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Wednesday August 25, 8:30 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Liquid Audio, Inc.
New Liquid System 5.0 Lets Fans Access the Most Music Downloads From One Player; Preview Release Now Available With Multi-Format Support Including MP3
Thousands of Musicians, Labels, Retail Music Sites and Consumer Electronics Companies Now Using Liquid Audio's Delivery System to Digitally Distribute Music Over the Internet
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Audio, Inc., (Nasdaq: LQID - news) a leading provider of software and services for the Internet delivery of music, today announced Liquid(TM) System 5.0 software, a major upgrade to its end-to-end solution for digital distribution. Liquid System 5.0, which includes Liquid(TM) Server 5.0, Liquifier(TM) Pro 5.0 and Liquid(TM) Player 5.0, supports all leading digital music standards, including mp3, Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI), RealNetworks, Dolby Digital and Advanced Audio Compression (AAC). As a result, music fans can access the widest selection of digital downloads from one integrated player. A preview release of Liquid Player 5.0 with multi-format support, including mp3, is now available.
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Thousands of musicians, record labels, retail music sites and consumer electronics companies are now using Liquid Audio's music delivery system to distribute both mp3s and Liquid(TM) Tracks via the newly-upgraded Liquid Music Network. This includes a new showcase of free promotional mp3s by such featured artists as Los Lobos, Powerman 5000, Jethro Tull, Buckcherry, Blinker The Star, Dub Pistols and Linda Perry -- as well as more than 20,000 secure songs for sale.
* The more than 500 labels using Liquid Audio include: Alligator, Almo
Sounds, Arista Records, Atlantic Records, Bad Boy Entertainment,
Beggar's Banquet, BMG 's and Universal's getmusic.com, Capitol Records,
Dreamworks Records, Elektra Records, EMI Recorded Music, Epitonic, Fuel
2000, Hollywood Records, Interscope Records, Mammoth Records, MCA
Records, Mojo Records, RCA Records, Rockstar Records, Rounder Records,
Tuff Gong/Lightyear, Universal Records, Verve Music Group, V2, Virgin
Entertainment, Warner/Reprise Records, Windham Hill and Wind-Up
Entertainment.
* The more than 200 retailers using Liquid Audio include: Amazon.com,
BarnesandNoble.com, Best Buy, CIMS, CDNow, CD Universe, Compact Disc
World, Custom Disc, Every CD, Global Fulfillment, Handleman, Harmony
House, Hastings, J & R Music World, National Record Mart, Sam Goody,
Tower Records, Transworld Entertainment, Virgin Megastores, Wherehouse,
Yahoo and Musicland.
* The consumer electronics companies using Liquid Audio include:
eDigital, Iomega, SANYO Electric Co. and Texas Instruments.
``Our goal is to make it easy for the music industry to sell and fans to buy a wide variety of songs online,' said Gerry Kearby, president and chief executive officer of Liquid Audio. ``The multi-format support in Liquid System 5.0 gives consumers access to the broadest selection of digital music, whether downloading free mp3 files or purchasing secure tracks from the large catalog we distribute.'
For consumers, Liquid Player 5.0 software provides access to the broadest variety of music online and an improved user experience. Fans can use one integrated player to get both mp3s and secure tracks, or use the Liquid Plug-ins for RealNetworks, to access Liquid Tracks right from their RealPlayer G2 or RealJukebox. Liquid Player 5.0 makes it easy to sample music, check out lyrics and liner notes, purchase, download and organize music. An enhanced Music Organizer feature lets users drag and drop songs to make custom play lists, shuffle play or record custom CDs. Liquid Player will also let consumers enjoy music in portable players such as the devices announced by SANYO which are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2000.
For labels, Liquid System 5.0 provides the virtual distribution capabilities to leverage the Internet as a low-cost retail channel. Content owners can reach more customers by publishing, syndicating and selling music on Liquid Audio's network of affiliate retail Web sites. Multi-format support enables the digital delivery of music in both mp3 and secure formats. To fight piracy in mp3, Liquid Audio is adding the Genuine Music mark to music files it distributes. The Genuine Music mark enables labels to help their consumers distinguish between pirated files and legitimate music on the Internet. As a result, EMI Records has selected Liquid Audio to encode its extensive library for digital delivery. Atlantic Records is using Liquid Audio to distribute and securely sell ``Bliss,' the first single from Tori Amos's forthcoming new album, ``to venus and back,' online via 42 Internet retailers. In addition, Dreamworks, Epitonic, Fuel 2000, Hollywood and Rockstar Records are now using Liquid Audio to distribute promotional singles in mp3 to retailers in the Liquid Music Network.
For retailers and Web sites in the Liquid Music Network, Liquid System 5.0 provides the virtual fulfillment and large selection of content they need to promote and sell music downloads in their online stores. Sites can offer mp3s and Liquid Tracks from 2,300 artists to consumers. A new Liquid Music Network design upgrade provides users with a streamlined shopping experience and makes it easier for consumers to purchase tracks. As a result, more than 200 affiliate sites now use Liquid Audio to offer mp3s and Liquid Tracks.
Liquid Audio, Inc. is a leading provider of software and services for the digital delivery of music over the Internet. The Liquid Audio solution gives musicians, record labels, Websites and music retailers the ability to publish, syndicate and securely sell recorded music online with copy protection and copyright management. Using the Liquid(TM) Player software, available for free download at www.liquidaudio.com, music fans can preview and purchase downloadable music from the more than 200 affiliate Web sites in the Liquid(TM) Music Network. Traded on Nasdaq under the symbol LQID, Liquid Audio is located in Redwood City, California.
NOTE: Liquid, Liquid Audio, Inc., Liquid Audio, the Liquid Audio logo, Liquifier and Liquid Music are trademarks of Liquid Audio, Inc. For more information about Liquid Audio software and services call 888-liquid-0 or visit liquidaudio.com .
For information about employment at Liquid Audio visit liquidaudio.com or send resumes to jobs@liquidaudio.com.
CONTACT: press only, Erik Ryan of The New Media Group @ Waggener Edstrom, 425-637-9097, or erikr@wagged.com, for Liquid Audio; or Kate Andrews, of ShoreFire Media, 718-522-7171, or kandrews@shorefire.com, for Liquid Audio.
SOURCE: Liquid Audio, Inc.
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