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Mjuice.com and PortalPlayer Partner to Develop Secure, End-to-End
Digital Media Delivery Solution for MP3-Enabled Consumer Electronics
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San
Francisco, Calif., Dec. 7, 1999 -- Mjuice.com, the Web’s
largest secure-MP3 music retailer, today announced a partnership
with PortalPlayer Inc., a provider of end-to-end systems for
playback and recording of digital media content for consumer
electronics manufacturers. The companies agreed to integrate
the Mjuice secure-MP3 delivery, playback and transaction system
into PortalPlayer’s suite of digital media delivery and management
tools, including PC applications software, firmware and chips.
PortalPlayer markets its system to leading manufacturers of
portable audio devices, including portable MP3 players, MiniDisc
players and mini-component audio systems.
The
integration of Mjuice compatibility into a PortalPlayer enabled
system will provide consumers of these next-generation audio
products with access to tens of thousands of songs available
from the Mjuice.com digital music store and its network of
affiliate partners, including Infospace.com, Winamp.com and
Tucows.com. A pioneer in the distribution and sale of secure
music, Mjuice offers fans the latest in digital music from
leading artists, including recent releases from Third Eye
Blind, Stone Temple Pilots, Puff Daddy, Mos Def, Mobb Deep,
Type O Negative, Kurupt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx and the Freestylers.
"Our
agreement with PortalPlayer furthers Mjuice’s strategy to
make our digital music easily accessible to fans worldwide
by seamlessly integrating our system into a variety of entertainment
devices, including portable players and home stereos," said
Arnold Brown, founder and CEO of Mjuice.com. "We’re confident
in PortalPlayer’s end-to-end solution, and extremely excited
to facilitate playback of Mjuice music for their stellar line-up
of consumer electronics partners."
As
part of the agreement, Mjuice will develop a free software
plug-in for PortalPlayer’s Media Management Software Player,
enabling the product to download and play secure-MP3 Mjuice
files, and upload the files to portable devices. Mjuice will
additionally develop a firmware and chip-level module for
PortalPlayer’s Hardware Audio Player/Recorder, enabling the
product to play secure-MP3 Mjuice files and interpret specific
rules associated with the rights of the purchaser.
"We
believe the integration of PortalPlayer’s solution with the
Mjuice music system delivers a highly secure end-to-end solution
for device manufacturers," said John Mallard, President and
CEO of PortalPlayer. "This solution enables consumer electronics
companies that use our technology to deliver an exciting product
that offers consumers immediate access to a broad range of
new Internet music."
About
Mjuice.com
Founded
in 1998, Mjuice.com has pioneered the first MP3-based music
security and download system. Based on this system, the company
has developed the Web’s largest secure retail store and established
a network of affiliate partner sites to promote, distribute
and sell secure digital music. Mjuice currently offers its
distribution partners access to an extensive music catalog
of 30,000 licensed tracks from more than 70 major and independent
record labels. Current Mjuice distribution partners include
AOL’s Winamp, Infospace.com, iSyndicate.com, Tucows.com, AKA.com
and Listen.com. Mjuice is based in San Francisco’s Audio Alley
and currently has 25 employees. For more information please
visit http://www.artisticdirect.com/.
About
PortalPlayer
PortalPlayer,
Inc., develops and markets to consumer electronics manufacturers
complete end-to-end solutions for delivery and management
of open and secure digital media with a focus today on MP3
players/recorders. Products include destination website applications,
PC media management software, firmware, and semiconductors.
The Company’s products support Internet-based delivery of
multimedia content including music and other audio content,
print and ultimately video materials to a variety of playback
devices including portable MP3 players, home and automotive
entertainment systems, and cellular phones.
Founded
in June 1999, PortalPlayer is headquartered in Santa Clara,
California with branch offices in Seattle, Washington and
Hyderabad, India. The company has rapidly grown to more than
50 employees worldwide. PortalPlayer received its first round
of funding from Chase Capital, Techfund, and FlatIron Partners.
For more information, please visit http://www.portalplayer.com/.
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