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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, today announced that it has been awarded several new patents, the most significant of which is US Patent 6,944,621 for dynamic content revision. The Sonic technology covered in the ‘621 patent allows the updating or augmenting of multimedia content on portable storage media including CD, DVD, UMD, Blu-ray Disc (BD), HD DVD, and flash memory. Originally deployed on DVDs, this technology is now a studio-required feature in the proposed specifications for the next-generation Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. The patent allows Sonic to develop unique features in its professional and consumer applications, as well as to license the technology to content owners, software developers, game console and consumer electronics manufacturers, and other industry partners.
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Full View / NID: 8178 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, announced today that its award-winning Roxio® MyDVD® for Canon, developed on Roxio® MyDVD 6 software, has been chosen by Canon, Inc. for bundling with their new Canon DVD camcorders, the 2.2 Megapixel DC20 and the 1.33 Megapixel DC10. The easy-to-use camcorders, small enough to fit in a jacket pocket, record high-quality digital footage directly to 3-inch (8cm) diameter DVD-R/RW discs. By including MyDVD, Canon makes the camcorders even more convenient to use, allowing customers to maintain the recordability of their camcorder discs while quickly and easily preserving recorded footage to settop-playable DVDs.
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Full View / NID: 8093 / Submitted by: Megan
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Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today introduced Easy Media Creator 8, the most significant upgrade ever to its industry-leading digital media suite. Easy Media Creator 8 seamlessly merges advanced technologies from Roxio and Sonic into the most comprehensive suite of CD and DVD authoring, burning, photo, video, and music applications available. Scheduled to be available globally in retail and online beginning later this month, Easy Media Creator 8’s innovative features extend the possibilities of digital media creation, management, preservation, sharing, and enjoyment.
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Full View / NID: 8057 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced the successful completion of Phase 2 of its advance training and tools program for members of the High Definition Authoring Alliance (HDAA), the first and only worldwide association dedicated to preparing authoring facilities for the launch of new high definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD-DVD optical disc formats. Phase 2 milestones include the delivery of a comprehensive set of new and enhanced encoding and authoring components that allow HDAA members to begin preparing content for both formats, as well as a second round of training sessions and collaborative technology discussions presented in both Burbank, California and London, England.
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Full View / NID: 8058 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that Bob Doris, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Sonic Solutions, will become non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors. Dave Habiger, currently president and chief operating officer, will become president and chief executive officer. In related moves, Mary Sauer, co-founder of Sonic, currently senior vice president of business development, will also remain a non-executive member of the Board of Directors. Clay Leighton, senior vice president and CFO, has been promoted to executive vice president and CFO, and Mark Ely, senior vice president of strategy, has been promoted to executive vice president of strategy. These changes will be effective at the close of business today.
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Full View / NID: 8011 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today unveiled the next generation of its Sonic HD-series Encoder, which now supports VC-1 encoding and includes new StreamData™ technology that enables the exchange of key encoding metadata for unsurpassed integration with Sonic HD authoring applications. Part of a suite of HD title preparation tools for new high-definition optical disc formats, the HD-series Encoder works with Scenarist® HD and Blu-ray Creator™ to provide professional authoring facilities with highly-integrated encoding of superior quality VC-1 and H.264/AVC streams for incorporation into titles in the HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc (BD) formats.
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Full View / NID: 7859 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today introduced the world’s first toolset to support the advanced interactive capabilities of the HD DVD 1.0 format. The delivery of HD DVD Advanced Content multiplexing and playback components marks a major milestone in the advent of next-generation, HD-enabled set-top formats, allowing the creation of titles that include movie-synchronized bonus features, pop-up interactive menus, and Internet connectivity. Members of the High Definition Authoring Alliance (HDAA), a Sonic-founded association of the world’s top disc authoring facilities, will initially have exclusive access to the new tools, which are being demonstrated in the Sonic booth (#7.731) at IBC.
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Full View / NID: 7858 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced the release of significant enhancements to its production toolset for new high-definition video disc formats. The releases mark the successful completion of Phase 2 of Sonic’s development of encoding and authoring solutions that allow members of the High Definition Authoring Alliance (HDAA), a Sonic-sponsored association of the world’s top disc authoring facilities, to prepare now for the upcoming rollouts of both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD). Covering the entire spectrum of components required for full-service HD disc creation, the tools are being released from mid-August through late September and are showing now in the Sonic booth (#7.731) at IBC.
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Full View / NID: 7841 / Submitted by: Megan
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Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that it is unveiling a breakthrough demonstration illustrating the interactive capabilities of BD-J, the Blu-ray Disc (BD) specification, enabling advanced interactivity for BDMV (movie) titles. Presented in Sonic’s IBC booth, the demonstration offers show attendees a compelling preview of the future of interactive HD entertainment, when set-top players will support interactive bonus features similar to those now available only via PC playback of DVD-Video discs enabled with Sonic’s widely distributed InterActual® Player. The presentation also underscores Sonic’s role as a key source of tools, techniques, and information for the professional authoring community in preparation for the upcoming rollouts of interactive, HD-capable optical disc formats.
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Full View / NID: 7840 / Submitted by: Megan
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IFA 2005, Berlin (September 2, 2005) – Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced broad support for Blu-ray Disc in its Roxio ® -branded DigitalMedia Archive ™ , Easy Archive ™ and DigitalMedia Studio ™ consumer software products. In addition, Sonic announced its AuthorScript ® Blu-ray software development kit (SDK), enabling third-party PC application and consumer electronics chip, middleware and application developers to deliver Blu-ray-based recording and playback solutions. T ogether, these Blu-ray-related developments highlight Sonic’s continued leadership in the optical media recording and playback market as the new high-capacity, high-definition Blu-ray Disc format moves toward consumer launch.
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Full View / NID: 7767 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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IFA 2005, Berlin (September 2, 2005) – Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today unveiled AuthorScript ® HD-DVD Recorder and AuthorScript HD-DVD Navigator, the industry’s first HD-DVD software development kits [SDKs]. These two new AuthorScript SDKs enable PC application developers and consumer electronics chip, middleware, and system developers to rapidly integrate and deploy HD-DVD recording and playback functionality in their high-definition video products.
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Full View / NID: 7766 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Marin County, California (August 23, 2005) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, announced today that FORTUNE has recognized it as the 14th fastest growing company in America in 2005. The list, which is comprised of public companies, appears in the September issue of FORTUNE, currently available on newsstands and at www.fortune.com. Additionally, Sonic Solutions was recently ranked number 6 on the list of the fastest growing Fortune Small Businesses in the July/August 2005 issue and 34th in the Business 2.0 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies June 2005 issue.
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Full View / NID: 7672 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Santa Clara, California (August 22, 2005) — Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced Toast® 7, the most significant upgrade ever to its industry-leading Mac CD & DVD burning suite. Toast 7 complements and extends the functionality of the Mac OS and iLife applications with innovative new features and ground-breaking capabilities that empower users to copy, save, hear and see their entire digital life on CD and DVD. Toast 7 will be publicly available direct from Roxio starting August 31 and in stores in early September.
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Full View / NID: 7658 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Novato, California (August 15, 2005) --Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC) today reaffirmed its fiscal year 2006 guidance for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. Sonic continues to anticipate full year fiscal 2006 revenues to be in the range of $155 million to $165 million and fully diluted earnings to be between $1.20 and $1.30 per share.
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Full View / NID: 7606 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Novato, California (August 15, 2005) - Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) (“Sonic”) announced today the financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005.
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Full View / NID: 7584 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Novato, California (August 8, 2005) — Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, announced today that it will release its fiscal first quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2005 on Monday, August 15, 2005.
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Full View / NID: 7513 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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WEVA 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada (August 8, 2005) —Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, today launched DVDit® Pro 6, the latest version of its pioneering DVD authoring solution, designed for creative professionals and enthusiasts alike. Representing the most significant upgrade to date, DVDit Pro 6 is packed with innovative new features, precision tools and fine-tune controls, presented in a completely customizable workspace that is optimized for productivity. The latest version enables authors to deliver engaging Hollywood-quality DVDs with advanced navigation systems, stunning menu designs, sophisticated behaviors, and with the inclusion of eDVD® 4, rich web-linked interactivity.
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Full View / NID: 7495 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Marin County, California (August 3, 2005) — Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the world leader in digital media software, today announced a strategic partnership with MusicNet, the world's leading business-to-business digital music service provider, under which the two companies will cross-promote field-proven digital music solutions that leverage Sonic's industry leadership in CD/DVD burning and take advantage of MusicNet's expertise in creating customized, engaging music sites with comprehensive downloading and subscription capabilities. The partnership positions the two companies for strong expansion in the rapidly growing online music services market and builds on their joint involvement in the development of two existing world-class music sites, Yahoo! Music and AOL Music.
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Full View / NID: 7461 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Marin County, California (August 2, 2005) — Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), ), the world leader in digital media software and Audible, the Internet's leading provider of spoken audio information and entertainment, today announced that Audible has licensed Sonic AuthorScript® Music, a version of Sonic's leading burning engine for audio-centric application developers, as the exclusive CD burn solution for its online collection of approximately 70,000 hours of spoken audio content.The Audible deal underscores Sonic's leading role in enabling seamless content flow across online and disc-based platforms.
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Full View / NID: 7446 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Marin County, California (July 26, 2005) — Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software announced today, announced a powerful new addition to its industry-leading line of AuthorScript® download and burn solutions for the growing online music and audio content market. Provided as a software development kit (SDK), AuthorScript Advanced Music offers important enhanced capabilities in key areas such as digital rights management (DRM), royalty tracking, and audio quality - all of which are essential to creating the highest-quality end-to-end electronic sell-through solutions for consumers.
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Full View / NID: 7437 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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