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Aureal's A3D Standard Announced in Working Relationships with 64 Industry Partners Psygnosis Joins Leading Game Developers in Supporting Aureal's A3D Audio biz.yahoo.com FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Aureal(TM) Semiconductor Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AURL - news) today announced that A3D audio technology is being supported by top game developers, sound card manufacturers, and speaker manufacturers, with over sixty Aureal Partners currently committed to A3D development at this year's Comdex show. Aureal has successfully championed realistic 3D audio technology, using only two speakers, to its current status as a ''must-have'' ingredient in cutting edge computer entertainment titles with its A3D Interactive format, while propagating the A3D Surround format for DVD and home theater environments where two speakers can simulate the same effect as five speaker set-ups. ''Aureal A3D is the most exciting sound enhancement to affect computer games since the days of boring, old stereo,'' said Phil Morris, Music Manager of Psygnosis, UK. Psygnosis has several titles in development which will support the industry leading A3D audio format. Aureal licenses A3D Interactive and A3D Surround Sound algorithms to a variety of audio system providers and sound card makers as well as providing an advanced PCI audio silicon solution in the form of the Vortex AU8820 digital audio processor. Worldwide electronics manufacturers are capitalizing on Aureal's Vortex chip to create audio solutions for the PC marketplace, including GVC Media Technology, Inc., Labway, Multiwave Innovations, and Aztech, Samtek, AVM, and Formosa Industrial Computing. Current sound cards that use the A3D Interactive positional sound technology are Diamond Multimedia with its Monster Sound Card, Shark Multimedia with its Predator 3D sound card, and Xitel with its Storm 3D sound card. Several additional sound cards featuring Aureal's A3D positional audio are due for release shortly. Some of the latest PC game titles with A3D audio technology include Lucas Arts' ''Jedi Knight,'' Interplay's ''Starfleet Academy,'' and Activision's ''Heavy Gear.'' These titles, and upcoming ones from Psygnosis, join a growing list of 50 titles that are expected to incorporate three-dimensional audio from Aureal, including those from GT Interactive, Broderbund, Electronic Arts, Ubi Soft, Sierra On-Line, and many others. ''Several companies are trying to emulate A3D,'' said Kip Kokinakis, Aureal's Chief Executive Officer. ''For the games to work properly, they must be using our licensed A3D technology. At the end of the day, the most critical point for consumers is which 3D technology title developers are actually supporting.'' About Aureal Aureal builds advanced audio semiconductor and software solutions that increase functionality and features for personal computers and consumer electronics devices. Aureal not only develops audio processing semiconductor chips, but licenses technology designed to define and improve advanced audio standards in the marketplace. For information on Aureal, its products, and its industry leading A3D audio technologies, please call Corporate Communications at 510-252-4582 or visit the company's Website at www.aureal.com. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, dependence on the PC and consumer electronics industries and on product lines based on new technologies; foundry capacity, availability and reliability; competition and pricing pressures; and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE: Aureal, the Aureal logo, Aureal 3D and A3D are trademarks of Aureal Semiconductor Inc. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. SOURCE: Aureal Semiconductor Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Aureal Semiconductor Inc (OTC BB:AURL - news) Related News Categories: computers, semiconductors