Audible Announces Support for Microsoft Windows Media Player.WAYNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999-- Immediate Access to More Than 20,000 Hours of Premium Spoken Audio Available At Audible.com For Users of Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. Audible, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) ), announced today that its collection of premium spoken audio content is now fully accessible to the more than 50 million users of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Media Player. Audible's Web site, www.audible.com(TM), is a leading source of Internet-delivered spoken audio offering premium spoken audio in over one hundred categories. In recognition of the success Audible has had promoting selected Audible content at windowsmedia.com, and in an effort to provide more listening options for its customer base, Audible audio can now be listened at the desktop using the Windows Media Player. Audible provides the immensely popular audio for "The Joke of the Day" at windowsmedia.com in Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows. format and will maintain this free service while working with Microsoft Corp. to offer other Audible content at the windowsmedia.com Web site. "Microsoft welcomes Audible's support of the Windows Media Player, and we look forward to promoting its premium spoken audio collection to our users," stated Will Poole Will Poole (born July 24, 1981 in Beckley, West Virginia) is an American football cornerback. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Southern California. , general manager, marketing and business development, Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. Division, Microsoft Corp. "As a leading provider of Internet-delivered spoken audio, Audible is an important source for robust and attractive content that can be accessed by the Windows Media Player." "Audible's support of the Windows Media Player platform is a significant milestone, and delivers on Audible's mission to make our audio available to the broadest audience," stated Travis Millman, vice president for business development at Audible, Inc. "We have made good on our promise to deliver Audible audio through the Windows Media platform, and to therefore advance the strategic relationship between Microsoft and Audible. We will continue to work with Microsoft to provide a superior audio experience on the Web. " Any Windows Media Player user who visits audible.com will be offered for free the humorous audiobook, Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs. This title is only available in digital format from Audible and at no charge to Windows Media Player users. The Audible Windows Media filter will be prominently available throughout audible.com. Windows Media Player users will be prompted to download and install the filter prior to playing audible.com audio. About Audible Audible is one of the Internet's largest and most diverse providers of premium spoken-audio content for playback on personal computers and AudibleReady(TM) mobile devices. Audible allows customers to take better advantage of their commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. , travel and desktop computer time by delivering premium information and entertainment when their eyes are busy but their minds are free. Audible's content partners include leading audio book publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers, business information providers, and educational and cultural institutions. Visitors to www.audible.com (TM) can browse, sample, purchase, subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; , schedule and download more than 20,000 hours of audio content. The company's technology partners include AT&T Corp., Casio Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Creative Labs Inc., Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., Everex Systems Inc., The Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , Microsoft, Philips Electronics N.V., and RealNetworks, Inc. www.audible.com and AudibleReady are trademarks of Audible. This press release contains information which is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, Audible's limited operating history, history of losses, uncertain market for its services, and its inability to license or produce compelling audio content and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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