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New Software Development Partnership for Interactive TV and Digital Set-Top Box

Applications Tvia Taps Metro Link As Software Development And Support Partner
　

　　Santa Clara, Calif. and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 16, 2001 – Tvia, Inc., (NASDAQ: TVIA) has chosen Metro Media™, from Metro Link, Inc.'s (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) a multimedia software development platform to support Tvia's family of streaming media gateway processors (SMGPs)™ targeting interactive televisions and digital Set-Top boxes.

Metro Link specializes in video and MPEG digital convergence technology and provides standards-based, multimedia software for platforms supporting full function PVR (personal video recording) and MPEG 2 and 4 decoding.
　

Metro Link has developed drivers and provides integrated hardware support for Tvia's products and customers. Metro Link will also provide Tvia's customers with software development and porting services to multiple operating systems including Linux distributions from Lineo Embedix™, LynuxWorks BlueCat™ and Red Hat along with VxWorks™ and QNX™.
　

"Tvia's products are gateways for streaming media of all types of Internet content delivered via interactive television and set-top boxes. Metro Link's software allows for real time programmability throughout our entire product family," said Vahe Akay, VP of marketing. "Partnering with Metro Link means true interaction, or a gateway, with and to all Internet-sourced streams of rich media regardless the origin and the display."
　

"Tvia's hardware along with our Metro Media PVR software is a cost-effective, high-performance solution for rapid deployment of next-generation, multimedia, set-top boxes and PVR devices," said Morgan Von Essen, Metro Link CEO and president.
　

About Tvia's CyberPro family

　　The CyberPro 5000 family of streaming media gateway processors is intended for the design of broadband digital set-top boxes and digital television. The CyberPro 5000 offers enhanced text, audio, animation and video processing engines. The CyberPro 5000 includes two video ports for two simultaneous video streams. It also features a hardware magnified view of Web pages on television, and a flexible transparency algorithm for blending multiple video, text, graphics, and on-screen animation.

About Tvia, Inc.

　　Tvia, Inc. designs, develops and markets streaming media gateway processors for the Internet appliance, Set-Top box and digital television markets. The company has worldwide operations employing more than 300 hardware and software product development engineers. The company has secured major design wins with OEMs worldwide in all three of its target markets. For more information visit http://www.tvia.com/.
　

About Metro Link, Inc.

　　Metro Link specializes in analog/digital video software solutions, customer integration support and 2D/3D and MPEG support for embedded systems. Metro Link's solutions are deployed in single board computers, system on chip (SOC) devices, Internet enabled devices and Set-Top boxes. Metro Link also offers a suite of device connectivity solutions focusing on Universal Plug 'N Play for consumer electronics, home appliances, white goods, microcontrollers and computer networking products. Metro Link's solutions are available on Linux, VxWorks, QNX and other embedded operating systems.

Metro Link's multimedia infrastructure solutions include Metro Media PVR and DVD multimedia software, which provides a complete and scalable PVR/DVR media support layer and extensible architecture supporting simultaneous record/playback of video with synchronized audio. To learn more, visit http://www.metrolink.com/. All trademarks are property of their respective holders.
　

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements as to the intent for the companies to complement one another's capabilities, the acceptance of Tvia's CyberPro5000 product family, the role of software and hardware in the expanding digital Set-Top box and Internet appliance markets, Metro Link ability to develop its products based on Tvia's CyberPro5000 product family, the expected development of Metro Link's products incorporating Tvia's products and the anticipated features, benefits and results of the use of Tvia's products by customers of Metro Link . These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to product capabilities, the ability of Metro Link to incorporate Tvia's products into its products, the impact of alternative technologies and competitive products and other risks detailed from time to time in Tvia's SEC reports, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Tvia disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.