Audible.com Demonstrates Consumer and Enterprise Spoken Audio Services On Microsoft Mobile Experience Tour.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2001 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) ), the leading provider of Internet-delivered spoken audio (www.audible.com(R)) for computer-based listening or mobile playback on AudibleReady(TM) PC-based portable digital audio players, announced today the company's participation as a Platinum Sponsor of the Microsoft Mobile Experience Tour. Audible will demonstrate wireless audio downloads and other enterprise digital audio services on the Tour. The AudibleWireless(TM) solution enables corporations to wirelessly deliver mission-critical audio content to mobile employees and customers using Pocket PCs. Digital audio for the AudibleWireless platform can include sales updates, proprietary corporate research, product overviews, and management bulletins. Additional content consists of premium audio titles such as audiobooks and audio versions of leading newspapers and magazines. "Audible.com has really taken advantage of the Pocket PC platform's versatility by making it possible for customers to listen to audiobooks, speeches and lectures, public radio programs and even corporate training on-the-go," said Phil Holden, director of marketing for the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "Audible.com is a real value-add to our customers because it enables true access to the information of their choice while away from the office or home." "The Pocket PC's support of Audible's content has always been a major plus for our customers, who use the device for traditional PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). activities and for listening to audiobooks and audio periodicals," stated Matthew Fine, senior vice president for Enterprise Sales at Audible, Inc. "These same listeners are often corporate decision makers who want to leverage Pocket PC's AudibleReady(TM) platform and deliver secure audio content to employees and clients as part of a larger sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. initiative. Our audio delivery services and technology can now be extended to wireless networks, meaning short audio messages can reach Pocket PCs equipped for wireless data access. Although we're already executing for some large clients, the Mobile Experience Tour is a great way to create awareness for Audible and mobile audio content as an entertainment and productivity tool." Audible's Internet audio See RealAudio. service for individual Pocket PC owners gives them the ability to listen to their favorite audiobooks or audio editions of leading newspapers and magazines while they are behind the wheel, at the gym or any place where they can't read but would like to. Audible.com features over 20,000 audiobook titles from leading publishers as well as audio periodicals such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). , Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , The Industry Standard, Slate and many others. There are also speeches, lectures, language learning and on-demand radio programs including Marketplace, All Things Considered All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets. , Car Talk, Fresh Air and This American Life This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. It is distributed by Public Radio International and is also available as a free weekly podcast. . All of the programs at audible.com are currently available for PC-based playback and on-the-go listening using AudibleReady(TM) Pocket PCs from Casio, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard. About Audible, Inc.: Audible(R) (www.audible.com(R)) is the Internet's largest, most diverse provider of premium spoken audio services for content download or playback on personal computers or AudibleReady(TM) PC-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 30,000 hours of audio programs and 165 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers. Audible.com is Amazon.com's (www.amazon.com) exclusive provider of spoken word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Additionally, the Company is strategically aligned with Random House, Inc., to pioneer the first-ever imprint to produce spoken word content specifically suited for digital distribution, Random House Audible. Among the Company's key business partners are 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/. , 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, , Royal Philips Electronics, RealNetworks, Inc., SONICblue Incorporated's Rio Audio Group, 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. and VoiceAge Corp. Audible and www.audible.com are registered trademarks of Audible, Inc.; AudibleReady and AudibleWireless are trademarks of Audible, Inc. and all are part of the family of Audible, Inc. trademarks. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owner. This press release contains information about Audible, Inc. that is not historical fact and may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements 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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