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TigerDirect to Carry Video Without Boundaries MediaReady(TM) 4000 Media Center Reseller Agreement Brings Groundbreaking Living Room Media Center Device to TigerDirect Customers FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video Without Boundaries(TM), Inc. (OTC:VDWBOTC:VDWBE) (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB, VDWBE) , a leading provider of interactive, media-convergent home entertainment devices, today announced a reseller agreement authorizing TigerDirect, Inc., a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX) to sell Video Without Boundaries' Lafayette MediaReady(TM) 4000 Media Center. The agreement allows TigerDirect to offer its customers one of the most advanced media center products on the market - a combination DVD/CD player and living room PC that enables users to watch DVD videos, build a digital music library by ripping CDs to the internal hard drive, and access all audio, video and digital pictures from any networked connected PC in the home. The MediaReady 4000 also allows people to experience streaming audio/video over the Internet, surf the Web, send/receive email, sing karaoke, play games and much more from any television, all through a single compact electronic product. TigerDirect will sell the MediaReady 4000 from its website (http://www.tigerdirect.com/) at a price of $449 effective January 10, 2005. "TigerDirect is known as a savvy judge of computer and computer-related products and its interest in the MediaReady(TM) 4000 demonstrates that it sees a demand for convergent devices that bring the power of the computer out of the office and into the home entertainment center," said Jeffrey Harrell, President of Video Without Boundaries. "TigerDirect is an ideal distribution channel for our product. The company has a large and growing customer base with a reputation for good prices and customer service." Established in 1987, TigerDirect is one of the industry's top computer and computer-product retailers, featuring over 50,000 items in stock and ready to ship. The TigerDirect catalog and TigerDirect.com website have become an indispensable resource for computer users and IT managers globally. A recent report in Internet Retailer Magazine indicated that Web shoppers spend more time on the TigerDirect website than at eBay or other leading computer and electronic sites including CompUSA, Circuit City, Best Buy, RadioShack, Sony Electronics, Sony.com and OSDN. "The rising value of the computer as an entertainment medium has created a need for equipment that enables consumers to access computer-based entertainment content from their family room. The Lafayette MediaReady(TM) 4000 delivers more power in one box than any other product we have evaluated within the sub-$500 price range," said Russell Strunk, Vice-President of Marketing with TigerDirect, Inc. "Our customers are always looking for new products with fresh capabilities, and we believe this unit is a strong contender." Similar in size and appearance to a conventional DVD player, the MediaReady(TM) 4000 combines a DVD/CD player and Web browser with a full-sized wireless keyboard, a media player for playback of Web-based streaming media, MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4/MP3, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, picture-in-picture capability, a karaoke microphone jack, and other features that enable consumers to access all popular forms of home entertainment from the comfort of their couches. Computer content can be accessed either from the Internet or from the home computer network. The product supports all forms of Internet connection including dynamic DSL and cable modems as well as 10/100 Base-T Ethernet. To learn more about the MediaReady 4000, or any of Video Without Boundaries' media convergence products for the home entertainment market, visit http://www.vwbinc.com/. About Video Without Boundaries: Video Without Boundaries (OTC:VDWBOTC:VDWBE) (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB, VDWBE) is a leader in the converging digital media on demand, enhanced home entertainment, and emerging interactive consumer electronics markets. We are focused on delivering broadband media products and solutions that are easy to use, easy to afford and able to entertain in ways never before imagined. Our MediaREADY(TM) 4000 is a first-of-its-kind digital media center that allows you to fully access the widest range of digital media and display it on any television in your home. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Graphics Distribution Inc., also serves as an authorized distributor for manufacturers in the video, AV, personal computer, and IT segments through its warehouse and distribution center in Glendale, a suburb of Milwaukee. Web site: http://www.vwbinc.com/. About TigerDirect, Inc.: TigerDirect, Inc. (a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX)), is part of a group of branded e-commerce web sites, direct mail catalogs, retail stores and relationship marketing selling name-brand PC hardware, related computer products, and industrial products, to businesses in North America and Europe. Forward-Looking Statements: Forward-looking statements and comments in this document are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements relating to, among other things, the prospects for the company to increase the level of sales, maintain current sales levels, add new products and services and develop new Web sites are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature, including risks related to the demand for the company's products and services competition, and availability of capital. MediaREADY and Video Without Boundaries are trademarks of Video Without Boundaries, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. VWB CONTACT: VWB INVESTOR RELATIONS: Katie Eakins Video Without Boundaries, Inc. S&S Public Relations, Inc. 954-527-7780 858-509-7722 This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/. DATASOURCE: Video Without Boundaries, Inc. CONTACT: Katie Eakins, S&S Public Relations, Inc., +1-858-509-7722, , for Video Without Boundaries, Inc.; or Investor Relations: Video Without Boundaries, Inc., +1-954-527-7780, Web site: http://www.tigerdirect.com/ Web site: http://www.vwbinc.com/

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