Las Vegas, April 8th,2003 -National Association of Broadcasters Convention,Chyron Corporation (OTC BB:CYRO)and Rorke Data (NAB Booth #SL 107),a subsidiary of San Jose-based Bell Microproducts,Inc. (NASDAQ:BELM),and a leader in SAN,RAID, and Archive storage solutions for the digital Post-Production and Broadcast market, announced today that Tampa based Home Shopping Network will work with Chyron to deliver and install a complete Aprisa network based on Rorke Data ’s ImageSAN (storage area network).

The HSN solution is comprised of 4 Aprisa-based servers leveraging a complete Fibre- channel infrastructure based around Rorke ’s ImageSan file-sharing application and the Rorke Galaxy 60 RAID integrated with over 4TB of fault-tolerant high-speed storage.

“Centralized storage had always been very important to our fast-paced production workflow for stills,” stated Michelle Wilkins,,Director of Broadcast Engineering of The Home Shopping Network.“Based on our success with the Aprisa 100 stillstore over the last two years,the new Aprisa integrated with ImageSAN will allow us to use the same production model for video clips and thereby enhance our products on air with motion video support,” she continued.

“Rorke Data is extremely pleased to have Broadcast industry leaders like Chyron as a trusted partner.We are confident that our mutual client,HSN will experience immediate workflow advantages made possible by ImageSAN and critical to a graphics production environment,such as high-speed file sharing and increased network productivity,” said Joe Rorke,Vice President of Marketing for Rorke Data.

ImageSAN is a cost-effective,simple to install and use SAN file-sharing application developed by Rorke Data,and is compatible with either Windows or Macintosh OSX operating systems.

About Rorke Data
Rorke Data is a complete digital storage and network infrastructure solutions provider with expertise in Fibre-Channel RAID,SAN,DVD,tape &optical libraries,as well as Serial ATA-based archival storage. Rorke Data specializes in content-driven vertical markets,with emphasis on heterogeneous platform integration including Unix,NT and Mac environments,high bandwidth networks,and related professional services.Founded in 1985,Rorke Data,is a subsidiary of Bell Microproducts,San Jose,CA,and is composed of four divisions: Medical Diagnostic Imaging,Digital Video &Broadcast,Digital Prepress &Publishing,as well as a Technical Services division.More information about Rorke Data can be found at www.rorke.co .Rorke Data is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts,Inc.(Nasdaq:BELM).

About Chyron:
The Company the Whole World Watches®,Chyron Corporation is a leading innovator in the development of industry-standard broadcast solutions ranging from on-air graphics to automation and signal processing and distribution.From the time Chyron introduced its first character generator in 1970 and Pro-Bel introduced its first routing switcher in 1975,Chyron Graphics and Pro-Bel products have gone on to become integral to broadcast operations in 115 countries.Today Chyron offers the industry's most comprehensive experience in providing integrated,scalable on-air solutions,all designed to protect the investment of the customer.For more information about Chyron products and services,please visit the company website at www.chyron.com (OTC BB:CYRO).
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For more information, contact: Rorke Data, Inc., 7626 Golden Triangle Drive, Eden Prairie, MN
55344; 800/328-8147 or 952/829-0300; fax: 952/829-0988; website: www.rorke.com.

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