Audible and Sonos Announce Alliance in Home Networking Entertainment.WAYNE, N.J. -- Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADBL ADBL Agricultural Development Bank Limited (Nepal) , www.audible.com), the Internet's leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming, and Sonos, the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home, today announced a strategic partnership that will allow homeowners around the world to conveniently enjoy Audible's vast selection of digital content wirelessly throughout the home. As of today, the popular Sonos(TM) Digital Music System is AudibleReady(R), further extending Audible's reach into the home, while expanding the Sonos entertainment experience beyond music. The Sonos platform now has the ability to wirelessly deliver Audible's more than 26,000 digital audiobooks, audio editions of popular magazines and newspapers, and digital radio and TV programming to every room in the home, or up to 32 different rooms. The Sonos Digital Music System frees AudibleListeners in their homes from being tethered Attached to a data or power source by wire or fiber. Contrast with untethered. to computers or portable devices and allows them to instantly access their entire Audible Library from anywhere in the home, controlling it all from the wireless Sonos(TM) Controller. "Integrating the Audible service with home networking is a natural step for our company," said Foy Sperring, Senior Vice President, Audible Platforms at Audible, Inc. "We believe Sonos already has an incredibly innovative product. But making their platform AudibleReady, now exposes Sonos costumers to a world of on-demand audio information and entertainment in their very own home, making the product even more valuable than before." "Sonos is focused on providing an unmatched listening experience for the digital home," said John MacFarlane This article is about the CEO. For the botanist, see John Muirhead Macfarlane. For the philosopher, see John MacFarlane. John MacFarlane is an American businessman who founded www.software.com and is currently the CEO of the company Sonos. , chief executive officer, Sonos. "The partnership with Audible provides Sonos customers with a vast selection of content that furthers the value of their Sonos experience." More information is available at www.audible.com or www.sonos.com. About Audible, Inc. Audible (www.audible.com) is the Internet's leading provider of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has 80,000 hours of audio programs from 270 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible.com is the Apple iTunes Music Store's preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae provider of spoken-word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc. in the first-ever imprint im·print tr.v. im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·prints 1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure. 2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure. 3. to produce spoken-word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business relationships are Amazon.com, Apple Corp., Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , palmOne, Inc., XM Satellite Radio, PhatNoise Inc., Rio Audio, Creative Labs, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. Inc., and VoiceAge Corporation. About Sonos, Inc. Sonos is the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home. The award-winning Sonos(TM) Digital Music System is available direct from Sonos or at more than 500 retailers and custom integrators in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , CA with offices in Cambridge, MA and Hilversum, Netherlands. To find out more about the company or the Sonos Digital Music System, please visit: www.sonos.com. Audible, audible.com, AudibleListener, and AudibleReady are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that 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. about the company. 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. |
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