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DVD Player Discount Coupon Value Pak Expands With FREE On-Line Rentals and $0.99 Offer • Independent Video Store DVD-i PLAYER Showcase

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 1999--Comjet Information Systems Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of DVD players and WebDVD convergence appliances, today announced additional discount coupons for their DVD Player ValuePak.

Joining DVD Express (http://www.dvdexpress.com)., the on-line DVD retailer, that kick started the program last month with their $5 OFF coupon, are:

  • DVD Overnight, an on-line rentailer - 15 FREE DVD Rentals ($60 value) (http://www.dvdovernight.com)
  • Blockbuster Video- $5 OFF Coupon
  • Multimedia 2000, Seattle based DVD-ROM publisher - $.99 Warren Miller's Ski World ($34.95 value).
  • All M-2K titles 50% OFF from on-line store (http://www.m-2k.com)

`"DVD Overnight is thrilled to partner with Comjet as part of the HomeMighty Value Pak,'' explains Laurence Master, DVD Overnight president, "which we hope will augment the potential for DVD rentals nationwide via the internet. Now, every buyer of a HomeMighty DVD player can take advantage of hard to find DVD titles not usually available at traditional retail locations.''

Tangible coupons reduce risk of abuse that was experienced by two on-line retailers last month that partnered with a name brand DVD manufacturer. Value Pak coupons can be seen in the HomeMighty Customer Support Club Photo Gallery: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/homemighty.

The Comjet HomeMighty "2C'' DVD Internet set top box, which is currently the only DVD-i product on the market (MSRP: $699), is the key component of a 60 day pilot study that will determine if the set-top box appliance can become an indispensable resource tool as well as a lucrative commodity for independent video stores fighting for survival. Field Reports Posted at the Main Discussion Board No. 2: http://www.vsda.org.

On Friday, May 7, Ralph LaBarge,the developer of "USA on DVD,'' (bio posted) will discuss WebDVD set-tops during a chat session starting at 5pm (PST) on DVD Channel News. This month, a Comjet DVD-i, will be given away in an on-line drawing also at http://www.dvdchannelnews.com.

Comjet Information Systems is an eight-million-dollar manufacturer and distributor of computer and consumer convergence products based in Taipei,Taiwan. A veteran in the computer industry for 13 years, Comjet diverges into the consumer electronics industry with the HomeMighty product series to become the forerunner in DVD and internet convergence technologies. http://www./.

Contact:

Comjet Information Systems
Jack Olmsted, 360/379-2964
j_olmsted@/