MENLO PARK, CA --(June 5, 2000)-- Accom, Inc., a leader in broadcast and professional video products, announced a new AFFINITY upgrade program for current owners of StrataSphere, VideoSphere, Cube and TurboCube Systems. This upgrade program is an exclusive offer for Sphere and Cube owners that will enable them to continue editing on their existing systems while offering a substantial discount on Accom's new nonlinear editing (NLE) system, AFFINITY. In addition, there is an added incentive to purchase AFFINITY's new frame-based Abekas Powered DveousFX option, which adds Warps and Lighting Effects to a production.

"The Sphere and Cube community have expressed a strong interest in expanding their capacity with AFFINITY in order to deal with increased levels of business," said Wes McKee, Nonlinear Products Marketing Manager. "They are emphatic about keeping their existing systems, knowing that Accom will continue to support them, but they also want an affordable way to obtain our new AFFINITY uncompressed NLE. Customer loyalty is extremely important, and we want to provide our existing customers with an attractive upgrade offer," McKee continued.

Without trading in their existing systems, Accom is offering Sphere owners 25% off the purchase of a new AFFINITY NLE and Cube owners 15% off the purchase of a new AFFINITY. The offer is valid until September 29, 2000. Orders placed for delivery before June 30, 2000 will also be eligible to receive up to 75% off the DveousFX option. (The discounts quoted are based on U.S. list prices. International pricing will vary due to transport, insurance, duties, taxes and exchange rates. Sphere and Cube Owners should contact their local Accom NLE dealer for exact pricing.)

Accom is known for building high-end digital video equipment. AFFINITY pushes the scope by being the only NLE to incorporate the functionality and power of Abekas and Dveous hardware. Blazingly fast compositing speed and open architecture are key elements of AFFINITY, along with features like the Project-oriented interface, Mappable keyboard and Three-point editing.

About AFFINITY

AFFINITY is a powerful high-end system with unprecedented low storage costs, allowing editors and facilities to configure AFFINITY systems with very large amounts of storage for a fraction of the investment required with other systems. Fast, reliable, cost-effective storage is crucial for television broadcast and post-production professionals who edit with desktop computers.

About Accom

Accom, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, designs, manufactures, sells, and supports a complete line of digital video production, disk recording, and editing tools for the professional worldwide television production, post production, broadcasting, and computer video marketplaces. For more information, visit the Accom web site at www.accom.com.

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