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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (3553)	6/15/1999 3:51:00 PM
From: Dealer	Respond to of 5843

MP3 ENCODING AND DECODING IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM QDESIGN QDESIGN SHIPS MP3 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT FOR MAC AND WINDOWS OS PR NEWSWIRE - June 15, 1999 14:27 VANCOUVER, B.C., Jun 15, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- QDesign Corporation, a leading provider of digital audio compression technologies, announced today the release of its MP3 encoding and decoding software. Fully compliant with the ISO MPEG standard for MP3 (ISO/IEC 11172-3 and 13818-3), QDesign's MP3 is highly optimized to provide encode speed and quality that rivals the MP3 implementations by industry stalwarts, such as Fraunhofer, originator of the MP3 format, and Xing Technology, a leading MP3 developer recently acquired by RealNetworks, Inc. The QDesign MP3 technology is available as a cross-platform software development kit ("SDK"). Developers on both the Macintosh and Windows OSare now able to license the SDK for easy integration of MP3 for digital audio encoding and playback capability in custom applications. "MP3 has become a widely-used format for on-line music distribution," states Richard J. Beaton, president and CTO of QDesign. "With the launch of our MP3 implementation, QDesign now offers the most complete portfolio of digital audio compression technologies for audio archival, broadcast, on-line download and Internet streaming." For more information on MP3 licensing, please contact Mandy Chan, Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development at 604-688-1525 ext. # 24 or by email at mchan@qdesign.com. About QDesign QDesign Corporation has been delivering state-of-the art audio solutions to the broadcast and new media industries since 1995. The Company introduced the world's first MPEG-2 stereo compression software in October 1996, making available for the first time, high-quality, high-performance MPEG sound toall broadcast and studio professionals. In January 1998, QDesign launched the QDesign Music Codec as the Internet audio solution for QuickTime 3, bringing to audio and multimedia professionals "the Best Web Audio" product of 1999 according to New Media Magazine. QDesign's codec technologies appear in hardware processors, digital audio production, automation and distribution systems as well as professional and consumer multimedia software. For additional information, please visit the QDesign website at qdesign.com. CONTACT: John Rowe of QDesign Corporation, 604-688-1525, ext. 34, orjrowe@qdesign.com. SOURCE QDesign Corporation (C) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com -0- CONTACT: John Rowe of QDesign Corporation, 604-688-1525, ext. 34, or jrowe@qdesign.com WEB PAGE: qdesign.com GEOGRAPHY: British Columbia INDUSTRY CODE: CPR MLM ENT

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (3553)	6/15/1999 5:29:00 PM
From: Islander99	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5843

I too am having trouble with the Jukebox beta, which is exacerbated by the lack of tech support available (it is a beta). Installation interferes with sound for two games that I play. I can't get the software to "see" my DVD drive (no CD drive, just DVD). It seems like it's going to be a great product, but it ain't yet. I'm running it on a 400-mhz Dell machine with 128 megs of ram. Having said that, I love my RealPlayer Plus, and I just bought for my company a Real Server with 100 streams. So I like the company, like the products, and hope that someone can point me to reliable service for the problems I'm having with the Real Jukebox, without accusing me of trying to short the stock. -Islander99