Press Release

Averton, Eindhoven, April 16, 2010 – MPO FRANCE, a subsidiary of the MPO group, one of the European leaders in media duplication and publisher services, has formally accepted the CrystalLine Blu-ray Disc Mastering system from Singulus Mastering for both BD25 and BD50.

The Singulus Mastering CrystalLine system passed the final acceptance test with flying colors. The final acceptance test run was based on a full week production, during which an overall yield of well above 90% was shown. The resulting Jitter levels were in average consistently below 5.5 %.

Since 2009, the CrystalLine has been geared up to master commercial Blu-ray Disc titles for the fast growing French and European markets. Being equipped with both in-house Mastering and Replication for BD, the MPO Group again confirms its prominent position as the one and only independent Optical Media manufacturer in Europe.

“As Beta-site for the CrystalLine over 1 year the MPO FRANCE technical staff, together with the developers at Singulus Mastering, have delivered a significant contribution to the development of this equipment as well as that of the stability improvement of its processes.”  says Serge de Poix, Chairman of MPO FRANCE. “We are very pleased to see that the system has qualified for continued commercial production.”

“The early placement of the CrystalLine at MPO FRANCE was a challenge for all involved but has proven to be very productive. The yield figure includes mastering, electroforming as well as stamper finishing. Over the past years, we have learnt that all these processes have a significant influence on the overall yield. The result at MPO implies that meantime these processes are all well under control. Furthermore, the ideal combination with the BLULINE II from Singulus TECHNOLOGIES brings the MPO Group in an excellent position to become one of the most successful leading BD manufacturers of Europe.” adds Guido Dalessi, CEO of Singulus Mastering.

About MPO
The MPO group has specialized for over 53 years in manufacturing optical discs as well as distribution of content on physical and digital media on behalf of publishers and copyright holders. As a media expert, the MPO group makes vinyl records, CDs, DVDs and Blu Ray, designs and produces disc packaging and manages distribution flows with its logistics subsidiary FIEGE MPO.

MPO also offers encoding and digitization solutions to professionals, based on cutting-edge technology facilities.

With over 1300 staff worldwide, 3 production sites, 3 logistics centres and a network of sales offices on four continents, the MPO group produces hundreds of millions of discs, prints and packages every year, delivering over 50 million products directly to stores.
Website: www.mpointernational.com

About SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES
SINGULUS is the only company worldwide providing the complete value chain for all Optical disc formats: Mastering, Molding, Replication. Up to now, SINGULUS has delivered more than 70 Blu-ray production machines to customers around the world. The latest technologic developments enable additional new applications for the Blu-ray format in the future. For this, amongst others, Blu-ray discs for the new 3D movie and television technology in HD-quality with more than 100 gigabyte storage capacity are required.

SINGULUS will considerably expand its activities in the Solar segments and intensify its market activities. Accordingly, new equipment for the photovoltaics industry will be introduced to the market. The company’s target is to position itself at the forefront for the introduction of new technologies with respect to silicon as well as thin-film solar technology. In the future due to the available technologies, know-how and personal capabilities SINGULUS and STANGL will not only supply individual machines and equipment to the solar market but will also actively market complete systems with process know-how.

The enhancement of the strategy - to become OEM supplier as well as system provider - will offer the company new and additional opportunities.

About SINGULUS MASTERING
SINGULUS MASTERING is a 100 % subsidiary of Singulus TECHNOLOGIES and has been delivering mastering systems to the industry since the first generation of Optical Discs. With a customer base covering the globe, SINGULUS MASTERING customers range from small plants that operate on a local scale to world-leading discs manufacturers active in the forefront of emerging optical standards.
Website: www.singulus.nl