This Valentine's Day Send An Internet Video Card,cardsAlive.com; A Simple, Fun And Free Way To...

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2000

Why send a traditional Valentine's Day card or still image when you can send a personalized video greeting over the Internet? Cresta Systems, Inc., creators of the

No Software Required

cardsAlive is the newest and easiest way to send a Valentine's Day video over the Internet. Free cardsAlive video cards require no special software downloads or plug-ins to send or to play. Video cards are simple to use and fun to receive.

3 Simple Steps to Send

To send an Internet video greeting card, follow three simple steps:

1.   Select a card and video combination from hundreds available at
     cardsAlive

2.   Customize your card by adding a personal message and recipient's
     email address

3.   Click to send

Just Click to Play

A personal Internet video greeting card is sent as an email with an embedded URL to launch the greeting card. By clicking on the URL, the card is delivered as a self-executable file that downloads in seconds (approximately 15 seconds for a file as small as 120 K), thanks to advanced proprietary compression technology. No special software application or plug-in is needed.

&uot;Valentine's Day is a time to send something special to people you care about,&uot; said Alessandro Gatti, president and CEO of Cresta Systems. &uot;With cardsAlive, for the first time people can send greeting cards with something as fun, personal and interesting as video by simply going to our Web site and creating a personalized message.&uot;

Special Offer For Video Cameras Owners

For people who own Internet video cameras, cardsAlive offers a special membership service that allows them to create and send greeting cards with personal video clips that are compressed as they are being recorded. With the click of a button, the video clips are posted to the Web and ready to be included in a greeting card. Membership to create an unlimited amount of personal video greeting cards is $9.95 for one year. For a limited time, membership is free for 30-days.

About Cresta Systems, Inc.

Cresta Systems Inc., founded in 1994, recently created cardsAlive. cardsAlive is the first Web-based video greeting card service, and is based on the company's cutting-edge and proprietary narrowband video compression technology. cardsAlive lets people select, personalize and send video greeting cards as small, self executable objects that are easy to view over standard Internet connections. The service also lets people easily add their own digital video clips to greeting cards with the click of a button. cardsAlive currently works with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer on Windows 95, 98 or NT systems. A Macintosh version will be available soon.

Cresta is a privately held company, located in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408/342-9000. Information about the company's Internet video card service can be found at www.cardsalive.com. Information about the company and its products can be found on the company's web site at www.cresta.com.