AudioDev delivers signal test equipment for Xbox

AudioDev delivers signal test equipment for Xbox AudioDev AB has signed a contract with DCA, Inc., to supply test equipment for electrical testing of the game discs for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. The Xbox is due out later this year, and although volumes can not be disclosed the deal is of considerable sales value to AudioDev. AudioDev has been selected by DCA, Inc. as its technology partner for the electrical testing. DCA has signed an exclusive agreement with Microsoft and will provide the pre-mastering and data verification systems for the Xbox video game system. The test systems will be integrated and delivered to replicators authorized by Microsoft to produce the Xbox game discs. Deliveries of the test systems will begin in the spring 2001. About Xbox Xbox, (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers new and unforeseen game play experiences. With more than three times the graphics performance of the newest generation of game systems, Xbox unleashes game designers' creativity to produce games that are challenging, exhilarating, surprising and fun. About AudioDev AB AudioDev, (http://www.audiodev.com/) is a world leading manufacturer of test equipment for CD and DVD. AudioDev is the manufacturer of test equipment for optical media with the broadest market coverage with strong presence in Europe, the USA and Asia. AudioDev's test equipment is marketed under the name CATS which is a well-known and highly respected brand within the industry. About DCA, Inc. DCA, formerly Doug Carson & Associates, (http://www.dcainc.com/) is the industry leading provider of world class signal processing technology. Since 1988, CD and DVD manufacturers world-wide have relied on DCA's pre- mastering, mastering and verification products for optical discs, including copy protected discs. DCA's products include MIS (Mastering Interface System), SVS+ (Signal Verification System), INMS (Integrated Network Mastering System). DCA has also been responsible for the signal processing of many special formats for the optical disc industry, including Sega Dreamcast and, more recently, Dataplay. For questions regarding this press release, please contact: Björn Pysander, CFO Phone: +46 40 690 4942 Mobile: +46 708-466447 bjorn.pysander@audiodev.com or Marielle Mattsson, Communication & Investor Relations Phone: + 46 690 4905 marielle.mattsson@auidodev.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/28/20010328BIT00090/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/28/20010328BIT00090/bit0001.pdf