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GATEWAY PROVIDES SUPERIOR AUDIO PLAYBACK WITH CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS SPEAKER SYSTEM

GCS200 Speakers by Cambridge SoundWorks® Available Standard on Gateway™ Select, Gateway™ Essential, and GP-Series PC Lines

MILPITAS, Calif. - July 13, 1999 - Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF), the renowned innovator of market-leading multimedia solutions for personal entertainment, and Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creative and a leading provider of high performance audio and home theater speaker systems, today announced that the GCS200 speakers will be offered on standard configurations to Gateway clients. The GCS200 speakers are designed by award-winning speaker designers at Cambridge SoundWorks and are included on Gateway Select, Gateway Essential, and GP-Series PC systems. Designed to meet the needs of consumers in search of a high-quality, high-value solution, the GCS200 system is the first Cambridge speaker system to be bundled with Gateway systems.

"At Gateway, we are always searching for high-quality products that can provide our clients with a high-value solution," said Bob Burnett, vice president of product management and planning, Gateway. "Cambridge SoundWorks speakers allow us to offer an exceptional solution that complements Creative's high-quality audio cards - both offered as standard solutions in our PCs. Creative's branded audio solutions continue to make an excellent choice for our clients."

"The ability to offer our top customers complete audio solutions from sound card to speakers is what we strive to do, said John Troutman, vice president, Sales and Marketing, OEM Business for Creative. "Our goal at Creative, is to continue leveraging our high-quality, name brand solutions to offer high-value opportunities for our key customers."

Features and Benefits of GCS200 Speakers by Cambridge SoundWorks

• Manufactured to the highest quality standards by Cambridge SoundWorks, the critically acclaimed speaker manufacturer
• Headphone jack - Easy access for private listening sessions. Automatically mutes speakers when attached.
• Compact footprint requires minimal desktop space
• Superb tonal balance
• Delivers high quality, full-range sound at an exceptional price

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