MERGE ANIMATION AND VIDEO EASILY WITH 3dCHOR VIDEO EFFECTS STUDIO

Research Triangle Park (July 23, 2004) - Animated Communications, a video and animation software company, was selected to demo 3dChor Video Effects Studio at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's (CED) InfoTech 2004 conference. The 14th annual conference will be held in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina on October 8 at The Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center. Over 700 attendees are expected.

Presented by CED, in partnership with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, MCNC, RTI, and The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Carolinas, CED's InfoTech 2004 is the Southeast's premier information technology industry conference. InfoTech 2004 will provide IT entrepreneurs, industry experts, technology executives, and investors the opportunity to network and to explore critical issues affecting the IT industry.

Over 20 participants have been competitively selected to showcase their technologies in the Demo Room throughout the day on Friday, October 8. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for the most promising technology demo in the second annual People's Choice Awards. The People's Choice Awards first-place winner will receive a marketing package from Maverick Marketing worth over $5,000; while the second-place winner will receive a similar package worth approximately $2,000. "This program allows anyone to take video and easily create special effects that were once limited to professional animators," according to Animated Communications President Darryl Freedman. "Anyone can use this easy program to create amazing effects by seamlessly combining 3d animation and video."

For more information about CED's InfoTech 2004 or to register, visit www.cednc.org/infotech.

About Animated Communications
Animated Communications was established in 1994 and sells easy to use multi-media products for the whole family. Their other products include: 3d Choreographer a three dimensional computer animation product, 3dChor Kids, animation product for elementary aged children, Multimedia curricula for elementary, middle and high school and Animation Power, animations for corporate trainers. In 2002, Animated Communications product line was adopted by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) for use in their core curriculum for military base high schools throughout the world.

About CED
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org