Taipei, Taiwan—August 7, 2012—CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), an innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today announced its flagship products are now certified and optimized to run on the Microsoft® Windows 8. The certified products include PowerDVD 12 – the No.1 Blu-ray and media player, PowerDirector 10 – the world’s fastest video editor, Media Suite 10 – a collection of 11 of CyberLink’s industry-leading multimedia software offerings, PhotoDirector 3 – a complete photo workflow solution, and YouCam 5 – a comprehensive webcam software.
The mission of Microsoft’s certification is to improve customer satisfaction by driving for quality products that work well with Windows. CyberLink’s solutions comply with Microsoft’s technical requirements and ensure compatibility and stability for customers running the software on Windows 8 PCs. As a result, customers will be able to take advantage of a variety of new performance enhancements designed to accelerate the digital media creation process and create a more dynamic media consumption experience.
"We are honored to receive the Windows 8 logo certification for our flagship products," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "CyberLink is at the forefront of digital media innovation, and being among the first to support the new Windows 8 platform demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the performance of our multimedia software solutions."
Compatibility is assured to consumers who purchase CyberLink’s Windows 8 certified products from the online store. For all purchases made from June 2012, CyberLink will offer free software updates to ensure compatibility with the upcoming Microsoft Windows 8 operating system.
About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia on PCs, CEs and mobile devices through the use of video editing software, video player software, and other multimedia solutions. Backed by a group of high-caliber software engineers, CyberLink owns its core codec and a number of patented technologies. CyberLink has built a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, interoperable, and fast time-to-market solutions that keep our OEM partners on the leading edge. Our business partners include leaders in the PC industry: top-5 desktop and notebook providers, optical drive manufacturers and graphic-card makers. Today, CyberLink’s software solutions include: complete applications for Blu-ray Disc playback and creation; digital home entertainment; and touch-enabled media solution. With customers spanning from multi-national corporations to small/medium-sized businesses, and from power users to home users, CyberLink has enjoyed rapid and consistent growth leading to a record breaking IPO in 2000 on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). Currently, CyberLink is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW). CyberLink's worldwide headquarters is located in Taipei. To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including Japan. For more information, please visit CyberLink's website at www.cyberlink.com.
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Press Contacts:
Corporate: Stacy Chang at press@cyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 2151
CyberLink Japan: Akiko Iwasaki at contact_pr_jpn@cyberlink.com or by phone at: +81-3-5875-6650
CyberLink USA: Amy Peterson at cyberlink@famapr.com or by phone at +1-617-986-5026
Germany: Volker Maxisch at contact_pr_deu@cyberlink.com or by phone: +31-43-306-0797
France: Hervé Delemarre at contact_pr_fr@cyberlink.com or by phone: +33(0)1-4110-4111
United Kingdom: Maggie Zaboura at contact_pr_uk@cyberlink.com or by phone: +44-1491-639-172
All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and are the sole property of their respective owners. Copyright © 2012 CyberLink Corp. All rights reserved.
