Focus Enhancements Announces Availability of a Second Generation System-in-Package Module for Wireless UWB Applications

Released on: November 1, 2007, 2:21 pm

Press Release Author: Ramin Ekhtiar

Industry: Retail

Press Release Summary: Compact and Economical Engineering Samples Shipped to
Customers

Press Release Body: CAMPBELL, Calif. - November 1, 2007 -- Focus Enhancements Inc
(NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology,
video conversion and digital media, announced that its second generation UWB
technology is now available in a compact and economical System-in-Package (SiP) form
factor. The company has begun shipping samples to customers for use in product
development.

"Our customers are starting to implement product designs with our high-performance
UWB chips," said Brett Moyer, Focus Enhancements' president and chief executive
officer. "We anticipate material contribution to revenue from UWB chipsets in 2008
as a result of shipping these samples. This is a significant step on our path to
growing revenue and achieving profitability. As more customers incorporate our
technology into their products, we expect robust revenue contribution from UWB
product in 2008 and beyond."

Based on the WiMedia and ECMA-368/ECMA-369 international standards, as well as the
Certified Wireless USB specification from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the
module (TT.1013) combines the company's analog front-end radio frequency (RF)
transceiver chip with its newest version of the digital baseband processor
(DBP)/media access controller (MAC) chip. Target customers include major personal
computer (PC) peripheral manufacturers and consumer electronic (CE) companies.
Engineering samples are available for immediate delivery.

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. Many of the world\'s largest technology companies
partner with Focus Enhancements for high performance TV encoder, UWB, and video
convergence solutions. 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 statements include
statements regarding management's plans to complete its semiconductor chip designs,
and the performance of its technology, including UWB in silicon. 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, unforeseen increased costs and delays in research and
development, the company's ability to maintain adequate funding to develop and
implement UWB technology, the performance and acceptance of its UWB technology when
successfully moved to silicon and include the risk factors specified in the
company\'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and Form 10-Q for the
periods ending March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 as well as other filings with the
SEC. These statements are based on information as of November 1, 2007 and the
company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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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