Media 100 Completes Merger With Digital Origin

Media 100 (http://www.media100.com) said Tuesday it completed its merger with Digital Origin ( http://www.digitalorigin.com), a digital video (DV) editing software company.

It is combining Digital Origin's EditDV and IntroDV software with its own streaming media applications like Media Cleaner.

The companies announced the merger on December 28, 1999 issuing 0.5347 shares of Media 100 common stock for each share of Digital Origin common stock.

Digital Origin will operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in Mountain View, California.

"Bringing this merger to such a rapid and successful close was paramount to our streaming strategy for 2000 and beyond," John Molinari, chief executive officer of Media 100. "The integration of Digital Origin technology and core competencies into Media 100 creates a ripple-effect across all of our products, enabling us to immediately deliver streaming media solutions unrivalled in sophistication and innovation to an even broader customer base."