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Open Labs Introduces NeKo SE and NeKo LX Keyboard Workstations (28/7/2006)

Open Labs[TM], the leading designer and developer of computer-based music production solutions, today introduced new models of its award-winning NeKo keyboard workstation products ­ the NeKo[TM] SE and NeKo LX ­ at the Summer NAMM show in Austin. The new NeKo products represent the most powerful keyboard workstations on the market, and offer customers a lower price point for what is a powerful built-in, design-specific, full-featured, Windows XP[TM]- based computer system. The NeKo is the first line of keyboard workstations to incorporate a Windows PC.

"We have literally cracked the code on performance and value with the new NeKo SE and NeKo LX, delivering an even greater level of performance, with substantially graded components, to today's studio and touring musicians," said Victor Wong, founder and CEO of Open Labs. "We believe that our improvements in the overall design, system integration, and functionality for the NeKo SE and LX will serve as the benchmark for the industry."

The NeKo SE (standard edition) will sell for $3,595 and includes a 3.0GHz Intel P4 processor; 1GB RAM; 250GB 7200rpm HD; 15" color LCD touchscreen; Dual Video/Dual Layer DVD Burner; 24 bit/192 KHz (4ins/outs) Audio; QWERTY controller; Alpha Controller, and Windows XP Home software bundle including Sonar LE.

NeKo LX (luxury edition) will sell for $5,995 and includes a dual core Athlon[TM] 2.0GHz processor; 4GB RAM; 500GB 7200rpm HD; 15" color LCD touchscreen; Dual Video/Dual layer DVD Burner; 10ins/outs audio; Rotary controller; Linear controller; QWERTY controller; Alpha controller, and Windows XP[TM] Home Software bundle including Sonar LE.

Both the NeKo SE and NeKo LX feature Open Labs' suite of applications ­ Karsyn[TM], mFusion[TM], and the Open Labs Navigator[TM] - which are a breakthrough set of technologies that allow users to control different musical keyboard devices and software packages through a single interface. MimiK[TM] keyboard cloning software, which allows any MIDI-capable keyboard or hardware sound module to be cloned, is fully compatible with the new NeKo models and is priced at $199.

"The feedback that we have received from our growing roster of customers, including some of the industry's leading performers and producers, has enabled us to optimize the performance of the NeKo and deliver a much more robust unit," said Craig Negoescu, chief architect of Open Labs.

www.openlabs.com

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