Press Releases

December

12/19/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY REVISES SECOND QUARTER EXPECTATIONS
Creative Technology Revises Second Quarter Expectations

November

11/15/2000
CREATIVE MAKES THE CALL WITH VOIP BLASTER
Voice-Over-IP Device Provides PC Users and Core Computer Gamers High Quality Internet Phone Calls at Significant Cost Savings
11/15/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY DECLARES ANNUAL DIVIDEND AND SPECIAL DIVIDEND
Record Q1 Revenue Rises by 13% Year over Year, Operating Income Up Sharply
11/8/2000
CREATIVE BEGINS SHIPPING TOTAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SOLUTION WITH POWERFUL DOLBY® DIGITAL 5.1 TECHNOLOGY
DeskTopTheater™ 5.1 DTT3500 Digital Delivers a High-End 5.1 Home Theater Environment For Movies, Listening to Music, or Playing Games

October

10/25/2000
CREATIVE DELIVERS CD-QUALITY DRM-ENABLED MUSIC WITH WINDOWS MEDIA SUPPORT IN PLAYCENTER 2
PlayCenter 2 Software Available To Millions Of Existing Sound Blaster Live! And NOMAD Users Through Live!Ware And New CreativeWare Upgrade Program
10/25/2000
CREATIVE INTRODUCES PERSONALIZED AUDIO CONTENT SITE FOR NOMAD® USERS
Savantium™ Content Source Allows NOMAD Users to Schedule Downloads of News, Sports, Stocks and Weather Directly to Popular Digital Audio Players
10/24/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2001 RESULTS
Record Q1 Revenue Rises by 13% Year over Year, Operating Income Up Sharply
10/24/2000
CREATIVE PREMIERES VIDEO BLASTER MOVIEMAKER
USB Solution Transfers Home Movies to Digital Realm in DVD Format
10/23/2000
CREATIVE BEGINS SHIPPING SPEAKER SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH SONY® PLAYSTATION 2™ CONSOLE
PlayWorks DTT2500 Digital and PlayWorks PS2000 Digital Speaker Solutions Offer Dolby® Digital 5.1 audio for Console Gaming, PC Gaming and DVD Players
10/17/2000
CREATIVE INTRODUCES AFFORDABLE MULTI-CHANNEL SPEAKER LINEUP
Cambridge SoundWorks DTT2200, FPS1800, and FPS1500 Bring Surround Sound to Music, Movies, and Gamin
10/10/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY ANTICIPATES RESULTS IN-LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS

September

9/26/2000
CREATIVE DELIVERS DOLBY® DIGITAL-QUALITY SOUND ON THE PC
New Series of Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 Sound Cards Supports Digital and Analog Outputs in 5.1 Surround Sound
9/22/2000
CREATIVE'S PURCHASE OF AUREAL'S ASSETS APPROVED
9/18/2000
CREATIVE'S NOMAD JUKEBOX HITS THE ROAD WITH ENTIRE MUSIC COLLECTIONS
NOMAD Jukebox Makes Favorite Music Collections Portable in a Sleek, Compact Design - 150 CDs or Over 100 Hours of CD-Quality Music
9/13/2000
CREATIVE'S NEW CD-RW 12-10-32 MINIMIZES BUFFER UNDERRUN WITH BURN-PROOF™ TECHNOLOGY

August

8/14/2000
FULL SPEED AHEAD!
Creative Selected by NVIDIA as Premier Launch Partner for 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 Ultra
8/8/2000
CREATIVE AUDIO SOLUTIONS OFFERED IN HP PAVILION HOME PCS SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE, FPS2000 DIGITAL AND SOUND BLASTER AUDIOPCI 128 BRING DIGITAL AUDIO TO HP PAVILION HOME PC CUSTOMERS
8/8/2000
CREATIVE'S PURCHASE OF AUREAL'S ASSETS APPROVED
8/3/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS ALL-TIME RECORD EPS OF $2.09 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
Fourth quarter EPS up 153% year-over-year; Annual EPS rise by 67%

July

7/18/2000
CREATIVE ANNOUNCES SHIPMENT OF STYLISH NOMAD II MG AT MACWORLD EXPO
Magnesium Clad Digital Audio Player is PC/Mac Compatible; Features Multi-Format Support, Built-In FM Tuner, Voice Recorder, and 64MB On-board Memory
7/17/2000
CREATIVE COLLABORATES WITH MICROSOFT IN BRINGING WINDOWS MEDIA FORMAT TO THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED NOMAD II DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYERS
Windows Media Format Support Available Via Download for Current and Future NOMAD II Digital Audio Players
7/10/2000
CREATIVE BOOSTS IMAGE WITH VIDEO BLASTER WEBCAM GO PLUS
New PC Camera Boasts Increased Memory, Voice Recording and Enhanced Image Quality

June

6/26/2000
NOMAD II MAC ATTACK
Creative Makes Available Macintosh Software for NOMAD II Users
6/22/2000
CREATIVE DELIVERS 64MB 3D GRAPHICS SOLUTION TO COMPAQ PRESARIO CUSTOMERS
3D Blaster® Annihilator™ 2 First to Break the Gigatexel Fill Rate Barrier

May

5/18/2000
CREATIVE EXTENDS HIGHLY ACCLAIMED ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES INTO PDE INTERNET SOLUTIONS
EAX to Enhance NOMAD Line and New Speaker Systems Ideal For Use With PlayStation®2
5/10/2000
CREATIVE INTRODUCES SPEAKER SYSTEMS FOR PLAYSTATION®2 EAX-ENABLED PLAYWORKS DTT2500 DIGITAL AND PLAYWORKS PS2000 OFFER DOLBY-DIGITAL 5.1 AUDIO FOR CONSOLE GAMING, PC GAMING AND MOVIES

April

4/27/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS RECORD EARNINGS OF $1.01 PER SHARE FOR Q3 FY2000
Strong operating income contributes 21 cents per share resulting from higher than expected revenues and strong margins, with 80 cents per share from investments
4/26/2000
CREATIVE EXPANDS GAMING ARSENAL WITH NEW 3D BLASTER ANNIHILATOR 2
Industry-Leading Gigatexel Game Accelerator Features the New GeForce2 GTS from NVIDIA

March

3/27/2000
CREATIVE BEGINS SHIPPING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NOMAD II PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER INCLUDES MULTI-FORMAT SUPPORT, FM TUNER, VOICE RECORDER, AND WIRED REMOTE
Portable Digital Audio Player Includes Multi-Format Support, FM Tuner, Voice Recorder, and Wired Remote
3/24/2000
LAVA! TO LIGHT UP HSX.COM O2K PARTY
Interactive 3D Music Videos Featured Live At Premiere Academy Awards® Event Hosted By Hollywood Stock Exchange®
3/15/2000
LAVA.COM AND MOONSHINE MUSIC STRIKE UNIQUE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
LAVA!™ Player And Custom Interactive 3D MusicVideos To Be Distributed On Moonshine's 'Mixed Live' CD Series
3/9/2000
CREATIVE LAUNCHES EAGLE AT GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE 2000
Leading Sound Designers Endorse New Groundbreaking 3D Audio Modeling Tool
3/8/2000
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS ENHANCE TOP OF THE LINE HP PAVILION HOME PC
Sound Blaster Live! and 3D Blaster Annihilator Pro Create Unmatched Digital Entertainment Experience
3/7/2000
CREATIVE SHIPS INDUSTRY'S FIRST INTERNET-CENTRIC MP3 KEYBOARD
BlasterKey MP3 now available at www.blasterkey.creative.com and major music retailers; check out latest attractive online promotions
3/3/2000
LAVA.COM AND SPINRECORDS.COM SIGN STRATEGIC CO-MARKETING AGREEMENT
SpinRecords.com To Promote Catalog of MP3s with LAVA!™ Interactive 3D Music Videos

February

2/3/2000
CREATIVE UNVEILS INDUSTRY'S FIRST INTERNET-CENTRIC MP3 KEYBOARD
Creative BlasterKey MP3 offers new ways for MP3 enthusiasts, music lovers and beginners to learn, play and create Internet music
2/3/2000
LAVA.COM FIRST TO OFFER ARTISTS 3D MUSIC VIDEO AUTHORING WITH LAVA! PRODUCER
Create Stunning 3D MusicVideo Scenes and Song Packaging For Promoting And Distributing With MP3s

January

1/31/2000
MACWORLD 'BEST OF SHOW' AWARDED TO CREATIVE
Sound Blaster Live! Platinum Garners Highly Coveted 'Best of Show' Award
1/27/2000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY POSTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED Q2 FY00 EARNINGS
Value-Added Venture Fund Generates Over $150 Million in Unrealized Gains
1/19/2000
CREATIVE LABS OFFERS HIGH PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR TO GATEWAY CUSTOMERS
3D Blaster TNT2 Pro Graphics Accelerator Used In Performance Line of PCs
1/5/2000
CREATIVE EXPANDS NOMAD FAMILY WITH NEW PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYERS
NOMAD Jukebox and NOMAD II MG To Be Available Spring 2000

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