DreamWorks and AccessIT Bring 'Collateral' to the Digital Big Screen - New Tom Cruise Action/Adventure Film is Delivered Digitally by AccessIT to 12 Cities - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ("AccessIT") (AMEX: AIX) announced today that its Access Digital Media subsidiary has digitally delivered and projected DreamWorks SKG Studios' new release, "Collateral," staring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. "Collateral" opened nationally on Friday, August 6th in both digital and analog formats. In agreement with DreamWorks, AccessIT provided, under commercial terms, digital content management, encoding, compression, encryption and secure delivery of the film, via satellite, to 15 AccessIT digitally equipped theaters in the U.S. "We are pleased to have worked with DreamWorks on the digital delivery and projection of their newest picture, 'Collateral'," commented Russell Wintner, President and COO of Access Digital Media, the media services subsidiary of AccessIT. "Every day, new studios and film distributors are recognizing the many benefits and extraordinary potential that digital cinema offers and we look forward to helping them capitalize on this revolutionary opportunity." Mark Christiansen, Head of Operations for DreamWorks Distribution, added, "'Collateral' was shot almost entirely on digital media. Digital projection gives audiences a chance to see the original image created when making this movie. Working with AccessIT, we have gained valuable exposure to digital content delivery and the vast potential of digital cinema." About DreamWorks SKG Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen launched DreamWorks SKG in October 1994. Their vision was to create an artist-friendly studio to develop, produce and distribute motion picture and television entertainment that would inspire and delight audiences worldwide. DreamWorks SKG is now a leading producer of live-action motion pictures, animated feature films, network, and cable television programming, home video and DVD entertainment and consumer products. Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) is an early mover in offering a fully managed storage and delivery service for owners and distributors of digital content to movie theaters and other venues. Supported by its robust platform of fail-safe Internet data centers, AccessIT is able to leverage the market-leading role of its Hollywood Software subsidiary with the innovative digital delivery capabilities of its Digital Media unit to provide the highest level of technology available to service the emerging digital cinema industry. Safe Harbor Statement Investors and readers are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document, as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of AccessIT officials during presentations about AccessIT, along with AccessIT 's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including AccessIT's registration statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and annual report on Form 10-KSB, are "forward-looking' statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "could," "might," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future actions, which may be provided by AccessIT's management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions about AccessIT, its technology, economic and market factors and the industries in which AccessIT does business, among other things. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and AccessIT has no specific intention to update these statements. Contact: Suzanne Tregenza Michael Glickman AccessIT The Dilenschneider Group 55 Madison Avenue 212.922.0900 Suite 300 Morristown, NJ 07960 973.290.0080 http://www.accessitx.com/ DATASOURCE: Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Suzanne Tregenza of AccessIT, +1-973-290-0080; or Michael Glickman or The Dilenschneider Group, +1-212-922-0900, for AccessIT Web site: http://www.accessitx.com/

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