EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Medium Enterprises, Inc. (OTC:NMEN) (BULLETIN BOARD: NMEN) (NME) provider of the affordable, high-quality HD VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) format, will host "Global HD VMD Day" today at VDL-ODMS in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In a major advance, NME will unveil the world's first commercial 'Multilayer' HD VMD replication line. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080122/LATU082) Attendees will be given an exclusive tour of the new HD VMD replication line at co-hosts VDL-ODMS. The event marks a celebration of the HD VMD format, giving NME an opportunity to provide industry and press with worldwide updates and highlight recent milestones. Presentations will also be given by NME's optical disc industry partners including Netstal, AWM, Plasmon, Datarius, Scanavo and Planet Optical Disc. Sanjay Khar, Director and Head of NME Optics states, "NME appreciates having so many honoured guests here from throughout the industry, our VMD partners and members of the media to celebrate this milestone in our HD VMD production launch phase. We believe that we have the right product with a proven platform and High Definition format." Sanjay adds, "Our team has done a commendable job in bringing it all together ... Authoring tools, Electronics and Optics. It's a real achievement." Ton Behr, VDL Industrial Modules Director says, "With New Medium Enterprises we have once again been able to flex our muscles on engineering, mechanization and system assembly. Together with the integrated VDL ODMS expertise on optical media system design, service & spare parts, there is no doubt we will satisfy future HD VMD replicator demands." The technological breakthrough for the Multilayer disc was made possible through NME's own patented '2p' process method. Subsequent advances in HD consumer electronics and film authoring software have followed as a result of the company's groundbreaking advances in optical discs. For more information on Global HD VMD Day please visit http://www.nmestore/hdvmd About NME New Medium Enterprises Inc. is listed on the OTC BB exchange in the U.S. under the symbol NMEN. NME's HD VMD drives offer the world's first affordable format in true High Definition based on current red laser technology and the existing DVD industrial infrastructure. Incorporating break-through optical storage capacity, red laser-based players, the HD VMD file format, copyright encryption, authoring tools and compression technologies, NME is providing the only high-quality and high-value offering for the consumer electronics market. For additional information about NME, please visit: http://www.nmeinc.com/ About VDL-ODMS VDL-ODMS is part of the VDL Group, an international company with around 4,700 employees, spread over more than 60 operating companies in 14 countries. The strength of the cooperation within the VDL Group offers added assurances of continuity to customers and suppliers of VDL Industrial Modules alike. For more information about VDL-ODMS please visit http://www.vdl-odms.com/ For information on the VDL Group visit http://www.vdl.nl/ What you should know about HD VMD HD VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc) is NME's proprietary high definition disc format based on established red laser technology. NME are also the developers of the world's first ever commercial multilayer disc format. HD VMD's seamless and cost-effective manufacturing solutions for High Definition products are based on the existing DVD production and industrial infrastructure. HD VMD prices and costs are very close to DVD's and bring a quality that rivals both Blu-ray and HD-DVD. HD VMD is currently being adopted by content providers and distributors in more than a dozen countries worldwide, including Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, India, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. SAFE HARBOR The 'Press Release' contains forward-looking statements as defined by the federal securities laws which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position, or state other forward-looking information. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control. Forward-looking statements are only predictions that relate to future events or our future performance and are subject to substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or achievements expressed, anticipated, or implied by these forward-looking statements. As a result, we cannot guarantee future results, outcomes, levels of activity, performance, developments, or achievements, and there can be no assurance that our expectations, intentions, anticipations, beliefs, or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished. In summary, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Patrick Henningsen Director of Communications NME, Inc. Headquarters VMD House; 195 The Vale London, UK W3 7QS Tel: +44208749 9955 Email: Geffroy Huiskens Product Manager VDL ODMS Daalakkersweg 8 5641 JA Eindhoven P.O. Box 395 5600 AJ Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31 402829500 Fax: +31 402829525 Mobile: +31 646616843 Email: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080122/LATU082 DATASOURCE: New Medium Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT: Patrick Henningsen, Director of Communications of NME, Inc. Headquarters, +44208749 9955, ; or Geffroy Huiskens, Product Manager of VDL ODMS, +31 402829500, fax, +31 402829525, mobile, +31 646616843, Web site: http://www.nmeinc.com/ http://www.vdl-odms.com/

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