PacketVideo Supports NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Wireless LAN Trial Service for PDAs

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PacketVideo Supports NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Wireless LAN Trial Service for PDAs

Produces Video Content and Applications from Japanese and North American Partners

SAN DIEGO, Jun 17, 2002 - PacketVideo Japan Corp. today announced that the company is participating in NTT DoCoMo's wireless LAN trial service, which is running in Tokyo from April 15, 2002 to June 30, 2002.

PacketVideo will provide the local video information and live streaming applications to the PDA users through NTT DoCoMo wireless LAN trial network.

PacketVideo supported the NTT DoCoMo service by helping to produce and integrate the contents and applications for the new NTT DoCoMo service through PacketVideo's Global Developer Network. PacketVideo provided support for content development in conjunction with its application partners in Japan and North America.

"We are very pleased to have cooperated in arranging content for this new service from NTT DoCoMo," said Kazunori Takagi, president, PacketVideo Japan. "PacketVideo delivers an end-to-end solution that includes the encoding, delivery, and decoding of content in MPEG-4 format, which is the industry standard for wireless multimedia. At the same time, we have provided support to various content creators with the development of content and applications compliant with mobile device users. We believe that this monitoring service is a great example for demonstrating the multi-faceted business of PacketVideo. We plan to continue to support both systems and contents in the wireless business."

PacketVideo has provided the content that can be broadly divided into two areas: delivering information to local areas and video streaming.

-SpotLife's Personal Video Messaging Service: Trial participants can easily create video mail on the PC and send to mobile devices; received messages can also be stored and forwarded to other devices.

-Reuters News Service Powered by Blue Zone: Regularly-updated English-language news service covering general, sports, entertainment, business topics and foreign exchange information.

-ORCA Vision's Service Area Information: Descriptions of hot spot locations enhanced by video guides to certain facilities.

-Namco Limited's Jigsaw Puzzle: Fun flash-enabled jigsaw puzzles that turn into streaming video when completed!

-AtomShockwave's Short Films Service: Sexy and quirky short films with Japanese sub-titles.

-Tokyo Broadcasting System's News Service: Regularly updated Japanese domestic news coverage.

-Sports Navigation's Amateur Sports Service: Video clips of soccer, skiing, etc. sports.

-Nippon Television: Entertainment clips such as 3-minute cooking, etc.

-BitFlash, MTI's and Shobunnsha Publications, Inc. Service Area Maps: 2D SVG (scalable vector graphic) maps of service area locations that allow users to zoom-in and out for easier navigation

-GAGA Crossmedia Marketing, Inc: Recent movie trailers -PacketVideo's Livecam: Live video from London. About PacketVideo

PacketVideo is the world's leading provider of carrier class infrastructure software that enables mobilemedia today. PacketVideo's standards-based software products enable the distribution of one- and two-way video, high-quality audio, animation and rich graphics over wireless networks to mobile devices such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants. PacketVideo's mobilemedia products enhance communication, productivity, security, information and entertainment, enabling the delivery of an enriching and productive mobile experience.

PacketVideo's investors include AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL), Comverse Technology (Nasdaq: CMVT), Credit Suisse First Boston, GE Equity (NYSE: GE), Infineon Technologies (NYSE: IFX), Intel Capital (Nasdaq: INTC), Kyocera (NYSE: KYO), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Philips (NYSE: PHG), QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM), Siemens' Mustang Ventures, SAIC, Sony Corporation of America (NYSE: SNE), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), and others.

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