Beyond.com Launches MP3 Center Offering Software and Hardware That Support New MP3 Technology.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1999-- Digital Music, Handheld Computing Devices and Graphics Fuel Growth of Digital Download  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. Internet software superstore Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND) today announced the launch of its MP3 Center, a helpful resource that allows customers to buy software used to create and manipulate MP3 music, purchase select MP3 portable players and related sound accessories and learn more about MP3 technology. MP3 is a new technology that lets customers listen to CD-quality music on a computer or portable MP3 player A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. . Located at http://www.beyond.com/hardware/mp3.htm, the MP3 Center is one in a series of Beyond.com online shopping centers that offer software and other digital products to support emerging technologies. Other examples include the Beyond.com Palm Software Center featuring downloadable software for Palm Computing(R) connected organizers and the Beyond.com Graphics Center featuring applications for the graphics professional, downloadable graphics and art programs, hardware for the digital artist and digital images in various file formats. The MP3 Center features: -0-
-- Select MP3 products, including software for the creation and use
of MP3 music, MP3 players, speakers and sound cards. Examples
include the popular Xing AudioCatalyst software, Diamond Rio
PMP300 Player and NOMAD MP3 Player.
-- Four free sample MP3 downloads of music from EMusic.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq: "EMUS").
-- A free downloadable MP3 player.
-- A comprehensive MP3 glossary.
-- "Gimme, Gimme MP3", a helpful primer for people who want to learn
about MP3 that outlines MP3 system requirements, portable MP3
technology and "The Do's and Don'ts of MP3".
-0- "MP3 music, along with handheld computing devices and graphics, will propel digital downloading," said Mark Breier, president and chief executive officer at Beyond.com. "We are committed to offering software and hardware to support these new emerging technologies." These emerging technologies are growing quickly. Media Metrix, Inc. estimates that about 4 million people in June 1999 used digital music as compared to a few hundred thousand a year ago. Jupiter Communications estimates that more than 7.5 million handheld organizers will ship by 2002 as compared to the 2 million forecasted to ship in 1999. Beyond.com, the world retail leader in digital download, recently announced its 1 millionth consumer digital download. The company offers more than 1.6 million software and other digital products, including software stock-keeping units (SKUs), hardware, computing devices and digital images. About Beyond.com Beyond.com sells commercial, off-the-shelf software to the government, enterprise, corporate and consumer markets, offering its customers a better place to buy software. Visitors to the company's online store http://www.beyond.com enjoy a comprehensive selection of software backed by customer service and competitive pricing. Beyond.com offers more than 1.6 million software and other digital products, including software stock-keeping units (SKUs) for online purchase from such major publishers as Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Inc., IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp., Lotus Development Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Inc. and Symantec Corp; hardware; computing devices; and digital images in different file formats, including jpeg, gif and mpf through a strategic marketing alliance with IMSI IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI International Microcomputer Software, Inc. IMSI International Mobile Station Identity (now International Mobile Subscriber Identity) IMSI Idaho Maximum Security Institution . The company has established strategic marketing alliances with America Online See AOL. Inc., CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Excite@Home, Microsoft Corp., Road Runner/ServiceCo, Yahoo! Inc. and ZDNet. Additionally, Beyond.com offers software publishers, hardware manufacturers and systems OEMs e-commerce solutions including publishers transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , physical and electronic order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment , customer support, site design consultation, marketing support and reporting. The company has applied for federal registration of the marks BEYOND.COM and BEYOND DOT COM dot com - com . Beyond.com Corporation trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "BYND". More information on the company can be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion