Pinnacle Systems Scheduled to Release Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results on January 25, 2005

Pinnacle Systems Scheduled to Release Second Quarter Fiscal 2005
Results on January 25, 2005 


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Systems(R),
Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLE) today announced that it will be releasing second quarter
fiscal 2005 results (quarter ending Dec. 31, 2004) on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005,
after the close of market.

A financial conference call will follow the earnings release and will begin at
2:00 p.m. PST on Jan. 25, 2005. A live audio webcast of the conference call
will be available online at http://www.pinnaclesys.com/. For anyone who misses
the live call, a replay will be available on Pinnacle Systems' website for the
following two weeks.  Thereafter, a transcript of the call will be available in
the Investor Relations section of the Pinnacle Systems web page,
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/.

About Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

Pinnacle Systems provides broadcasters and consumers with cutting-edge digital
media creation, storage, and play-back solutions for use at Home, in the Studio
and on the Air. Pinnacle Systems' award winning digital media solutions are in
use around the world for broadcast, video editing, DVD and CDR authoring, and
the Internet. A recognized industry leader, the company has received nine
prestigious Emmy Awards for its technical innovations and carries this
commitment throughout all of its product lines. Pinnacle Systems may be reached
at 650-526-1600 or at http://www.pinnaclesys.com/.

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DATASOURCE: Pinnacle Systems, Inc.



CONTACT:  media, Amy Whelan, [phone], or ,

or investors, Brooke Deterline, [phone], or

, both of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.



Web site:  http://www.pinnaclesys.com/ 

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