QSound Labs and 4Front Technologies Provide Linux Users With Improved Internet and MP3 Audio Capabilities; Software Plug-in Available at QSound.com and Opensound.com.CALGARY, Alberta/CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- QSound Labs, 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 : QSND), a leading supplier of digital and analog audio solutions and a developer of e-commerce software, and 4Front Technologies, a leader in digital audio solutions for Linux and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms, announced today the successful launch of iQ(TM) for Linux, a software plug-in for XMMS XMMS X MultiMedia System (audio player for X-Windows) XMMS X Multi Media System XMMS Cross Platform Music Multiplexing System . XMMS is a cross platform MP3 and Multimedia player that has become the most popular audio application on Linux and now comes bundled with all popular Linux distributions, such as Corel Linux, SuSE, Mandrake mandrake, plant of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), the source of a narcotic much used during the Middle Ages as a pain-killer and perhaps the subject of more superstition than any other plant. , and Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. . XMMS is being released under an open source license with a large number of developers. "Today's Internet audio announcement is a further testament to the execution of our strategy to increase the accessibility of our innovative 3D audio products. We are proud to say that we are the only 3D audio company with software solutions available for all 3D Internet and MP3 platforms," stated David Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer of QSound Labs. iQ is one of the first "third party" plug-ins to be integrated into the XMMS, making it easier than ever for Linux users to enjoy a dramatically enhanced audio experience over the Internet. iQ converts mono signals to stereo and stereo to 3D, adding rich, immersive audio to the already powerful XMMS player. iQ is available immediately and can be purchased directly from www.qsound.com and www.opensound.com for the special price of $10.00. "With the introduction of iQ for Linux, XMMS users can now experience the same QSound MP3D enhancements available for WinAmp," said Dev Mazumdar, President of 4Front Technologies. "We will be working closely with QSound Labs to bring many more exciting QSound products to the Linux and the Open Sound System platform." About iQ iQ is a compact 3D audio software package that automatically synthesizes a remarkable 3D stereo image from mono audio and dramatically changes current Web audio into a virtual surround sound See 3D audio. environment. About 4Front Technologies 4Front Technologies is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with development facilities in California, Finland and Sweden. 4Front's main focus is on developing audio solutions for the UNIX and embedded Systems marketplace. 4Front's Open Sound System has become the "de-facto" audio API that is now distributed with Linux and FreeBSD kernel sources under the GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. Public License (GPL See GNU General Public License. 1. GPL - General Purpose Language. 2. GPL - ["A Sample Management Application Program in a Graphical Data-driven Programming language", A.L. Davis et al, Digest of Papers, Compcon Spring 81, Feb 1981, pp. 162-167]. ). Open Sound System has been licensed by companies like SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , Wind River Systems and endorsed by SUN Microsystems. The commercial version of Open Sound System is also bundled in Linux distributions from Corel, Caldera, SuSE and TurboLinux. The X Multimedia System (XMMS) project is developed under the GNU Public License (GPL) and is sponsored by 4Front Technologies. XMMS is a cross platform multimedia player that supports MP3, Wave, CD, MOD, MIDI, and other digital audio and video formats. It also provides MP3 streaming playback support over the Internet and provides visual graphics synchronized to sound output. It also provides complete control over GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. layout and design. More information on XMMS is available at www.xmms.org and www.opensound.com. About Linux Linux is a free UNIX-type operating system that was originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Linux is an independent POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. implementation and includes true multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. , virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. networking, and other features consistent with UNIX-type systems. Linux is developed under the GNU Public License (GPL), the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. More information on Linux is available at www.linux.com. About QSound Labs, Inc. Since its inception in 1988, QSound Labs, Inc. has evolved into one of the world's leading audio technology companies and an e-commerce solution provider. The Company has developed proprietary, patent-protected audio solutions that include virtual surround sound, positional audio and stereo enhancement for the consumer electronics, multimedia PC, Internet and healthcare markets. The Company's cutting-edge audio technologies create 3D audio environments, allowing consumers to enjoy stereo surround sound from just two speakers. For more information, visit our website at http://www.qsound.com. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act of 1995 concerning, among other things, the anticipated introduction of new products and future financial results, including statements made by Mr. Gallagher regarding the foregoing. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the Company's ability to carry out its business strategy and marketing plans, availability of sufficient resources for the Company to timely and cost effectively carry out the Company's business plans and strategies, dependence on the performance of third parties who have agreed to market the Company's technologies, dependence on intellectual property, uncertainties relating to product development and commercial introduction, rapid technological change and competition, continued growth of the Internet, general economic and business conditions and other risks which may be detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations, projections and opinions of the Company's management, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to such forward-looking statements which may be made, for example to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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