Ahead Software's Nero Recode 2 Exceeds 20 Million Downloads Within the First Four Weeks!Business Editors KARLSBAD, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2004 Nero 6.3 brings MPEG-4 to the masses Ahead Software, leaders in digital media technology, today announced that the latest addition to its Nero product, Nero Recode Verb 1. recode - put into a different code; rearrange mentally; "People recode and restructure information in order to remember it" rearrange - put into a new order or arrangement; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room" 2, has already surpassed 20 million downloads within the first four weeks of release. Nero Recode 2 which includes Nero Digital Nero Digital is a brand name applied to a suite of MPEG-4-compatible video and audio compression codecs developed by Nero AG of Germany and Ateme of France. The audio codecs are integrated into the Nero Digital Audio+ , the world's fastest MPEG-4 video and audio codec (1) A hardware circuit that converts analog voice into PCM or ADPCM digital code and vice versa. The term may refer to only the A/D and D/A conversion, or it may include the compression technique for further reducing the signal (definition #2 below). See sampling and codec. , are part of last month's update of Nero 6.3. Nero Recode 2 is the first application to take full advantage of Nero Digital's power. In addition to its capabilities to re-author, copy, recode and reduce MPEG-2 streams (DVD-9 to DVD-5), Nero Recode 2 can transcode (1) To convert from one format to another. It implies conversion between very distinct kinds of data, such as from speech into text or from analog video into digital frames. Sometimes the term is used as nothing more than a fancier synonym for "convert. 'non-protected' DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. movies to Nero Digital, preserving chapters, sub-titles, multi-channel audio and above all else, quality - all at lightening speed. No other application today offers these features. "The worldwide success of Nero Digital is extraordinary," said Richard Lesser, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ahead Software AG. "Nero Digital will soon be the number 1 brand in MPEG-4 with many CE devices to support this new standard." The Nero 6.3 update including Nero Recode 2 with Nero Digital technology is available online at www.nero.com. About Ahead Ahead Software provides the most reliable CD/DVD software applications available to serve digital media markets worldwide. Since its inception in 1995, Ahead's leading application, Nero, has built a loyal customer base of more than 120 million users World-wide. Ahead's award-winning flagship product Nero 6 provides an all-in-one comprehensive CD/DVD burning suite. Ahead's product line also includes Nero Digital - audio/video technology, SIPPS SIPPS Systematic Instruction in Phoneme Awareness, Phonics and Sight Words (Developmental Studies Center) - VoIP, and across - professional computer aided translation software. Ahead distributes its products globally through world's leading drive manufacturers and PC makers, as well as leading worldwide retailers, online partners, and also directly to consumers at www.nero.com. Ahead Software AG is headquartered in Karlsbad, Germany, with its subsidiary Ahead Software Inc. located in Glendale, CA. USA. Nero(R) is a registered trademark, InCD is a trademark of Ahead Software AG. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. (C) 2004 Ahead Software. All rights reserved |
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