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To: Dan Keenan who wrote (18483) 2/10/2000 3:25:00 PM
From: Larry Panik
18484 of 19109

NEWS! Thursday February 10, 2000 2:01 pm Eastern Time

Total Multimedia Inc. Clarifies Preview of Enhanced Audio Sound to the New TMM SoftVideo Player and Patent Status

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2000--Total Multimedia Inc. (OTCBB:TMMI - news), the developer of SoftVideo compression technology and software supporting multimedia content developers worldwide, today clarifies the status of the preview availability for new audio technology added to the TMM SoftVideo, and the ``enhanced audio' technology developed by Ryan Eldred.

The preview of Eldred's new ``enhanced audio' is now available for download on its Web site at www.tmmgroup.com. The preview was delayed by modification of the CD audio files to formats for Internet delivery. The ``enhanced audio' provides listeners a surround-sound experience through stereo speaker systems on home computers and will be integrated into the next-generation TMM SoftVideo player.

Digital Focus and Eldred will integrate the ``enhanced audio' technology into the new TMM SoftVideo player, which will be the exclusive product of TMM. The company clarifies that the enhanced audio developed by Eldred has not yet been patented. The company, however, intends to incorporate Eldred's technology into a TMM patented SoftVideo Player that will integrate Eldred's enhanced audio into the TMM SoftVideo player.

About Total Multimedia

Total Multimedia is the developer of patented SoftVideo compression technology and software supporting multimedia content developers worldwide. The company's products enable the industry's highest-resolution picture quality today while requiring extremely small computer file sizes and minimal data rates, which promotes the ease of its use.

Applications of the company's current broadband-based product include SoftVideo, and EZ Images utilizing TruDef compression. In development is a product for low-bandwidth users equipped with 56K modems, which enables a ``like-video' experience utilizing a unique streaming of still pictures over the Internet.