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Santa Clara, Calif., November 13, 2000 --
PortalPlayer Inc., a Memory StickŪ licensee
that produces platform solutions for digital audio, today announced that it plans to
support Sony's OpenMG™, MagicGate™ and ATRAC3™ digital media technologies in
products it is developing for release in 2001.
PortalPlayer's Tango™ Digital Media platform, the industry's first platform for portable
consumer electronics products that support the encoding and playback of digital audio
files without using a personal computer, already supports Memory Stick media.
Planned support for OpenMG, MagicGate and ATRAC3 reinforces PortalPlayer's
commitment to providing its customers with complete platform solutions that support
both secure and open delivery and management of digital media.
PortalPlayer is demonstrating its current hardware platform in the Memory Stick Pavilion
at COMDEX, November 13 - 18. The demonstration highlights the encode and decode
capabilities of its Tango Media Player platform by capturing music from a CD player
onto Memory Stick media, with instant playback directly from the Memory Stick.
About PortalPlayer's Platform
PortalPlayer offers complete system solutions for new consumer electronics products
with digital audio downloading, encoding and playback capability. Platforms are
targeted at next generation entertainment products including portable MP3-type
player/recorder systems, hybrid systems combining CD and digital audio
player/recorders, and hard-drive equipped digital audio jukeboxes.
Typical platforms include:
- A single-chip IC supporting real-time encoding and decoding of digital audio content, supporting SDMI-compliant and open format implementations
- Device firmware including a range of decoders and encoders, audio post processing, comprehensive digital rights management and embedded real-time operating system (RTOS)
- PC media management software
- Highly integrated system-on-chip design supporting seamless interfaces to multiple storage media formats
- A network of technology partners and business alliances for digital formats, content, services, security, payment and related capabilities.
About PortalPlayer,
Inc.
PortalPlayer, Inc. supplies consumer electronics manufacturers with complete platform
solutions for open and secure delivery and management of digital media via the
Internet. The company develops and markets advanced systems for digital audio
recording and playback, using MP3 and other popular digital compression technologies,
tightly integrated with e-commerce and digital rights management. Founded in May
1999, PortalPlayer is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with major operations in
Seattle, Washington, and Hyderabad, India. The company has received two rounds of
venture funding from Chase Capital, Techfund Capital, FlatIron Partners, MP3.com, and
individual investors. More information on PortalPlayer, Inc., and its products is available
on the company's website, //www.portalplayer.com.
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-- PortalPlayer, the PortalPlayer logo and Tango are trademarks
of PortalPlayer, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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