Wave Issue 0210 3/25/02 Article 1-03

***NewTek Announces New Lightwave Pricing
(March 21)

NewTek Inc., a manufacturer of 3D animation and video production
products, announced today that LightWave 3D [7] will be available
at a greatly reduced suggested retail price of $1595, a full $900
price reduction from the original $2495. NewTek also announced a
special promotion for current LightWave users to purchase Video
Toaster [2], their real-time, uncompressed, non-linear editing
system for only $1995.

Used for years in television, film, and games, LightWave 3D is
also being used to create graphics for print, web, industrial
design, architecture, medical imaging, and anywhere else a 3D
package is needed. LightWave 3D includes soft-body dynamics,
particles, Sasquatch Lite for hair and fur, plus unlimited render
nodes; LightWave 3D ships with all the tools an artist needs to
begin immediately creating 3D graphics and animation.

LightWave [7] is currently shipping for a suggested retail price
of US$1595. Registered owners of LightWave [6] may upgrade to
version [7] for US$395, and registered owners of LightWave 5.6 or
earlier may upgrade to version [7] for US$495. Current users of
any version of LightWave 3D can purchase Video Toaster [2] for
US$1995. LightWave [7] is available for Macintosh OS 9 and OS X-
native, and for Windows 98, 2000, Me and NT4, running on AMD and
Intel processors. Video Toaster [2] is available for Windows
2000-based personal computers. LightWave 3D and Video Toaster [2]
are available through NewTek's channel of authorized resellers
and distributors worldwide.