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RealNetworks Announces Agreement With Intel to Ship RealPlayer and RealJukebox With Intel Desktop Boards


SEATTLE, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK - news), the global leader in Internet media delivery, today announced an agreement with Intel Corporation, the world's largest chip maker, under which RealNetworks' media management software will be distributed with two new Intel® PC desktop boards, D815EEA2 and D815EFV, supporting the latest, fastest Intel® Pentium® III and Celeron(TM) processors in the 370 pin package, along with a variety of advanced features for PC manufacturers. RealNetworks expects the inclusion of its industry-leading RealPlayer® and RealJukebox® software to add significant value for Intel motherboards, making integration of the RealNetworks products simple and easy for PC manufacturers and end-users alike.

``We are excited to extend our relationship with Intel to include new distribution channels for RealPlayer and RealJukebox,'' said Richard Cohen, senior vice president, Consumer Products, RealNetworks, Inc. ``The inclusion of RealNetworks software with Intel motherboards will enable PC manufacturers and end-users to quickly install and begin using the world's most popular Internet media management applications.''

``We are pleased to be able to offer RealPlayer and RealJukebox software with Intel Desktop Boards,'' said Tom Matson, Intel's director of Desktop Boards and Systems Marketing. ``RealNetworks' widely used software will be an attractive enhancement for system integrators and end users alike.''

RealPlayer 8, the industry-leading media player, is the gateway to the best audio and video programming online, including RealPlayer GoldPass(TM), the fastest growing subscription service on the Internet. RealPlayer is the second most-used PC application in U.S. homes, according to PC Data Online, and has more than 200 million unique registered users worldwide.

With over 60 million unique registered users, RealJukebox is the world's most popular digital media jukebox software that enables users to easily record their personal music collections to a PC hard disk, find and download Internet music, organize their personal music collections on their PCs, burn CDs and transfer music to portable devices.

Today's agreement marks the latest development in an ongoing strategic relationship between RealNetworks and Intel. Last year, the two companies announced the next generation of Intel Streaming Web Video Software technology which, as an integral part of RealVideo® 8 and RealSystem® 8, provides a new level of performance for streaming and download-and-play video.

About RealNetworks

RealNetworks, Inc., is the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet. It develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia services using the Web. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software on the Internet at http://www.real.com . RealNetworks' systems and corporate information is located on the Internet at http://www.realnetworks.com .

NOTE: RealNetworks, RealPlayer, RealJukebox, GoldPass, RealVideo and RealSystem are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE: RealNetworks, Inc.