Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories, the world leader in DVD Authoring, announced at this weekís DVDPro Conference, held in San Francisco, the release of Version 2.0 of Scenarist NT, the world's most used and most advanced DVD authoring software. With version 2.0, Daikin has added performance and ease-of-use enhancements, which bring a new dimension to DVD authoring. ""The Scenarist authoring software, the longest standing and most thoroughly tested in the industry, is already the tool of choice for most high-end DVD authoring facilities,"" said Dr. Panos Nasiopoulos, Director of Marketing Communications for Daikin U.S.. ""Scenarist 2.0 takes authoring to a different level, reconfirming Daikin's leadership in the DVD market.""Daikin's Scenarist NT 2.0 is faster, easier, and still more powerful than any other authoring tool on the market. This new version of Scenarist is able to provide the ease-of-use demanded by today's market, while still allowing the author to explore the full range of DVD's capabilities. Scenarist 2.0 enables even novice users to create DVD titles in a matter of minutes.""In the past, Scenarist was a tool you had to use because it was the only advanced solution available. Now, with the introduction of Version 2.0, Scenarist is a tool you WANT to use,"" said Matthew Surrey, Technical Support Manager for Optibase.Scenarist NT 2.0 includes several new productivity enhancements, including:- Project wizards that take a novice user step-by-step through the creation of a DVD title.- Project templates that allow simple drag & drop authoring of titles based on existing templates.- User interface improvements such as copy & paste, accelerator keys and multiple levels of zoom.- Faster processing of subtitles and disc images, allowing projects to be created more quickly and efficiently than ever before.About OptibaseOptibase is an award-winning, global leader in broadband digital video-networking solutions and MPEG-based digital video content creation tools. The company has headquarters in Herzliya, Israel and operates in North America through its fully owned subsidiary, Optibase Inc, with offices in San Jose (CA) and Burlington (MA). In addition, Optibase has offices in the United Kingdom and Japan. Founded in 1990, Optibase employs more than 110 people worldwide. Contact Optibase at 972-9-9709288 or fax: 972-9-9586099 or visit the Web site: www.optibase.com.About Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories Based in Novato, California, Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories is the center of operations for R&D, marketing and support for the worldwide distribution of the acclaimed series of DVD authoring and support tools, Scenarist, Scenarist EDK, DVD Informer and ROM Formatter. Daikin U.S. Comtec Laboratories is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd. of Japan. Daikin Industries Ltd. provides digital media hardware and software solutions including 3D graphic workstations from SGI, SoftImage 3D animation from Avid, and Daikin's own products, Scenarist, Scenarist EDK, DVD Informer and ROM Formatter, for professional multimedia content developers. The company's diverse operations also include being a top-ranking manufacturer of commercial and industrial air conditioning systems, fluorochemicals, oil hydraulic and lubrication equipment, defense products, computer graphics systems, vacuums, cryogenics and medical equipment.For more information, contact 415 893 7800 or visit Daikinís Web site at www.scenarist.com.