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Compaq's Prosignia and Deskpro PC lines both deliver powerful, high quality solutions for businesses. The Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V is a solid addition to the Prosignia and Deskpro PCs providing industry standard reliability, high-performance audio features and broad compatibility. Creative's speaker systems, based on Cambridge SoundWorks award-winning speaker designs, provide a complete PC audio system. With its industry-standard audio solutions -- from cost effective audio chipsets to advanced high-performance digital processors and speaker systems -- Creative has the right combination of industry-leading technology, price and performance to offer OEMs and their customers the solutions they need to stay competitive.

``At Creative, our first priority is customer satisfaction,'' said John Troutman, vice president of the OEM Business Division at Creative. ``We're dedicated to providing solutions that are designed to deliver the standard of quality, reliability and value our customers have come to expect from the Creative brand. It is highly-rewarding to see our industry standard solutions being included in Compaq's highly-acclaimed PCs.''

``At Compaq, we recognize the value in providing the choice of a rewarding, high-quality audio experience for our customers,'' said Jerry Meerkatz, vice president and general manager, Commercial Desktop Products, Compaq Computer Corporation. ``We're very pleased to be offering Creative's branded audio subsystems as an option in our PC lines -- their industry standard solutions help complete the high-quality experience we aim for with every PC solution we deliver.''

Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V

Designed for the home and business user, the Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V combines a wide range of features designed to create a compelling audio experience. With 64-note polyphony, multiple reverb effects, chorus and 3-D Positional audio algorithms, PC users will be impressed with the exceptional sound quality when listening to audio enabled applications, Internet or Intranet audio broadcasts or playing their favorite entertainment titles. Based on the Sound Blaster PCI standard, the Sound Blaster AudioPCI 64V -- ensures near perfect compatibility with legacy DOS games. In addition, Creative's extensive technical support and consistent driver updates are also available to Compaq customers.

About Creative's OEM Business Division

Creative's OEM Business Division is dedicated to providing customized service and support for OEMs. The OEM Business Division is focused on designing solutions that target the PC, portable and imbedded solutions markets. Creative recognizes that OEMs increasingly rely on brand name solutions in order to differentiate in today's highly competitive PC market. Creative is able to offer OEMs its strong brand name and industry standard solutions that have come to be associated with the high-quality and reliability that consumers demand. Creative's OEM Business Division utilizes resources and advanced technology in audio, speakers, graphics and PC-DVD from its wholly-owned subsidiaries -- Emu Systems, Ensoniq Corp., EcTiva and Silicon Engineering, Inc. -- to produce a broad range of cost-effective solutions that provide OEMs with a competitive advantage.

About Creative

Creative Technology Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets a wide array of advanced multimedia solutions for the PC, entertainment, education, music and productivity tools markets.

Creative's products are marketed through the OEM, systems integrator and retail channels under a variety of trademarks, including the ``Blaster'' family name. With the new Sound Blaster PCI standard, Creative has produced a solution that utilizes a combination of hardware and software for near-perfect compatibility with existing DOS and Windows® titles. Creative's corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing are based in Singapore, with sales, distribution and research and development being carried out through an extensive, global network of subsidiaries located in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

NOTE: Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.

SOURCE: Creative Technology Ltd.