Sonic Licenses Advanced Media Engine to Storage Appliance Corporation
AuthorScript Technology Integrated into Innovative “Click Free” Backup Solutions
Novato, California (17 June 2008) — Sonic Solutions®
(NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced
a licensing agreement with Storage Appliance Corporation for Sonic AuthorScript®,
the world's leading media authoring, formatting, and burning technology.
Under the agreement, Storage Appliance Corporation will integrate AuthorScript
into its ClickFree™ DVD backup solutions, designed to
simplify and automate digital content archiving and protection for consumers.
“Consumers trust us with some of their most important digital assets
– everything from cherished photos to financial records – therefore dependable,
trouble-free burning is essential,” said Ian Collins, President, Storage
Appliance Corporation. “With AuthorScript, the most widely tested media
engine on the market, Sonic delivers the proven recording reliability
and compatibility our customers demand.”
Storage Appliance Corporation’s acclaimed ClickFree automatic backup
technology offers the world’s easiest, most customer friendly way for
consumers to securely archive the personal content stored on their computer
systems. Users simply insert the ClickFree DVD into their drive, and
the application launches and begins automatically finding, organizing,
and archiving files. As well as selling products directly under the
ClickFree brand, Storage Appliance develops private-label solutions for
leading technology companies.
"AuthorScript has once again been recognized for its efficient
design and dependability,” said Dave Cornella, vice president, worldwide
business, Sonic Solutions. “This latest agreement reinforces the flexibility
of our technology and proves, once again, AuthorScript’s broad market
appeal and application.”
Created by Sonic's Advanced Technology Group, AuthorScript is part of
the company's expanding portfolio of technologies that are licensed to
enable CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc playback, recording, and authoring.
Sonic’s technologies are licensed by leading firms such as Adobe, Broadcom,
Microsoft, Scientific Atlanta, Sony, and ST Micro, and used to enable
digital media experiences in a wide variety of markets including consumer
electronics, PCs, kiosks, automotive entertainment systems, and music
download services. For more information, visit: (http://www.sonic.com/products/Developer/AuthorScript/quicklook.aspx).
About Storage Appliance Corporation
Storage Appliance Corporation develops intelligent,
“ClickFree™ personal storage devices specifically designed for ease
of use. ClickFree™ automatic backup is the world’s first technology
that performs backup by simply connecting the storage device to the
PC without having to set up or configure software. Storage Appliance
also partners with leading technology companies to deliver automated
backup around the globe. ClickFree™ automatic backup products are
available at leading retailers in North America, Europe and South
America. See www.goclickfree.com
for information on where to buy.
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com)
enables the creation, management, and enjoyment of digital media content
through its Hollywood to Home™ products, services, and
technologies. Sonic's products range from the advanced authoring systems
used to produce Hollywood DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles to the award-winning
Roxio®-branded photo, video, music, and digital-media management applications.
Sonic's patented technologies and AuthorScript® media engine are relied
upon by leading technology firms to define rich media experiences on
a wide array of consumer electronics, mobile devices, set-top players,
retail kiosks, and PCs. Always an innovator, Sonic has taken a leading
role in helping professional and consumer markets make the successful
transition to the new high-definition media formats and, through the
Sonic DVD On Demand™ and Qflix™ platforms,
Sonic is defining new models for the digital distribution of premium
Hollywood entertainment. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County,
California.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements
that are based upon current expectations, including the launch,
distribution, and market acceptance of BackOnTrack Online. Actual
results could differ materially from those projected in the forward
looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties,
including those discussed in the Company's annual and quarterly
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risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. The Company
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Roxio MyMoments, Roxio BackOnTrack Online, Hollywood to Home, and AuthorScript
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