SigmaTel to Offer Musicmatch Jukebox to MP3 Player Manufacturers Using the D-Major MP3 Audio Solution
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004--SigmaTel, Inc., (Nasdaq:SGTL) a leader in analog intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits, today announced it has aligned with Musicmatch to provide the Musicmatch(TM) Jukebox audio player software to MP3 player manufacturers. The jukebox software will be offered to manufacturers for free distribution with their audio players, providing a more complete digital audio solution for the end consumer.
This Musicmatch addition to SigmaTel's already feature-rich D-Major(TM) MP3 player solution for MP3 player designs will allow the player manufacturer the option to package a complete PC-based music management application with their portable audio player. SigmaTel's current MP3 player development solutions offer a multitude of additional features such as support for multiple flavors of NAND flash and hard disk drive solutions, and most popular audio algorithm formats including MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM, and WAV.
"Musicmatch is proud to be included as a feature within the SigmaTel development solution," says Bob Ohlweiler, senior vice president of business development at Musicmatch. "Because of SigmaTel's leadership within the MP3 market, Musicmatch software will become much more accessible to the consumer."
"The Musicmatch addition allows our customers to easily include an end-user application along with their D-Major driven MP3 player," says Danny Mulligan, vice president and general manager for portable audio products at SigmaTel. "SigmaTel strives to continually add features to our development kit as a way to shorten design time, lower overall costs and bring additional value through support options."
For more information on SigmaTel, Inc., please visit www.sigmatel.com.
For more information on Musicmatch, Inc., please visit www.musicmatch.com.
