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Optical Laser will distribute Zapex's ZP-300 and ZP-200 MPEG-2 video encoder boards and the ZP-100 Dolby® Digital/PCM audio encoder boards to value-added resellers across the United States, for use in DVD authoring systems and digital video streaming applications.

Optical Laser will distribute Zapex's ZP-300 and ZP-200 MPEG-2 video encoder boards and the ZP-100 Dolby® Digital/PCM audio encoder boards to value-added resellers across the United States, for use in DVD authoring systems and digital video streaming applications.

``We are proud to partner with Zapex Technologies and have its product line included in our digital video distribution channel,'' said Arsenio Batoy, vice president of sales at Optical Laser. ``Our focus on providing value-added service to our customers complements Zapex's commitment to developing world-class compression products for the digital video professional.''

Recent Version 3.0 upgrades of the ZP-200 and ZP-300 encoder boards, which include several new state-of-the-art performance enhancements, will be featured in the product offerings. The real-time compression and variable bit rate encoding of the Zapex encoder boards provides the highest quality MPEG-2 video at the lowest feasible bit rate.

``We are very excited to add Optical Laser to our distribution channel,'' stated Brian Bell, director of North American sales for Zapex. ``Optical Laser's focus in the digital video market and their proven track record of providing quality customer service makes them a perfect fit for Zapex. The relationship has been developing for some time and with the rapid changes occurring for digital professionals, this made sense for both companies.''

Optical Laser is a full-service distributor of document imaging, digital video and mass storage solutions. Founded in 1988, Optical Laser was ranked as one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies in America for three years in a row. Optical Laser serves its clients nationwide, with its headquarters in Huntington Beach, CA, an East Coast area office in Alexandria, VA, and a distribution center in Baltimore, Maryland. Optical Laser offers premium hardware and software solutions for use in document capture, index, storage management and retrieval applications. Products include application and toolkit software, high-speed scanners, image processing boards, and drive and jukebox products that utilize the technologies of magneto-optical, CD-Recordable, DVD-RAM, RAID and DLT tape. Optical Laser provides value to its VAR clients by offering technical consulting, rapid delivery, quick financing and competitive prices. For additional information, please visit the web site at www.opticallaser.com.

For more information about Zapex Technologies and its products, visit the web site at www.zapex.net.

Zapex Technologies, Inc.

Zapex Technologies, a worldwide leader in standards-based video and audio encoding solutions, is located in Mountain View, California. With a continued commitment to developing exceptional quality digital video and audio technology, Zapex is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge innovation. For additional information please visit the web site at www.zapex.net.

Dolby, Dolby Digital, and AC-3 are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Contact:

     Zapex Technologies, Inc.
     David C. Harder, 650/930-1314
     david@zapex.com
          or
     Optical Laser
     Jenna Farringer, 714/903-1210
     jennaf@opticallaser.com
          or
     Jean Newton Public Relations
     Sue Stone, 650/941-8800
     sstone@jnpr.com