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KiSS Technology and DivXNetworks Partner to Develop DivX Certified DVD Player Optimized for HDTV

April 27, 2004

High-Resolution Player Will Enable DivX Users to Play Back High-Quality Files on HDTVs

Indian Wells, CA—April 27, 2004— KiSS Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of next-generation consumer electronics products, today announced that they will work with DivXNetworks, Inc., to develop a DivX Certified DVD Player optimized for the high-resolution HDTV playback of DivX video files. KiSS Technologies will demonstrate DivX Certified DVD players to major retailers at RetailVision North America, where DivXNetworks is an event sponsor. RetailVision is held April 26-29 at the Hyatt Grand Champion in Indian Wells, California.

The DivX Certified DVD player from KiSS Technologies will offer the additional ability to playback high-resolution DivX videos optimized for HDTVs. The player will enable DivX users to archive high-definition broadcast content on their PCs and easily playback DivX video encoded from high-definition on HDTVs. Additionally, as a DivX Certified Home Theater device, the KiSS DVD player will support playback of all versions of DivX video, including secure, video-on-demand content from DivXNetworks’ content partners.

“DivX video combined with this cutting-edge KiSS DVD player will offer a great technology solution to bring HD content from the PC to the millions of HDTVs in home theatres all over the world,” said Jim Geison, director of sales at DivXNetworks, Inc. “We look forward to working closely with KiSS Technologies to ensure that their DivX Certified DVD player solution is optimized for HDTV DivX playback.”

“There exists a huge addressable market of high-definition televisions waiting for DVD players that are optimized to take advantage of high-resolution video, and we’re excited to work with DivXNetworks to bring the first of these devices to market as soon as possible,” said Peter Wilmar Christensen, CEO of KiSS Technology.

For more information on KiSS Techology’s line of consumer electronics products, visit www.kiss-technology.com. To learn more about DivXNetworks, visit www.divxnetworks.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, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 120 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 satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA, Taipei, Taiwan, Guildford, England and Dortmund, Germany.

About KiSS Technology KiSS Technology A/S was founded in 1994 and has established itself as one of the leading manufacturers of DVD products and DVB-receivers throughout the world. KiSS Technology headquarters is in Hoersholm, Denmark. KiSS Technology A/S has four principal activities: DVD solutions, Plasma and TFT Displays, DVB solutions, and distribution of multimedia products. Please visit the company’s web site at www.kiss-technology.com/

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