Focus Enhancements Introduces MM-1 Universal Media Manager at NAB

Released on: April 7, 2008, 9:40 am

Press Release Author: Lisa Christopher

Industry: Electronics

Press Release Summary: Powerful software solution for out-of-home TV networks
featuring extensive media format support

Press Release Body: LAS VEGAS, NV (NAB2008) - April 7, 2008 -- Focus Enhancements
Inc (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB)
wireless technology, introduced today the MM-1 Universal Media Manager, a
powerful application that makes it easy to create and distribute media to
out-of-home networks for a variety of applications such as information display,
digital signage, retail television, as well as private corporate, hospitality, and
government television networks. Focus Enhancements will demonstrate MM-1 and other
media solutions at NAB 2008 from April 14-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center,
Booth SL2605.

"MM-1 Universal Media Manager offers enterprise level performance at an
all-inclusive price point that we believe will be attractive to our customers," said
Michael Conway, senior vice president of corporate strategy for Focus Enhancements.
"Most importantly, it addresses the top two requests from our integrators 
extreme ease of use and full support for popular compressed HD media formats."

MM-1 Universal Media Manager is a store-and-forward system that operates over
broadband IP networks. The fully modular system enables users to:

-- Import, preview, and trim media clips
-- Design compelling dynamic signage with objects like backgrounds, video
Picture-in-Picture
(PIP), and still images
-- Support RSS feeds, multiple text crawls, ODBC data and embedded HTML display
-- Create channels, playlists, and schedules within minutes
-- Monitor their media network in real time with manual or automatic status checks

MM-1 supports over thirty types of audio, image, video, and data formats, including
3GPP Mobile, Apple QuickTime, H.264/AVC-1, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Flash, and
live video inputs via VFW or WDM-compatible hardware encoder cards.

Pricing & Availability
MM-1 Universal Media Manager is expected to be available in Summer 2008 through
authorized Focus Enhancements dealers and integrators for a suggested price of
$4,999 (US) for the server application, and $1,199 (US) for player software. The
MM-1 server and player applications run on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003 or
Vista. Some media formats may require third party codecs that are not included with
Microsoft Windows. Microsoft PowerPoint is required to be installed on the media
player to support media in this format. 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 wireless IC
chip set based on WiMedia UWB standard and design as well as markets portable ICs to
the video convergence, portable media, navigation systems and smartphone markets.
The company's System 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (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 expectations of the MM-1's features and
capabilities and its availability date. 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 changes to the
MM-1's feature-set due to changes in the market place, unforeseen delays in research
and development, and the risk factors specified in the company\'s Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007 as well as other filings with the SEC. These statements
are based on information as of April 7, 2008 and the company assumes no obligation
to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.

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Universal Media Manager is a trademark of Focus Enhancements. Other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. © 2008 Focus
Enhancements Inc. All rights reserved.


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

Contact Details: Lisa Christopher
FutureWorks, Inc.
408.720.8228 ext 106
lisa@future-works.com

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