Melco Inc. 'BUFFALO' Chooses Sonic MyDVD and CinePlayer for New DVD-R/RW Drive.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARIN COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002 Sonic Solutions Sonic Solutions NASDAQ: SNIC is a digital media company based in Novato, California, USA. It was created in 1986 by former Lucasfilm employees who developed the AudioDroid digital audio editing system as part of the Droidworks project. announced today that Melco Inc. (BUFFALO), one of Japan's largest suppliers of computer peripherals, is bundling Sonic MyDVD(R) 4 and Sonic CinePlayer(TM) 1.5 DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. creation and playback software with their new DVR-21FB internal DVD-R/RW drive A DVD drive that reads and writes DVD-RW and DVD-R media. It also typically reads DVD+RW and DVD+R media. See DVD drives, DVD and DVD-R/RAM drive and DVD+R/RW drive. . With support for DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , the high-performance BUFFALO DVR-21FB internal ATAPI drive Refers to a CD-ROM or tape drive that uses the ATA (IDE) interface. See ATAPI and IDE. allows consumers to quickly archive and share home movies on DVD and Video CD. The bundled Sonic MyDVD application provides users with a complete solution for turning their home videos, music and digital photos into Hollywood-style DVDs and Video CDs with motion menu backgrounds, animated buttons and high-quality slide shows. With Sonic CinePlayer, users of the DVR-21FB drive are assured the highest-quality PC playback of their DVD and Video CD titles. "Sonic is clearly the leading provider of technology for home DVD creation, and we are extremely pleased to continue working with them in bringing the best DVD products to our customers," said Mr. Hidetoshi Yamaguchi, Director and General Manager, PC Solutions Business Unit at Melco. "Combining Sonic MyDVD with our new DVR-21FB internal drive gives home users access to a powerful, integrated and easy-to-use DVD creation solution for quickly creating, sharing, and archiving content on DVD." "With their new DVR-21FB DVD-R/RW drive, Melco has created a top-of-the-line offering for DVD content creation and archiving," said Koki Terui, Senior Vice-president of Operations, Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , for Sonic. "MyDVD and CinePlayer are the perfect complement to the BUFFALO DVR-R/RW drive, and we are very pleased that Sonic technology is able to play an integral role in their product offering." About Sonic MyDVD Sonic MyDVD is the leading PC application for consumer DVD creation. Sonic MyDVD makes it easy to burn high-quality DVDs with motion-video menus, animated buttons and true-DVD-slideshows(TM) with transitions and soundtracks. Sonic MyDVD also features optimized Direct-to-DVD(TM) recording which allows users, in just a few clicks, to record their content directly to DVD from a video source connected to the computer's video input. Sonic MyDVD is also OpenDVD(TM)-compliant, enabling previously burned DVDs to be opened, re-edited, updated with new video and photo content and re-burned to DVD and CD recordable/re-writable media. About Sonic CinePlayer With its high-performance MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). decoding engine and native support for Microsoft DirectX(R), Sonic CinePlayer provides the highest-quality DVD and Video CD playback experience available on the PC. Sonic CinePlayer is also the first software DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. to take advantage of OpenDVD. With its ability to launch an OpenDVD project directly from the player into an authoring application for further editing, Sonic CinePlayer takes a bold step in the direction of giving users a seamless experience in both creating and playing DVD content. About Melco Inc. (BUFFALO) With four subsidiaries in Japan, Melco Inc. (BUFFALO) is one of the leading Japanese manufacturers of computer peripherals such as Memory, Storage Devices and Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area . In addition to its activities, Melco manages "FreeSpot" services. Melco Inc. (BUFFALO) is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. in 1996. Additional subsidiaries are present in Taiwan, England, Ireland and the US. About Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ) Based in Marin County, California Marin County (IPA: /məˈrɪn/) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2000, the population was 247,289. , Sonic (http://www.sonic.com) is the world's leading manufacturer of solutions for DVD creation. Sonic MyDVD(R) (http://www.mydvd.com) is the first DVD authoring application for consumers, and is the leading DVD solution among DVD recorder and PC manufacturers. Sonic DVDit!(R) (http://www.dvdit.com) is the leading DVD authoring application for videographers and corporate video producers; more than two million copies of MyDVD and DVDit! have been shipped. With its high-performance MPEG decoding engine and support for Microsoft DirectX(R), Sonic CinePlayer(TM) provides the highest-quality video and audio playback of DVDs or Video CDs. Sonic DVD Creator(R), Sonic Scenarist sce·nar·ist n. One who writes screenplays. scenarist the writer of scenarios, story lines for motion pictures. See also: Films Noun 1. (R), Sonic ReelDVD(R) and Sonic DVD Producer(TM) are the most widely-used systems for professional DVD publishing, and are installed worldwide at major studios, post production facilities and in corporate marketing departments. Sonic's AuthorScript(R) engine for DVD formatting and burning is licensed by leading software developers including Adobe, Microsoft and Sony. Sonic is a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic CinePlayer, Edit-on-DVD, OpenDVD, and True DVD Slideshow are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. AuthorScript, Sonic DVD Creator, MyDVD, DVDit!, ReelDVD and Scenarist are registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic under license. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice. Forward Looking Statement The above paragraphs of this press release may contain forward looking statements that are based upon current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties including, among others, the timely introduction and acceptance of new products, costs associated with new product introductions, the transition of products to new hardware configurations and platforms and other factors, including those discussed in the Company's annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and Registration Statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain a more detailed discussion of the Company's business including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking statements. |
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