Focus Enhancements Strengthens Channel Commitment with Launch of Platinum Partner Program for Media Asset Management and Digital Signage Solutions

Released on = June 20, 2007, 11:12 am

Press Release Author = Ramin Ekhtiar

Industry = Electronics

Press Release Summary = Partner Program Offers Exclusive Pre- and Post-Sales
Benefits to Maximize System Integrator Success

Press Release Body = Infocomm 2007, ANAHEIM, CA - June 20, 2007 -- Focus
Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and Ultra
Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today introduced its new Platinum Partner
Program aimed at the company's Media Asset Management (MAM) and digital signage
solutions.

The elite Platinum Partner Program features enhanced pre- and post-sales resources
designed to help channel partners grow their businesses and increase profitability,
as well as ensure enterprise customers receive maximum value from their Focus
Enhancements' products. Focus will hand pick select integrator partners for the
program that have the knowledge, experience and commitment to deploy Focus\'
Enterprise level solutions.

"The new Platinum Partner Program is proof of Focus Enhancements' commitment to the
enterprise market and sales channel," said Mark D'Addio, vice president of Channel
Sales for Focus Enhancements. "Our system integrators and resale partners can offer
their customers a compete line of HD and SD media management and digital signage
solutions known throughout the industry for reliability, enterprise-class
functionality, and ease of use. Now with the Platinum Partner Program, we make it
even easier for our partners to sell and support Focus Enhancements' products."

The new Platinum Partner Program offers a host of exclusive benefits, including
dedicated technical support, access to a variety of sales and marketing resources,
strategic account management, and joint selling and referrals. Enhanced training
programs ensure that each platinum partner has a well-rounded understanding of how
Focus Enhancements' products fit into their customers' applications - from how to
effectively qualify customer opportunities to a detailed technical understanding of
a complete enterprise installation.

"As a leading provider of MAM and digital signage solutions, we understand the
increasingly complex technical and business requirements facing the enterprise
today," said Shaun McTernan, vice president of Enterprise Solutions for Focus
Enhancements. "By partnering with an elite group of system integrators and backing
them with a strong channel program, we ensure our customers can maximize their
investments in Focus Enhancements' technology, minimize deployment risk and
accelerate time to value."

The Focus Enhancements MAM and digital signage solutions will be on display in the
Focus Enhancements booth (#6400, Hall B) at InfoComm'07 June 19-21at the Anaheim
Convention Center. For more information, please visit www.focusinfo.com.

About Focus Enhancements, Inc.
Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ CM: FCSE), headquartered in Campbell, CA, is a
leading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary video and
wireless video technologies. The company's Semiconductor Group develops integrated
circuits (ICs) for high-performance applications in the video convergence market,
including IPTV set-top boxes and portable media players. Focus Enhancements is
currently developing a wireless IC chip set based on the WiMedia UWB standard and
designed to be compatible with Wireless USB, and used in personal computer (PC),
consumer electronics (CE), and mobile electronics applications. The company's
Systems Group develops video products for the digital media markets, with customers
in the broadcast, video production, digital signage and digital asset management
markets. More information on Focus Enhancements may be obtained from the company's
SEC filings, or by visiting the Focus Enhancements home page at
http://www.focusinfo.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release which are not historical including statements
regarding management's intentions, hopes, expectations, representations, plans or
predictions about the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such factors include
statements about the company's recently introduced Platinum Partner Program. Because
these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are
important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially include customers' acceptance of recently introduced products,
changes in customer order patterns, the performance and acceptance of the Platinum
Partner Program, and the risk factors specified in the company\'s Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006, and Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2007 as
well as other filings with the SEC. These statements are based on information as of
June 20, 2007 and the company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Focus Investors:

Mary Magnani
Lippert/Heilshorn & Assoc.
415.433.3777
mmagnani@lhai.com

Focus Press:

Ramin Ekhtiar
FutureWorks, Inc.
408.428.0895 ext 102
ramin@future-works.com


Web Site = http://www.future-works.com

Contact Details = Ramin Ekhtiar
FutureWorks, Inc.
408.428.0895 ext 102
ramin@future-works.com

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