VT[4] LiveT wins Media & Methods Portfolio Award

NewTek's Affordable Tools Help Schools offer Mass Communications and Television Production Programs

Las Vegas, NV, NAB, Booth SL1949 – April 18, 2005 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that VT[4]™, an integrated production suite for live and post production, earned a “Media & Methods” Portfolio Award. This year’s results represent recently released cream-of-the-crop educational resource materials for K-12 schools. Selection was based on VT[4]’s comprehensiveness, versatility for different learning abilities, ease of use and innovation.

"Today's students have grown up watching television, and by teaching these students to make their own television they learn the methods and techniques that professional broadcasters use to inform and influence their viewers," said Philip Nelson, NewTek's Senior Director of Video Marketing. "To effectively produce television, students must research, plan, write, communicate and collaborate, opening new avenues for meeting educational objectives for students of all learning styles. VT[4] is the perfect product for any school system considering a Mass Communications program because it offers students access to the entire television production pipeline, including live switching, graphics, editing and more."

VT[4] provides the complete set of top quality production tools users need to create dynamic results with a professional edge. With VT[4]™ users can craft and bring to air pristine and compelling productions, using integrated timeline and storyboard editing, animated titling, painting, and 3D modeling. Complete capabilities at an affordable price make VT[4] the perfect choice for educational, public and government presentation needs.

Pricing and Availability
VT[4] LIVE! which includes the VT[4], SX-84 and the RS-8 is available now in North America, priced at $6495US. VT[4] LIVE! Educational price is $5995. VT[4] Card and Software only is $3995US. Registered owners of previous versions may purchase an upgrade to VT[4] software for $995US. For information on your nearest NewTek authorized reseller, see http://www.newtek.com/dealers.

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation, animation and special effects tools including LightWave 3D®, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award, TriCaster™ and VT[4] TM. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster®. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek production tools include Sin City, The Aviator, Flight of the Phoenix, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Aliens of the Deep, "I, Robot", Spiderman 2, The Last Samurai, Battlestar: Galactica, Firefly, Smallville, Star Trek: Enterprise, Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight, Recent game titles include Doom III, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam for XBox, Age of Mythology, Civilization III, Dead to Rights, Baldur's Gate II, EverQuest and Escape From Monkey Island. Website: http://www.newtek.com

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