Digital System Technology Partners with Convera

Irwindale, Calif. (September 18, 2001) -- Systems integrator DigitalSystem Technology, Inc. (DST) announced that it has partnered withConvera (Nasdaq: CNVR), a provider of advanced technologies, productsand solutions for managing digital content. Per the agreement, DST willconfigure, implement and integrate Convera's Screening Room solutionsto address digital asset management needs in broadcast facilitiesthroughout the United States.

Screening Room software provides scalable, high-performance accessto any video asset, analog or digital, from an ordinary Web browser.Users can automatically capture video; browse visual summaries; catalogcontent using metadata, annotations, closed caption text and voicesound tracks; search for precise video clips using text and imageclues; create rough cuts and "Edit Decision Lists" for furtherproduction; and deliver video assets to the Web for streaming. Inaddition, Screening Room is fully integrated with EMC's Avalon ArchiveManager technology and the Grass Valley Group's Profile XP MediaPlatform.

Mark Siegel, Vice President of Business Development and Partner ofDST, explained that digital asset management is a vital part ofbroadcasting today. "The only assets that a broadcaster owns today ishis own content and news," he said. "As other resources in thebroadcast environment continue to decrease, there is a greater need tomanage these broadcaster-owned assets. With Screening Room, Converaprovides a complete solution for broadcasters to address theseimportant issues."

For more information, visit DST's web site at www.dstech.com orConvera’s web site at www.convera.com.