SAN DIEGO, Jul 27, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MusicMatch Inc.,
makers of the world's first personal jukebox software program, and Dell
Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: DELL), the world's leading direct
computer systems company, are working together to provide Dell(R)
Dimension(R) PC customers with software that will turn their desktop
PCs into powerful digital jukeboxes.
Starting today, Dell consumer customers who purchase Dimension PCs with
34.2-gigabyte and 37-gigabyte hard drives will receive a promotional
copyof MusicMatch Jukebox 4.0, which lets users record, sort and play
digital music tracks from their personal CD collections or downloaded
from theInternet.
The offer represents the latest efforts from Dell and its
www.Dellnet.com consumer program to provide customers with additional
products and services to enhance the customer experience beyond the PC
itself. Dell expects to work with MusicMatch in the coming months to
further enhance the combination of MusicMatch Jukebox and Dell PCs.
MusicMatch Jukebox 4.0 is the first completely integrated MP3 music
management software program that lets users build extensive collections
of CD-quality digital music downloaded from the Internet and recorded
from music CDs. MusicMatch software lets users organize all their
tracks in a digital music database on their PC, create custom play
lists, and play them on their PC in CD-quality.
"The ability to add exciting software products like MusicMatch is
essential to Dell's commitment to provide customer solutions that
leverage the full power of the PC," said Janet Mountain, vice president
and general manager of Dell's consumer division. "With our testing and
validation efforts of hot new software products and peripherals, we
help reduce the worry from the customer experience."
"MusicMatch is proud to be included as a leading software provider for
Dell's www.Dellnet.com consumer program," said Dennis Mudd, president
and chief executive officer (CEO) of MusicMatch. "Both of our companies
are completely focused on enhancing the user experience, and by
combining Dell's superior PC solutions with MusicMatch's leading-edge
music management software, we are delivering one of the most powerful
PC entertainment packages available."
A sample configuration and price of a Dimension PC with the MusicMatch
software includes: Pentium(R) III 500 MHz Processor, 34.2GB Ultra ATA
Hard Drive with Digital Jukebox, 17" (16.0" viewable, .26dp) M780
Monitor, 32MB Diamond Viper 770D NVIDIA AGP Graphics, 8X Max Variable
DVD ROM Drive, SoundBlaster Live! Value 512V Sound Card, harman/kardon
HK-195 Speakers, 3Com(R) USRobotics V.903 PCI Telephony WinModem,
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98, Second Edition for $2,106.
Initially, Dell Dimension customers can download MusicMatch 4.0 via the
MusicMatch Web site: www.musicmatch.com. In late August, Dell expects
to offer the software as a CD-ROM bundle.
About MusicMatch, Inc. MusicMatch, Inc. develops digital audio software
that lets people take control over how they listen to their music. The
company's popular "MusicMatch Jukebox" software turns a PC into a
powerful component of a user's stereo system, and is the world's
number-one selling MP3 software program. The MusicMatch web site
(www.musicmatch.com) is one of the world's 50 most popular music web
sites, and contains one of the finest collections of downloadable music
from independent artists on the Internet. MusicMatch was incorporated
in February 1997, has 41 employees, and is headquartered inSan Diego,
CA.
About Dell Ranked No. 78 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 210 in
the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's
leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $19.9
billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and
customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an
extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell
and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number
1-800-388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at
www.dell.com.
@@MusicMatch and MusicMatch Jukebox are trademarks of MusicMatch,
Inc.
(R) DELL is a registered trademark of Dell Computer Corporation.
(R) DIMENSION is a registered trademark of Dell Computer
Corporation.
SOURCE MusicMatch, Inc.
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CONTACT: Joeli Yaguda of MusicMatch, Inc., 619-385-8381,
joeli@musicmatch.com; Gary Brotman of Golin/Harris
International,
213-623-4200 ext. 728, gbrotman@golinharris.com, for
MusicMatch, Inc.; or
Media Relations: Bill Robbins, 512-728-1211,
bill_robbins@dell.com, or Marci
Grossman, 512-728-3113, or Investor Relations: Don
Collis, 512-728-8671,
don_collis@dell.com, or Robert Williams, 512-728-7570,
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