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C.A.C. Media Signs Former Microsoft Executive, Nat Brown, As New Chief Technology Officer to Lead Company Expansion and Linux Open-Source Initiatives

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 12:00 CST

NEW YORK and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- C.A.C. Media, a leading provider of Linux-embedded middleware and applications for next generation broadband-connected consumer electronics devices, and Video Without Boundaries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB) , a pioneer in the emerging broadband media device market, announced the appointment of Nathaniel (Nat) S. Brown as C.A.C.'s Chief Technology Officer. Brown joins the company following a 10-year leadership role at Microsoft and after serving as an advisor on various businesses and intellectual property issues with consumer electronic software firms and startups. He has worked extensively with Linux/uClinux on embedded ARM and non-x86 systems. C.A.C. Media is a privately held company with Video Without Boundaries its largest institutional investor.

At Microsoft, Brown played a central role spreading Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) as a programming strategy and application programming interface throughout Microsoft and to the industry. In 1997, Brown initiated the evolution from COM to Microsoft's current .NET/CLR architecture. Microsoft's Xbox game console product and game software strategy was incubated and initiated by Brown and a group of four cohorts who saw the potential for PC hardware to make a competitive console for PC developers to write quality titles more quickly and for Microsoft to compete with Sony for the digital living room.

Brown takes over as CTO from co-founder Warren Melnick, who will now head up C.A.C.'s Research and Development team responsible for MCSS 3.0 compatibility with emerging silicon and hardware reference designs.

"As a visionary in both software strategy and digital entertainment hardware platforms for Microsoft, Nat is a great asset to the company scaling C.A.C. Media's operating system and digital entertainment platform to be the dominant player in the connected device marketplace," said Ken Nelson, CEO, C.A.C. Media. "We are also very excited to execute Nat's vision of leveraging our technology and services to the open-source community to foster new innovative applications and technologies for the digital home."

In addition to leading C.A.C.'s corporate expansion in the Seattle and Northern California markets, Brown will also be responsible for leading strategic initiatives to expand MCSS compatibility with new ARM-based hardware platforms and expanding C.A.C.'s Content Delivery Network to support cross-platform devices and Digital Rights Management standards.

"C.A.C.'s MCSS platform and content delivery network creates a business model which offers unique value to OEMs, programmers, and content providers big and small," said Nat Brown. "As a long-time Linux user and programmer, I am thrilled to come out of the Windows closet and join C.A.C.'s effort to keep the digital home open and interoperable - to put a tux on every TV!"

C.A.C. Media's MCSS platform and content delivery network will be deployed by Video Without Boundaries (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB) on their MediaREADY(TM) products and will deliver DVD quality video content to MediaREADY-enabled TVs over the Internet. The network will support a wide range of content including Channel Programming (Subscription Video on Demand, Video on Demand, and Library Subscription Video on Demand). For more information on the VWB's MediaREADY line of products, visit http://www.vwbinc.com/ .

For information on C.A.C.'s MCSS platform features, developer program, and content delivery program visit http://www.cacmedia.tv/.

About C.A.C. Media

C.A.C. Media is a leading provider of Linux-based embedded middleware, applications and digital content delivery infrastructure for a new category of digitally networked devices. As broadband penetration increases in homes, distribution of media is shifting from hard products (i.e. DVDs) to files distributed over the Internet to consumers' local storage devices. The C.A.C. Media Convergence Software Suite (MCSS) enables consumer electronics (CE), PC, and PC peripherals companies to combine PC, Internet, and CE functionality into a single product designed for use in the living room. C.A.C. Media's investors include Video Without Boundaries, Creston Fund, and Trigger Investments. For more information about C.A.C. Media, visit http://www.cacmedia.tv/.

About Video Without Boundaries:

Video Without Boundaries (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB) is a leader in the converging digital media on demand, enhanced home entertainment, and emerging interactive consumer electronics markets. We are focused on delivering broadband media products and solutions that are easy to use, easy to afford and able to entertain in ways never before imagined. Our MediaREADY(TM) 4000 is a first of its kind digital media center that allows you to fully access the widest range of digital media and display it on any television in your home. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Graphics Distribution Inc., also serves as an authorized distributor for manufacturers in the video, AV, personal computer, and IT segments. Visit our company's web site at: http://www.vwbinc.com/, and for more information on this industry's exciting evolution please log on to hear our interview with Streetcast.TV at: http://www.streetcast.tv/view_boardroom.asp?vid=11 .

Forward-Looking Statements:

Forward-looking statements and comments in this document are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements relating to, among other things, the prospects for the company to increase the level of sales, maintain current sales levels, add new products and services and develop new Web sites are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature, including risks related to the demand for the company's products and services, competition, and availability of capital for working capital purposes. Earnings estimates and operational performance opinions and or projections by management are subject to many uncertainties, including but not limited to manufacturing quality, product distribution, product sales levels, and the development of media distribution relationships.

MediaREADY(TM) and Video Without Boundaries are trademarks of Video Without Boundaries, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

PRESS CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Katie Eakins Video Without Boundaries, Inc.

S&S Public Relations, Inc. 954-527-7780

858-549-0581 vwbinvestor@vwbinc.com

Katie@sspr.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.

Video Without Boundaries, Inc.

CONTACT: PRESS CONTACT: Katie Eakins, S&S Public Relations, Inc.,+1-858-549-0581, Katie@sspr.com, for Video Without Boundaries; or INVESTORRELATIONS: Video Without Boundaries, Inc., +1-954-527-7780,vwbinvestor@vwbinc.com

Web site: http://www.cacmedia.tv/

Web site: http://www.vwbinc.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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