NANAO Joins Forces With Berkeley Systems, Inc. 

After Dark screen saver to be bundled with NANAO Energy Star monitors

June 28, 1993 -- TORRANCE, CA -- NANAO USA CORPORATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT
IT WILL BE bundling a special version of the After Dark screen saver
software from Berkeley Systems, Inc. The special Nanao version of After
Dark will have a feature that allows users to run all of their favorite
screen save r modules and take advantage of Nanao's energy saving feature.
PowerManager is being offered on most of Nanao's current models, and the
After Dark program will be included at no extra cost to the user.

The special version of After Dark introduces a new feature from Berkeley as
well: EcoLogic power saver. In essence, it will let the user see power
management at work. EcoLogic provides a dialog box for the user to define
how long Flying Toasters or Fish! will run before the monitor enters into
power save mode. After this user-defined setting elapses, a Nanao screen
saver appears, and the EcoLogic countdown begins one minute later. The
countdown includes a clock that counts down the standard three minute
waiting period before the monitor enters Stage One of power saving.

In Stage One, the monitor consumes less than 10% of the normal power
capacity. In this mode, only the microprocessor and the CRT heater are
kept alive. This keeps the tube warm for instant return to your work upon
the touch of the mouse or keyboard.

After a programmable time of 0-60 minutes, the monitor then powers down
into Stage Two, where only the microprocessor is kept awake. At this
point, the monitor is only consuming less than 7% of its normal capacity.
Again, a touch of the mouse or keyboard brings the monitor back to normal
operation.

Both PowerManager and EcoLogic provide the option of turning off their
energy saving features. PowerManager can be deactivated with the push of a
button on the monitor's front control panel. EcoLogic provides a button in
its dialog box to leave the power saving feature either on all the time,
on for a certain period of time, or off.

Making the most of PowerManager

The PowerManager energy saving system from Nanao was designed to work as
intuitively as the screen saver interface. As a stand-alone feature,
PowerManager is activated by a blank screen saver, such as Blank in
Windows, or Fade Away in the After Dark program. With this new version of
After Dark, Berkeley Systems and Nanao are now providing users with the
convenience (and fun) of colorful screen savers and an efficient energy
saving display system. The special Nanao version of After Dark will be
available with Nanao Energy Star monitors free Of charge by the end of
July, 1993.

Nanao's Energy Star monitors

Nanao introduced their FlexScan monitors with PowerManager in March, 1993
with the 17-inch FlexScan F550iW and 21-inch FlexScan F760iW. This summer,
the leading monitor company is now expanding its line to include three
more displays that include this energy saving feature. Nanao's T Series
Trinitron monitors will now offer this feature by mid-July. Due in
mid-August, the brand new 17-inch FlexScan F560iW will come standard with
PowerManager.

Company History

NANAO USA CORPORATION established its sales and marketing office in 1985 to
serve the North American market. Nanao provides high quality, high
resolution display monitors to professional users in the CAD/CAM, Desktop
Publishing and Computer Graphics markets. Besides being the first
manufacturer to offer energy saving monitors, Nanao was also one of the
first to offer low electromagnetic radiation monitors that meet the
Swedish safety standards of MPR-II and TCO.

All Nanao products carry a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

Berkeley Systems will provide technical support and warranty coverage on
the special version of After Dark bundled with Nanao monitors.

NANAO USA Corp, 23535 Telo Ave, Torrance, CA 90505
310-325-5202

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