QSound Launches 3D Audio Enhancement Software, iQms2, for Microsoft's Windows Media Player 9 Series.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003 QSound Labs QSound Labs is primarily a developer and provider of audio enhancement technologies for entertainment and communications devices and software. The company is best known as a pioneer of 3D audio effects, beginning with speaker-targeted positional 3D technology applied to arcade , 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 audio software solutions, today announced the launch of iQms(TM)2, the latest addition to QSound's iQ(TM) family, to coincide with Microsoft's launch of www.wmplugins.com as the premier resource and catalog of enhancements for extending the Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. 9 Series experience for Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. . iQms2 integrates seamlessly with Windows Media Player 9 Series, providing a dramatically improved playback experience by making streaming Internet audio See RealAudio. and MP3s come alive with QSound's remarkable 3D audio effects. iQms2 is based on QSound's High Definition audio library (QHD QHD Quarter High-Definition (640 x 360 pixels) QHD Quantum Hadrodynamics (nuclear physics) QHD Quadruple High-Definition (3840 x 2160 pixels) (TM)). At the heart of QHD is QSound's best-selling audio expansion technology, QXpander(R), which takes the existing mono or stereo sound information and applies 3D processing proportionately to it, resulting in two-channel stereo output with a dramatically wider perceived sound field. iQms2 also uses QSound's QRumble(TM) and QSizzle(TM) to restore both punch and brilliance to music, bringing the "warmth" of analog playback to digital audio files. "Windows Media Player gives QSound another opportunity to showcase our audio enhancement technology," said David Gallagher
David Lee Gallagher (born February 9, 1985) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role of Simon Camden on the television series 7th Heaven. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , QSound Labs. "We believe that iQms2 will provide Windows Media 9 Series customers with the highest-quality Web-based digital media experience." 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 audio solutions that include virtual surround sound See 3D audio. , positional audio and stereo enhancement for the consumer electronics, PC/multimedia, Internet and healthcare markets. The Company's cutting-edge audio technologies create rich 3D audio environments allowing consumers to enjoy stereo surround sound from two, four or 5.1 speaker systems. To hear 3D audio demos and learn more about QSound, visit our web site 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, introduction of new products. 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 consumer acceptance of the Company's products, the Company's ability to carry out its business strategy and marketing plans, including availability of sufficient resources for the Company to do so timely and cost effectively, dependence on intellectual property, rapid technological change and competition, and other risks 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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