Press Release
For Immediate Release
NAB Booth S-7838

Press Contact Information:

Michelle Poppier
Linker Systems, Inc.
13612 Onkayha Circle, Irvine CA 92620
Phone: 949-552-1904
Fax: 949-552-6985
Email: poppier@linker.com
Web: www.linker.com

Linker Systems Announces Price Reductions on Animation Stand(tm) for SGI

(Irvine, CA-April 19, 1999) Linker Systems is announcing a price drop in its Animation Stand series of products for SGI.

The price of Animation Stand for SGI (which includes the ScanLink(tm), Ink & Paint(tm), and Auto-Paint(tm) products) is dropping from $9,000 to $6,000. The price of Animation Stand Ink & Paint (which includes Auto-Paint) is dropping from $4,500 to $2,495.

"Our goal has always been to lower the cost of animation production. This seems a very direct approach," said Toni Poper, president of Linker Systems. "True 64-bit color capabilities have never been more accessible to digital animation artists," said Suresh Balasubramanian, SGI's entertainment market manager. "Lower pricing for Animation Stand, paired with SGI's entry-level O2 workstation, provides an excellent solution."

Linker Systems will show the full family of Animation Stand products in booth S-7838 in the Sands Convention Center at the National Association of Broadcasters trade-show (NAB) in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22.

Y2K (Year 2000) Compliance:
All of Linker Systems products, since its 1983 inception, have been and continue to be Y2K compliant.

Background:
Linker Systems is the leader in cross-platform tools for professional, cost effective computer-assisted 2D character animation, compositing and film quality special effects. It's the only animation system with versions for Mac, SGI, and Windows NT. Since 1989, Animation Stand has been used by professional and industrial animation studios, post production, and video facilities worldwide.

Keeping with its philosophy of providing the highest level quality at a truly affordable price, Linker Systems also offers separable ink & paint, pencil test, art direction, and scanning modules, further lowering the "per-seat" cost of setting up a production studio.

Key features of Animation Stand include special optical effects, multiplane camera control, automatic painting, 3-D shading, audio editing, production cost reporting, and complete transport control to film, tape and videodisk.

Linker Systems is offering a competitive upgrade program. Users upgrading to Animation Stand from certain competitors' products can receive up to a 50% discount off the cost of Animation Stand's list price.

For more information, or a review copy, call us at 949-552-1904, fax 949-552-6985, email linker@linker.com, or visit our web site at www.linker.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Animation Stand, ScanLink, and the Linker Systems logo are trademarks of Linker Systems, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Linker Systems, Inc.
13612 Onkayha Circle, Irvine CA 92620
Phone: 949-552-1904
Fax: 949-552-6985
Email: linker@linker.com
Web: www.linker.com

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