The Copernio Corporation Press Release

Future Formats Group Launches ‘The Consumer’s Guide to Understanding Blu-ray and HD-DVD’

LAS VEGAS, CES, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/—The Copernio Corporation, an innovator in the defense systems and photonics research markets, announced today that it has launched a consumer’s guide to next generation optical disc formats at the 2005 International CES. Offered as a simple guide to help consumer’s evaluate future optical disc technologies, Copernio anticipates that this practical guide will concisely inform consumer choices.

The optical disc market covers all areas related to the production and recording of CD, DVDs and newer emerging disc-based technologies such as Blu-ray, HD-DVD, EVD and holography. The technological sophistication of the market often leaves the average consumer behind.

“We are thrilled to be working within an industry that is embarking on a fundamental paradigm shift,” stated Peter Berghammer, CEO of The Copernio Corporation. He continued: “The optical disc industry is introducing formats that hold tremendous promise, and an ever increasing reliance upon partnerships between Hollywood Studios, PC manufacturers, CE device makers and optical disc manufacturers. Our aim is to also assist the average consumer in understanding the choices available to them in order to make informed purchasing decisions.”

Internet users can access the Future Formats site by typing into their web browsers. There they will find the consumer’s guide, as well as custom reports that can be ordered either directly from Copernio, or specialty reports obtainable only from the trade associations that commissioned them.

About The Copernio(TM) Corporation
Privately held Copernio is a pioneer in the development of defense specific software systems, advanced research and a wide array of wireless communications technologies. The Copernio Corporation is a privately held company with headquarters in Huntington Beach, CA and Brussels, Belgium. For more information, please visit: www.copernio.com.

About Future Formats
Future Formats was founded in 2003 by Copernio to address the needs of the high tech content delivery community. Devoted to the needs of replicators, producers and deliverers of media, content, and CE devices, Future Formats is sensitive to both the bottom-line research needs of the industry, as well as offering consumers a practical way to understand emerging technologies. For more information please visit: www.futureformats.com.