Alpine, Clarion, D&M Holdings, Fujitsu Ten, Kenwood, Pioneer, Sony, TDK and Yamaha Adopt Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers/Entertainment Writers

BERKELEY, Calif. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003

Next Generation of Japanese Consumer Electronics Devices Will

Access Largest International Music Database

Gracenote, the worldwide leader in information services for digital music and media, today announced that leading Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers, including Alpine, Clarion, D&M Holdings, Fujitsu Ten , Kenwood, Pioneer, Sony, TDK and Yamaha, will use Gracenote CDDB(R) in their music-playing devices. As the global industry standard for music recognition, CDDB(R) provides listeners with access to the world's largest music information library, enabling a more informed music listening experience for people around the world. In a related announcement, Gracenote announced today it has opened Gracenote KK in Tokyo, Japan to best serve the needs of its Japanese customers.

"Hard drive encoding is revolutionizing car audio, and Gracenote's technology is at the core of these systems," stated Mr. Takao Yamaguchi, General Manager for Fujitsu Ten. "We're seeing unprecedented popularity of these devices from our customers: they love the freedom of managing their entire music collections and the ability to automatically see what they're listening to while they're driving; these benefits wouldn't be possible without Gracenote."

Gracenote CDDB(R) contains the largest online database of music information in the world, and is used by over 30 million people in over 130 countries every month. The service provides music fans with access to a huge library of information on their favorite music, including album and track titles, as well as artists, credits and genres.

About Gracenote

Gracenote is the worldwide leader in information services for digital music and media. Headquartered in Berkeley, California and with offices in Tokyo, Japan, Gracenote provides a suite of integrated software and services that enable consumer electronics manufacturers and software developers to provide advanced digital media. Globally, over 30 million users each month rely on Gracenote to provide a better music listening experience, wherever they listen to music.

Gracenote's information services are used by leading consumer electronics manufacturers including Alpine, Clarion, D&M Holdings, Digion, Fujitsu Ten, JVC, Kenwood, Matsushita, Panasonic, Onkyo, Pioneer, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Yamaha; as well as leading media players including AOL's WinAmp, Apple's iTunes and RealNetworks RealOne Player. For more information about Gracenote, go to www.gracenote.com/corporate/.