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FREMONT, Calif. - May 21, 2003 - Vialta, Inc, (OTC:VLTA)
today announced that the Taiwan Interior Ministry has purchased
3,000 Vialta Beamer™ videophones to help doctors monitor
quarantined Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) patients.
The initial 2,000 units are being distributed immediately
among the 10,083 identified SARS cases in Taiwan deemed "grade
A, most serious". Beamer videophone will allow doctors
and health officials to see their patients simply by calling
them. The additional 1,000 Beamer videophones will be distributed
later this month.
"We
designed Beamer videophone to give friends and family a more
personal way to stay in touch with each other, and we are
pleased that the technology is also being used to facilitate
maintenance of important health guidelines in this time of
crisis," said Didier Pietri, President and CEO of Vialta.
"This is just one of example of how Beamer videophone's
video capability significantly enhances the personal quality
of a phone call, creating a much stronger bond in our efforts
to stay connected."
Beamer
videophone instantly adds video to phone calls, allowing people
to have a better, more personal way to see the people they
care about, when they can't visit them in person. Beamer videophone
works with any home phone over a standard (analog) phone line,
and there is no additional cost to phone calls.
Beamer
videophone has received numerous accolades since it was launched
in August 2002, including a "Good Buy" Award from
Good Housekeeping magazine based on ingenuity, value
and exceptional performance. Beamer videophone also received
the Consumer Electronics Association's 2003 "Best of
Innovations" award in the telephone category for its
value to users, aesthetics, contributions to the quality of
life and Beamer videophone's innovative qualities.
About
Vialta
Vialta develops,
designs and markets unique and innovative home entertainment
and communications products for the mainstream consumer. The
company was formed in April 1999 and is publicly traded on the
OTC Bulletin board under the symbol VLTA. The company is headquartered
in Fremont, California with offices in Los Angeles and Hong
Kong.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The matters
discussed in this news release include certain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including,
but not limited to, the possible reduction of consumer spending,
the timely availability and acceptance of the Company's new
and existing products, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, the dependence on continued growth in demand for consumer
products, the risk that products shipped by the Company will
be returned, and the other risks detailed from time to time
in the SEC reports of Vialta, including the reports on Form
10-K and Form 10-Q. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements.
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