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MEDIAFOUR LAUNCHES MACDRIVE 5

Award-winning software continues to improve Mac-PC compatibility

West Des Moines, IA (01-Dec-2001) — Mediafour Corporation announced today the debut of MacDrive 5, the newest version of its cross-platform file sharing software. MacDrive 5 provides an easy and seamless way for PCs and Macs to exchange documents. It incorporates a great many enhancements, including a new set of advanced options, without sacrificing the ease-of-use to that makes MacDrive appealing to so many users.

One of the most significant features of MacDrive 5 is Windows XP compatibility, as well as continued support for Microsoft Windows Me, 98, 95, NT 4.0 and 2000. MacDrive 5 complements the Windows XP focus on improving the user experience by offering a more navigable "XP-style" interface and by adding a tutorial section to the help file for easier troubleshooting. New advanced options include a read-only mode and a taskbar notification icon, which provides shortcuts to the most popular MacDrive features.

"MacDrive has long been quality software," said Mediafour president Brian Landwehr. "This particular release of MacDrive, however, has a mix of new features, improvements and a slick new interface that all work together to make it something special. This is what modern Windows users expect from software."

About Mediafour Corporation
Based in West Des Moines, Iowa, Mediafour Corporation develops and publishes software to improve the experience of cross-platform computing. Mediafour Corporation can be reached by phone at 515 225-7409, on the World Wide Web at www.mediafour.com, or via email at info@mediafour.com.

MacDrive has won Photo Electronic Imaging (PEI) magazine's "Cool2 Award" three years in a row, in the category of Data Sharing.  The magazine based the award on the overall quality of the software and raved, "We can't live without this one."  MacAddict magazine has awarded MacDrive a "Spiffy" rating, while Macworld magazine gave the product a 4½ mouse rating, as well as the "Editor's Choice" award.

Mediafour and MacDrive are trademarks of Mediafour Corporation.  Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the USA and other countries.  Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.