Press Release

Kahl am Main, December 19, 2007 - The French disc manufacturer Quantum Optical Laboratories (QOL), Vernouillet, received the first fully automated production system BLULINE for Blu-ray Discs on October 22nd, 2007. After an extremely short installation period the BLULINE replication system from SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS) produced the first Blu-ray Disc with 25 GB capacity and passed the final acceptance test. The system operates with a cycle time of less than 4.0 seconds.

Laurent Villaume, President of QOL comments: �We decided to buy a SINGULUS machine because of the proven Blu-ray single layer technology with an experience in the market over 2 years. We are very satisfied with the fast start of operation allowing QOL to deliver Blu-ray Discs to the market now.�

Blu-ray Disc and particular the dual layer Blu-ray Disc will commence in 2008. SINGULUS expects significant growth for the Blu-ray activities. SINGULUS will shortly deliver its first Dual layer Blu-ray production modules to the market.

For the development of the Blu-ray Disc production machine for the manufacturing of Dual layer Blu-ray Disc with 50 GB storage capacity SINGULUS works closely together with Sony DADC. The new SINGULUS BLULINE is now also prepared for the production of 50 GB Dual layer Blu-ray Disc.

Short profile Quantum Optical Laboratories
QOL has always considered itself as the partner of Video Edition and Cinema. QOL is recognized by the major French video publishers and certified by four American studios for DVD replication. Supported by its150 employees and its 7 years experience, QOL has naturally been taking an interest in HD for over 3 years.

QOL has organized and taken part in several conferences on that subject and produced the very first HD DVD in Europe in May 2006, the movie "2046", which was presented to its famous director and president of the Cannes Film Festival 2006, Mister Wong Kar Waï. QOL also made the replication of the very first "Certified THX" HD DVD in the world named "Pan's Labyrinth" also presented to its director Guillermo Del Toro.

Already equipped with a High Definition mastering production line (SINGULUS LBR 266) and with all the High Definition testing equipments, QOL has just signed the acquisition of a Blu-ray line with SINGULUS.

Thus, QOL has become one of the first independent replicators to be equipped with Blu-ray production machinery in order to answer the needs of the European market.

Short profile SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES is market leader for optical disc production lines and is the only manufacturer globally to offer the complete range of products: mastering, molding and replication lines.

In addition to the further development of the core activities of Optical Disc, the diversification into new work areas is the most important strategic target.

With the acquisition of STANGL AG SINGULUS successfully entered the solar equipment market. The new business area Solar will be strongly expanded in the next couple of years.