REDMOND, Wash.-- Oct. 18, 2001--WildTangent, a leader in online entertainment technology, announced today a new, interactive 3D home run hitting game called "Hit the Pros" on FOXSports.com.  

    Players will experience the highest quality in 3D graphics and interact with on-air entertainment like never before on the Internet. Available over any type of Internet connection, "Hit the Pros" allows baseball fans to bat against actual pitch data gathered by Fox baseball telecasts and provided by QuesTec, Inc. (OTCBB: QSTI) of Deer Park, NY. Sports fans enter virtual replications of real MLB ballparks as Fox Sports announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver provide commentary on the game.

    During the playoffs and World Series on Fox, home "players" can log onto www.FOXSports.com and hit against big league pitchers. "Hit the Pros" represents the next generation of online gaming by using telemetry pitching data to simulate a real batting experience for players at home. Home batters face the exact trajectory, speed and movement of big league pitches that were thrown in real games, from sliders to fastballs and curveballs. Also debuting later this month is a dynamic point system and leaderboard that creates a competitive following around the "Hit the Pros" community.

    WildTangent is a leading provider of interactive media, graphics and animation, creating enriched Internet experiences. Nominated for PC Magazine's 2000 Technical Excellence Awards and named one of Newsweek's Top Five Technologies for 2001, WildTangent's proprietary Web Driver(TM) technology provides unprecedented performance on a Web page, allowing the creation of faster, richer, more interactive content. The Web Driver's unique compression technology allows interactive multimedia content to be streamed and cached on a user's machine with minimal wait. Product downloads, information and developer resources, are posted at http://www.wildtangent.com.

    FOXSports.com (www.foxsports.com) is owned and managed by Fox Sports Networks, a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corp. It is a comprehensive and entertaining online source of sports news, information, listings, games and special features about programming on Fox Sports, Fox Sports Net, FX, Fox Sports Radio and much more from the world of sports.

ABOUT QUESTEC, INC.

QuesTec’s products use a series of cameras, computers and proprietary software technology to track moving objects (such as balls or players) and instantly construct 3D animations. These animations can be replayed in real-time, viewed from any angle, instantly sent around the world via our eReplays™ technology, compared and analyzed. QuesTec’s unique digital video content has been broadcast and used for analysis during coverage of such high-profile sporting events as the World Series, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the French Open, the ATP World Championships and World Cup Golf. The Company’s PitchTrax™ product is currently licensed exclusively to the FOX Channels Group as "in-game enhancement" during live television broadcasts of Major League Baseball games. PitchTrax™ appears as a sponsored feature during FOX Sports Net productions.  

 QuesTec (www.questec.com), a fully reporting public company, is a content-oriented company that provides real-time measurement, replay and analysis products for sports, entertainment and digital media. The Company develops real-time virtual replays and eSports™ technology for mainstream professional sports. QuesTec's technology offers unique content to the convergence of today's emerging digital media.


CONTACT:

QuesTec, Inc.
Ron Kilimkowski, 631/243-1880
ikit@questec.com

or

WildTangent, Inc.
Kelly Enstrom, 425/497-4611
kelly@wildtangent.com

or

Fox Sports Networks
Lou D'Ermilio, 212/556-2573
loud@fox.com   

or

FOXSports.com
John Totaro, 212/213-4148
jtotes@aol.com 

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Press releases and other QuesTec information are available on the QuesTec web site www.questec.com.  

For more information on eReplays™, please visit: www.ereplays.com.  

For more information about QuesTec, Inc. contact Ron Klimkowski at (631) 243-1880 or email ikit@questec.com.                

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