SAI RELEASES WORLD'S FIRST PC SOFTWARE FOR SONY BLUE LASER HIGH CAPACITY RE-WRITEABLE OPTICAL DISC

Bothell, Washington - 1 December 2003

"The Sony Professional Disc for DATA drive is the most significant new commercial optical recording product in a decade", said Robert Zollo, president of SAI. Having collaborated with Sony to support MO solutions since 1991, we are pleased to be the first software supplier to support Sony's new Professional Disc for DATA for PC applications". The software is targeted at business and professional users of Sony internal and stand-alone disc drives. Its companion developer toolkit is targeted to serve third party application developers and systems integrators of optical jukebox and network storage products

Easy to Use
Disk Drive TuneUp provides an easy to use “drive letter interface” for reading and writing to disc. Simply drag & drop files to add, arrange or delete from the disc within Windows Explorer. Third party applications can access the disc using standard Windows system calls. The Format application allows you to select the appropriate bus (SCSI, IDE, USB or FireWire), choose the drive, select the format type, partition & format the disc. Advanced features include testing the media and sparing defective sectors.

Formatting & Partitioning Options
Disk Drive TuneUp provides you the option to use native FAT 16 and FAT 32 formats, or UDF for disc interchange between computer systems. Choose any version of UDF: v1.02, 1.5, 2.0 or 2.0.1. The software's proprietary “partition bar” interface allows you to create and size partitions by dragging partition flags with your mouse. Create FAT, UDF and empty partitions. This interface is ideal for partitioning very high capacity media such as 23 Gbytes Professional Disc for DATA media..

Integrated Backup, Disc Repair & File Recovery
The software includes backup support for multiple disc sets and file recovery on any system without the need for recovery software. Disks formatted in UDF can be diagnosed, repaired, and files recovered to hard disk as required.

Key Benefits:
• Single source product for all basic functions, including formatting, partitioning, reading, writing, backup, media repair and file recovery.
• Optimized for Sony Professional Disc for DATA drives
• Backward compatible with installed base of Sony MO drives
• OSTA UDF compliant for reliable disc interchange
• Standard & Pro versions available
• Customizable for OEM and third party applications

System Requirements
PC’s running MS Windows Me, NT, Win2000, XP and Windows Server 2003
Intel Pentium or equivalent processors; 128K RAM; SCSI, ATAPI, FireWire or USB interface; Ultra SCSI interface; Sony PDD, Sony MO and most other block addressable disk drives.

Pricing & Availability
Disk Drive TuneUp Pro List Price: $99.00 US. OEM and Developer pricing available upon request.  English version now available.   Japanese language version available November 2003.  Euro language version available January 2004.  UDF Developer Toolkits supporting Sony Professional Disc for DATA andMO are now available.

About Sony PDD High Density Optical Recording Products
Sony's BW-F101 model is a blue laser based optical recording drive for business and professional applications. The drive features a durable, airtight structure to prevent dust particles from comin in contact with the drive mechanism, and uses 23 gbyte single sided optical disks protected by a cartridge. The drive provides high speed performance based on an ultra SCSI interface. For more information, visit Sony's web site at www.sony.com/bluelaser.

For More information about SAI Software & Technology
Please contact Robert Zollo, Software Architects, Inc., tel.  425/487-0122, email: bobz@softarch.com

About Software Architects, Inc.
Software Architects, Inc. (“SAI”), is the world leader in UDF and Blu-ray Disc file systems, formats and device driver technology for personal computer and consumer electronics applications. The company applies its software technology to address media compatibility and file interchange between a wide variety of computing and electronics devices.Founded in 1987, the company has fifteen years of experience in developing and licensing its technology to OEM manufacturers, systems integrators and resellers in world markets.  As a member of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), the DVD Forum, Recordable DVD Council, DVD+RW Alliance, CDs 21 Solutions trade group, the “Mount Rainier Initiative”, the “Mt. Fuji Group” and a Blu-ray Disc Founders Group Adopter, SAI plays a leading role in the application of the Universal Disk Format and Blu-ray Disc File System technology to a variety of computer and consumer applications. 

Visit www.softarch.com and www.udftoolkit.com for more information.