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Intel Investors - Audio CD Compression Software using Pentium III Enhancements.
Five or Six Hundred more Pentium III Software packages and Intel will "close in" on all those 3DNOW packages out there !
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March 04, 1999 12:44
Virtuosa Gold Sets New Standard for Audio Encoding With Significant Performance Increase
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AudioSoft's hi-fi software capitalizes on Intel's new Pentium(R) III processor to enable high-speed CD-to-PC music compressions
GENEVA, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioSoft, pioneer of technology for secure music distribution over digital networks, today announced the release of a new version of Virtuosa Gold that is optimized for Intel's Pentium(R) III processor. Engineered to use the new processor's extensive multimedia instruction set, Virtuosa Gold provides PC users with the most advanced MP3 compression technology available today and ensures superior digital audio quality.
AudioSoft's Virtuosa Gold is the ultimate jukebox, CD ripper and CD-burning software available on the Internet. Software tuned to Intel's Pentium III processor has significantly improved Virtuosa Gold's overall performance. The Pentium III processor-optimized MPEG 1 L3 (mp3) codec embedded in Virtuosa Gold speeds the compression of CD from 25 to 30 percent. This improved performance lets Virtuosa Gold users compress a three-minute track in less than one minute. Virtuosa Gold is the only all-in-one jukebox-Cd-Ripper-Cd-Burner digital audio application in worldwide demonstration at the "Pentium III Processor Showroom".
"The Pentium III processor-optimized MP3 codec in Virtuosa Gold is now the 'must-have' faster encoding solution that maintains superior digital audio quality," said Giacomo Biondi-Morra, Vice President of Business Development for AudioSoft. "Coupling the technologies enables Virtuosa Gold to leverage the secure MP3 market while providing a high level of protection for music copyright owners."
"Intel is pleased to see companies like AudioSoft announcing software like their Virtuosa Gold that allows end users to take advantage of the capabilities of the Pentium III processor," said Tom Galvin, Director of Entertainment/Education Market Development at Intel Corporation. "The result is more convenience for music lovers both on and off the Net."
From March 15th, A 15-day evaluation version of Virtuosa Gold optimized for the Pentium III processor will be downloadable for free from virtuosa.com.
The complete version is pricing 49 USD.
About AudioSoft
AudioSoft (http://www.audiosoft.com) is a software developer and a content aggregator dedicated to the secure electronic distribution of music over digital networks with full copyright protection and management. AudioSoft operates a distribution channel for music over high bandwidth networks and over the Internet (http://www.citymusic.com) and provides the Music Industry with secure solutions and tools to distribute music from their own web sites.
SOURCE AudioSoft
/CONTACT: Marianna Marino of Marino & Associates, 415-547-7770, or marianna@marino.com, for AudioSoft/
/Web site: http//www.audiosoft.com
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