Sonic DigitalMedia Software Suite Now Shipping on HP Notebook PCs; Provides Business and Consumer Notebook Customers with Award-Winning MyDVD and RecordNow.NOVATO, Calif. -- 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. (R) (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 :SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ), the leader in digital media software, today announced that Sonic MyDVD(R) for 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 video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. , and Easy Archive(TM) for archiving and data backup, have been added to HP's current Sonic bundle of RecordNow(R), Drive Letter Access(TM) (DLA DLA dog leukocyte antigen. ), and Express Labeler(TM) applications on new HP business and consumer notebook PCs. The suite of applications, known as DigitalMedia(TM) Plus, features a central task-based application hub and streamlined user interface(1). "We are very excited that HP notebook PC customers will now have the opportunity to experience the ease of use and convenience that our DigitalMedia Plus software suite provides," said Stan Wong, general manager of Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions. "Both consumer and professional users alike will appreciate the multi-level functionality that the suite provides, allowing them to manage and edit digital media files and projects anytime, anywhere and achieve professional quality results." Digital Media Plus is architected to give OEMs the flexibility to select multiple Sonic application modules and create custom software offerings for different markets and SKUs. For consumer notebooks, HP has configured a version of DigitalMedia Plus that includes music and data mastering on CD and DVD, video editing and DVD creation, archiving and data backup, and CD/DVD labeling with LightScribe(TM) technology. For business users, HP has added functionality for drag-and-drop packet writing of files to DVD and CD (DLA) which allows users to simply drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. their files directly to a recordable CD or DVD. Sonic's award-winning MyDVD and RecordNow applications are included on new versions of HP notebooks, and HP offers these users a path to easily upgrade to Sonic's complete line of DigitalMedia products online or in retail locations worldwide. "Our customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. notebooks that meet a variety of needs, including mobility, versatility and ease of use," said Tom Mitchell
Thomas J. Mitchell was born in Dublin in 1931. , vice president and general manager, Consumer Notebook Global Business Unit, HP. "The integration of Sonic's DigitalMedia Plus provides our mobile computing customers with a greater level of functionality as well as the ability to edit and update existing presentations, slideshows and other projects saved on DVD discs in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Sonic's Easy Archive application makes synchronizing, backing up and archiving important files to and from a notebook PC extremely simple. Easy Archive also offers automated file search by file extension for backup and archiving. Synchronizing, backup and archiving can be scheduled to automatically occur according to a time or event, freeing users from worries about whether or not their files are backed up regularly. In addition to centralizing and streamlining most digital media tasks, DigitalMedia Plus allows multiple Sonic applications to run simultaneously and share Sonic's powerful CD/DVD formatting and burning engine. For OEMs, the DigitalMedia Plus architecture saves substantial time in testing and qualifying applications and lowers the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. processing resources required to run complex digital media software tasks. For end users, DigitalMedia Plus greatly streamlines the management of digital media by allowing them to perform multiple tasks, such as archiving photos to DVD and importing an audio CD simultaneously. About Sonic Solutions Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC) (http://www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital media software, providing a broad range of interoperable, platform-independent software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users, and technology partners. Sonic's products range from advanced DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies used to produce the majority of Hollywood DVD film releases, to the award-winning Roxio(R) and Sonic-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup solutions that have become the premier choice for consumers, prosumers and business users worldwide. Sonic products are globally available from major retailers, online at Sonic.com and Roxio.com, and are bundled with PCs, after-market drives and consumer electronic devices. Sonic's digital media creation engine is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered 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. . (1) Easy Archive is available on HP consumer notebooks and Drive Letter Access (DLA) is available on HP business notebooks only. Sonic, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, DigitalMedia, Drive Letter Access, Express Labeler, LightScribe, MyDVD, OpenDVD, and RecordNow are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic under license. Forward Looking Statements 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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