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REALNETWORKS AND SONY ERICSSON TO DELIVER REALAUDIO AND REALVIDEO TO MOBILE PHONES
Sony Ericsson Licenses RealPlayer mobile and Joins Helix Community
Seattle, WA and London, UK February 17, 2004 — RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the leading creator of digital media services and software, and Sony Ericsson today announced that Sony Ericsson has licensed RealNetworks technology and will incorporate the RealPlayer® including RealAudio® and RealVideo® as well as 3GPP, in multimedia capable Sony Ericsson phones. The two companies also announced that Sony Ericsson has joined the Helix™ Community.
Sony Ericsson is a market leader in developing mobile phones for GSM networks, the dominant technology for over 75 percent of the world’s mobile networks including Europe, North America, and parts of Asia.
"Across our product portfolio, Sony Ericsson is providing great application support and a second-to-none mobile multimedia experience for consumers. By incorporating the RealPlayer in our devices, we will further strengthen our offering to benefit both operators and consumers," said Rikko Sakaguchi, Senior Vice President, Product and Application Planning at Sony Ericsson. "Working with a range of the industry’s preferred solutions including RealNetworks’ for multimedia delivery, Sony Ericsson is helping to usher in new era of mobile multimedia content services - enabling delivery of compelling video and audio services directly to consumers’ phones."
"Sony Ericsson has been very successful in the feature-rich mobile phone market in Europe. By adding RealNetworks’ technologies to those devices both companies will further the vision of ensuring consumers have the best multimedia experiences possible," said Ian Freed, vice president, Mobile Products and Services, RealNetworks, Inc.
Sony Ericsson will leverage the flexibility of RealNetworks’ Helix Community, (www.helixcommunity.org), and the Helix DNA™ Client to efficiently bring RealPlayer-enabled mobile handsets to market. The Helix Community is a collaborative effort among RealNetworks, independent developers, and leading companies to extend the Helix DNA platform, the first commercial-grade, multi-format platform for digital media creation, delivery and playback.
RealNetworks continues to expand its leadership position in the growing market for mobile audio and video products and services. With the addition of Sony Ericsson, the RealPlayer is now shipping or is scheduled to ship with phones manufactured by 5 of the top 6 mobile handset manufacturers in the world. The RealPlayer for mobile devices is available on Linux, Openwave Phone Tools v7, PalmOS, Series 60, Symbian and WinCE.
For More Information:
Lisa Strong, RealNetworks, Inc. (206) 892-6585, lstrong@real.com
Sony Ericsson Corporate Communications, +44 (0) 208 762 5858, info@SonyEricsson.com
ABOUT REALNETWORKS’ HELIX MOBILE PLATFORM
RealNetwork’ Helix mobile platform provides mobile operators, content providers and handset manufacturers the tools needed to create and launch mobile media delivery services. Based on RealNetworks’ tenth generation media server technology, the Helix mobile platform is optimized to best serve the needs of the mobile environment including, support for 3GPP, 3GPP2 and other standard formats, the ability to adapt to changes in network availability, and proven commercial interoperability. The RealPlayer mobile is available on millions of handsets worldwide and distribution continues to grow through relationships with leading handset manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola. For more information please visit: http://www.realnetworks.com/mobile.
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including the award-winning Rhapsody® Internet jukebox service and RealPlayer 10. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks’ consumer software at http://www.real.com. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks’ products and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. RealNetworks’ systems and corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com.
ABOUT SONY ERICSSON
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB offers mobile communications products for people who appreciate the possibilities of powerful technology. Established in 2001 by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Sony Corporation, the joint venture continues to build on the success of its two innovative parent companies. Sony Ericsson creates value for its operator customers by bringing new ways of using multimedia communications while mobile. The company’s management is based in London, and it has 4,000 employees across the globe working on research, development, design, sales, marketing, distribution and support.
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