Creative Press Releases - In Year 1996

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Theresa Pulido          Karen Gordon
Creative Labs, Inc.     Copithorne & Bellows

Creative Introduces Complete Line of Sound Blaster Speakers

Family Of Multimedia Speakers Designed To Enhance Creative's Total Entertainment Solution

Milpitas, CA, June 11, 1996-- Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF) today began shipping Sound Blaster® Speakers, a complete line of speakers designed for multimedia and gaming enthusiasts. The Sound Blaster family includes four price competitive speakers, each designed to fit the diverse needs of PC users. Sound Blaster Speakers combine with Creative's sight, sound and communications products to deliver the total entertainment solution for the PC.

"Our goal is to provide our customers with the ability to turn their PCs into an entertainment center that can deliver awesome audio performance," said Craig McHugh, vice president and general manager of Creative Labs, Inc. "Our Sound Blaster Speakers enhance the user experience with our industry standard Sound Blaster multimedia solutions."

Pricing and Availability

Sound Blaster SBS380, CS200 and CS46 Speakers are available immediately and are priced at approximate street prices of $99, $59, and $14 respectively. The Sound Blaster SBW500 Subwoofer is priced at an approximate street price of $99, and will be available at the end of July.

Features and Benefits

Sound Blaster SBS380 Speakers:

Sound Blaster CS200 Speakers:

Sound Blaster CS46 Speakers:

Sound Blaster SBW500 Subwoofer:

All Sound Blaster Speakers are magnetically shielded to protect computer equipment and include all necessary cables and adapters.

Creative Technology Ltd., is the world's leading provider of advanced multimedia solutions for personal computers, including sound, graphics, communications and video conferencing products. The company's Sound Blaster® technology has been accepted as the worldwide standard sound platform for PCs, and the company's global distribution network is the most extensive in the multimedia industry. Creative is focused on enhancing the overall user experience by providing powerful, enabling, high-value technology for the mass market.

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Sound Blaster is a registered trademark Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.


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