imix.com Partners With Rimage to Offer World's First Personalized DVDs.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 Companies Also Join Forces For Pepsi-Cola Canada Ltd. "Pepsi Choose Your Music" Program Rimage Corporation Rimage Corporation (NASDAQ: RIMG), is a producer of CD-R and DVD-R production systems. Rimage has introduced several CD (compact disc) printing technologies including Prism Plus and Everest - two full color thermal printers. [Nasdaq:RIMG] and imix.com today announced a strategic partnership through which imix.com will use Rimage equipment to offer its customers the world's first customizable DVD-Rs. At imix.com, customers will be able to build their own customized music-video DVDs by selecting songs from a music video library. imix.com is using the Rimage Protege pro·té·gé n. One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person. [French, from past participle of protéger, to protect, from Old French, from Latin DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). publisher--the industry's first 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. publisher--to record and label the DVDs quickly and efficiently. "When we decided to expand our capacity to create on-demand DVDs, Rimage's technology was the obvious choice," said David Gould, 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. , imix.com. "They are the only company offering a DVD-R publisher and their CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. publishers have already shown us to be exceptionally reliable and efficient in supporting our CustomCD business. We were pleased that Rimage was the first to market with this DVD technology so we could be the first to offer consumers customizable DVDs." imix.com has expanded its on-demand DVD offerings to include cult movie classics, and will expand to include classic television programs, and a full library of contemporary music videos. This content will be available for consumer use at the end of the summer. The companies also announced Rimage's CD publishers are being used to fulfill orders from the "Pepsi Choose Your Music" promotion, a program partnering imix.com with Pepsi-Cola Canada Ltd. Throughout the summer Pepsi is offering its customers the opportunity to create their own custom compilation 5 or 10 track custom compilation CDs, called CustomCDs. From its inception, imix.com has been using Rimage CD-R publishers to offer customers a full array of online personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. entertainment. The fully automated Protege DVD-R features two Pioneer DVD-R recorders, the industry's first writeable DVD drive. The Protege is able to record simultaneously two unique fully recorded DVD-Rs every 60 minutes. The system also includes Rimage's Prism printer, a full-color thermal transfer See thermal wax transfer printer and direct thermal printer. printer that is the fastest and most cost-effective printer in the industry. Rimage's Perfect Image(R) Producer Software Suite allows the unit to operate in unattended environments. "imix.com is clearly an innovator in the online personal entertainment industry," said Michael Ferguson There are several people who may be referred to as Michael Ferguson:
About imix.com imix.com is a leading provider and resource of online personalized entertainment, offering its partners and customers the ability to create their own personalized digital entertainment in every format. imix.com completely personalizes the production process by enabling customers to choose their favorite entertainment from a broad selection of music, and soon an expanded offering of TV and film content. The range of products offered on the imix.com website includes or will include CustomCDs, CustomDVDs, CustomDownloads and CustomMiniDiscs. About Rimage A pioneer in digital information publishing solutions, Rimage Corporation has developed the world's first fully integrated production A farming system that produces high quality food and other products by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms to replace polluting inputs and to secure sustainable farming. system for the mass customization of CDs and DVDs - the Perfect Image(R) Producer. The Producer contains many Rimage innovations, including the Prism(TM) Color CD/DVD printer, patented robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions systems and the patented multi-data-stream Perfect Image(R) Producer Software Suite. The company's products serve many diverse markets including business-to-consumer entertainment and photography applications; government; and business-to-business financial, health care and manufacturing applications. Rimage's customers deploy the company's equipment in manufacturing and fulfillment installations, as well as innovative e-commerce and in-store retail settings. Minnesota-based Rimage Corporation has operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia. (c) 2000 Rimage Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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