December

• ForteMedia's FM801 Provides PC-Home-Theater Experience
• Miles Sound System 5.0 Supports Creative's EAX
• Extreme Audio Reality Awarded Patent
• A3D Enhanced Games Fill Retail Shelves for Holiday Season
• Aureal Welcomes Creative Labs to Competitive Marketplace
• Aureal Recognized for Outstanding Financial Performance
• Creative Responds to Newly Asserted Aureal Patent Claims
• Aureal Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Creative Labs
• Midisoft MediaWorks `98 Media Playback Ships With MX300
• Monster Sound MX300 Audio Accelerator Ships to Retail
• Sony Selects Aureal's Vortex Chip Featuring A3D Audio In VAIO
• Zoran Audio IC in Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater 5.1

November

• Activision to Support A3D in New Holiday Game Titles
• National Semiconductor Introduces DC'97 Audio Accelerator
• AIWA's Mini-Audio Systems to Include QSurround Technology
• Cirrus Logic Launch of Four-Channel AC '97 PC Audio Codec
• Guillemot Unviels Revolutionary New Maxi Studio ISIS PCI
• QSound and RealNetworks Integrates 3D Audio In RealPlayerG2
• Cirrus Logic and Central Research Labs Team Up
• MedianiX Semiconductor Chosen To Create Surround Sound
• Atmel Introduces DreamSound PCI Audio Accelerator
• MedianiX 3D Audio Chip Enables 3D Sound in Home Theater
• Jazz Speakers Surround Sound System Features MedianiX 3D
• ThunderBird PCI Spreads its Wings at COMDEX
• Sound Blaster Live! PC/Computing's Prestigious MVP Award
• QSound's 3D Audio Technologies Taken to New Heights
• Yamaha’s Waveforce to include Sensaura support for EAX™
• Sensaura™ Announces EAX™ Support for ESS Technology
• Sensaura Licenses EAX Audio Effects for Cirrus Logic
• QSound Labs Unveils Next Generation Technologies
• Creative Provides New Sound Blaster Solutions for Gateway
• Labtec Demonstrates the Future of PC Audio Input And Output
• Diamond's New Micronics M280 System Board With Vortex1
• Aureal's Vortex 1 Chip to be Featured on New Samsung PCs
• Cambridge Announces FourPointSurround FPS2000
• Creative Introduces Environmental Audio Extensions 2.0
• Aureal Announces Support for A3D in New Sierra Games
• QSound Labs Announces Results For Third Quarter
• Yamaha to Unveil New Multimedia Products at Comdex
• RAD Game Tools Adds Support for Aureal's A3D Miles 5.0
• Montego II A3D Selected As Sound Card Upgrade For Dell
• Aureal Announces Eidos Interactive's Support for A3D Audio
• Zipper Interactive To Include A3D Support In Recoil

October

• Creative Loses Bid For Preliminary Injunction Against Aureal
• Creative Technology Patent Case On Aureal Proceeds to Trial
• Cirrus Logic Selects Sensaura For 3D Audio Effects
• Creative Announces Complete Desktop Theatre System
• Motorola and Aureal Announce Strategic Alliance
• Packard Bell Europe to Include Aureal's Vortex Audio Chip
• Creative Labs Announces EAX Support to Grow
• VideoLogic Launches SonicStorm Pro Sound Card
• QSound Unveils New 3D Audio Authoring Software
• Xitel to Use Aureal's Vortex 2 Chip in Sound Board
• New Aureal Patent
• Aureal Issues Challenge To Creative Labs

September

• Live! and Live! Value To Have 32 Hardware Streams
• Creative Files False Advertising Against Aureal
• Diamond Selects Aureal’s Vortex Chip for Sonic Impact
• Aureal Announces A3D Pro Plug-In for Mastering 3D-Enhanced
• Audio Enhance Sound Blaster Live! With New Features Today
• Midisoft Announces Agreement With Diamond Multimedia
• Logitech Enters PC Sound Market
• Diamonds MP3 Portable Player
• Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream Sound Card Honored
• Creative Announces Live!Ware Program
• Creative Launches $99 Sound Blaster Live! Value