SoundMan Users Will Be Able to Easily Record, Find, Organize
And Play High-Quality Digital Audio Tracks on the PC
SAN DIEGO, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MusicMatch, Inc., developer of the
world's first personal jukebox software program, today announced that the
company's award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox(TM) will ship with the new
SoundMan(R) multimedia speaker line from Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGIY). Logitech
will preview its new SoundMan family at the E3 trade show beginning today in
Los Angeles.
Logitech will introduce three SoundMan speaker models this summer --
SoundMan SR-30, SoundMan S-20 and SoundMan S-4, and its flagship SoundMan
Xtrusio DSR-100 speakers will appear at retail in September. All four
SoundMan models will ship with Logitech's Soundmobile.com CD-ROM, which
includes MusicMatch Jukebox 5.0 -- the latest version of MusicMatch's personal
jukebox software.
"Logitech has a reputation for designing and developing superb multimedia
speaker systems that appeal to a broad range of consumers -- all of whom seek
out the very best possible audio quality available," said Bob Ohlweiler,
senior vice president of business development at MusicMatch, Inc. "By
offering MusicMatch Jukebox with the SoundMan line, Logitech is making certain
that its customers have the best software available for recording and playing
high-quality digital audio on their PCs."
About MusicMatch Jukebox
MusicMatch Jukebox is the world's first personal jukebox software that
lets users build extensive collections of CD-quality digital music downloaded
from the Internet and recorded from music CDs, vinyl and cassette tapes.
MusicMatch Jukebox users can organize all of their tracks in a digital music
database on their PC, create custom playlists and play them on their PC in
CD-quality. It is also the first jukebox software to offer personalized music
recommendations, as well as an integrated Net Radio tuner for streaming
thousands of Internet radio stations. MusicMatch Jukebox is one of the
world's most popular audio software programs and is currently bundled with a
number of hardware devices, including Creative Labs' NOMAD portable MP3
players and Sound Blaster Live! sound cards, as well as select Dell(R)
Dimension(R) and HP Pavilion PCs.
About Logitech
Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets human
interface devices and supporting software that link people to the Internet and
enable them to work, play, learn and communicate more effectively in the
digital world. Logitech's interface products include Internet video cameras;
input and pointing devices such as corded and cordless mice, keyboards and
optical trackballs; multimedia speakers; and interactive gaming products such
as joysticks, gamepads and racing systems.
With operational headquarters through its U.S. subsidiary in Fremont,
California, and regional headquarters through local subsidiaries in Romanel,
Switzerland, and Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C., Logitech International is a Swiss
public company traded in Switzerland under the symbols LOGN and LOGZ, and in
the U.S. on the Nasdaq National Market System (LOGIY). The company has
manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America,
Europe and Asia Pacific.
About MusicMatch, Inc.
MusicMatch, Inc. ( http://www.musicmatch.com ) develops digital audio software
that lets people take control over how they access and listen to their music.
The company's award-winning MusicMatch Jukebox software turns a PC into a
powerful component of a user's stereo system. The company was incorporated in
February 1997, and is headquartered in San Diego. Significant investors in
MusicMatch include RedPoint Ventures and Thomson Multimedia Inc. Together
with Fraunhofer IIS ( http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm ), Thomson was the co-developer of
the MP3 technology and ranks No. 1 in the United States and No. 4 in Europe in
sales of consumer electronics.
** MusicMatch and MusicMatch Jukebox are trademarks of MusicMatch, Inc.
SOURCE MusicMatch, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.musicmatch.com
CONTACT:
Gary Brotman of MusicMatch, Inc.,
858-485-4350, garyb@musicmatch.com; or Wes Robinson of
Golin/Harris International, 213-623-4200 ext. 722,
robinson@golinharris.com, for MusicMatch, Inc.
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