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Got a press release from AJA, here it is in it's entirety:

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EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2004, 12:00 NOON PT

AJA Video Systems' Io
Receives Final Cut Pro HD Qualification
WWDC 2004, San Francisco, - June 28, 2004 - AJA Video Systems Inc., a leading
manufacturer of standard and high definition video conversion and interface
solutions, announced that its Io FireWire® Interface for editing on the
Power Mac G5 and G4 has been qualified by Apple for use with its award-winning
Final Cut Pro HD editing software. Qualification is achieved through rigorous
testing and analysis to ensure that devices are compatible with current
Apple hardware and software.

“We are proud that Io is one of the first plug-in solutions for editing
on the Mac to be qualified for Final Cut Pro HD," said John Abt, president
of AJA Video Systems. “Io was developed to ensure that it is the best possible
product in its class. We are pleased that, once again, AJA desktop video
products meet Apple's high standards of quality and reliability.”

“Final Cut Pro HD delivers on the promise of HD, enabling professional
editors to capture, edit and output broadcast-quality HD video over a single
FireWire cable,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide
Developer Relations. “Io provides powerful new opportunities for the post-production
professional, and we are pleased to have it available for Final Cut Pro
HD users.”

About Io
Io provides simple, elegant plug-in solutions for professionals working
with Final Cut Pro on a Power Mac G4 or G5. With a single FireWire connection,
Io connects 10 bit uncompressed video and 24 bit multi-channel audio, analog
or digital, to the Power Mac. Io products are the simple solution for building
a Mac-based video finishing system.

About AJA Video Systems, Inc.
Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of SDI and HD-SDI
video interface and conversion solutions, bringing high-quality, cost-effective
digital video products to the professional broadcast and post production
markets. AJA offers Io (the “ultimate” capture box), SDI and HD-SDI QuickTime
PCI capture cards, miniature stand-alone converters, and a complete line
of rack mount interface and conversion cards and frames. With headquarters
located in Grass Valley, California, AJA Video designs and manufactures
all of its products in the USA, with an extensive sales channel of dealers
and systems integrators around the world. For further information, please
see our website at www.aja.com.
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