDVR, and WinProducer. The new agreement will enable major OEMs to bundle DivX-enabled InterVideo software directly with their hardware products. DivX video compression technology is a hugely popular video encoder / decoder that offers DVD-quality video at sizes 7-10 times smaller than MPEG-2 and ranks among the world’s most popular video technologies, with over 75 million downloads and an average of over 2 million downloads per month.

InterVideo software is bundled by eight of the top ten PC makers in the world and over 150 other companies including Acer, Dell, Intel, Gateway, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, NEC, Toshiba and others. DivXNetworks and InterVideo will work together to market DivX-licensed software products to InterVideo’s influential OEM customer base.

“The addition of DivX technology to our line of video software products creates an extremely compelling package for our worldwide network of OEM customers,” said Steve Ro, founder and CEO of InterVideo. “The significant international brand recognition of DivX video will help strengthen our value proposition to important global markets and will add cutting-edge value to our product line.”

“We look forward to expanding our existing relationship with InterVideo to cover the huge global PC OEM market where they have a strong foothold.” said Jordan Greenhall, co-founder and CEO of DivXNetworks, Inc. (www.divxnetworks.com). “By combining the user-friendly performance and versatility of InterVideo’s software with the remarkable visual quality and compression of DivX video, we can offer significant value to OEMs who want to create a complete home theater experience for end users.”

WinDVD is the world’s most popular DVD player with over 45 million units sold. WinDVD enables DVDs to be played on a computer with theater-like audio and video. It is available for purchase on InterVideo’s web site at www.intervideo.com or through retail outlets such as CompUSA, Best Buy, Microcenter, Fry’s Electronics and AAFES.

InterVideo joins a number of software companies who have licensed DivX video for commercial multimedia software applications. An estimated 10 million DivX Licensed software products are expected to ship worldwide in the next twelve months, enabling consumers to easily create and watch DivX content on their PCs.

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 DivXNetworks DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX ™ video codec, the world’s most popular MPEG-4 compatible video compression technology with over 75 million users worldwide. Often called “the MP3 of video,” the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California, with a satellite office in Los Angeles. For more information, visit https://www.divxnetworks.com.

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