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PacketVideo Debuts First-Ever Microsoft Windows Media on Nokia Phones

Posted on: Monday, 14 March 2005, 09:00 CST

PacketVideo announced today that it will be the first company to demonstrate a mobile media application playing Microsoft Windows Media audio and video on Nokia Series 60 phones. The multimedia demonstration can be seen -- and heard -- for the first time at the CTIA show.

PacketVideo's featured demonstration closely follows the landmark announcement made by Nokia and Microsoft less than 30 days ago at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. The two companies announced collaboration on digital media formats, including support for Windows Media(R) Audio and Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) on music-oriented Nokia handsets, plus support for the MPEG Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) family of codecs. PacketVideo is demonstrating not only Windows Media(R) Audio, but Windows Media(R) Video on Nokia 6680 and 6630 phones. -0- *T The latest in multimedia innovation can be seen at PacketVideo's booth at CTIA: Hall F #5231 in the Developer's Zone *T

The demo will include Nokia 6680 and 6630 phones powered by PacketVideo, playing Windows Media audio and video at 15 frames per second with stereo sound. Viewers can experience the same high-quality video as seen on Verizon's PacketVideo-powered V CAST launched last month, which also features Windows Media content.

"Now that mobile multimedia is a reality, it's all about time to market," said Dr. James Brailean, Ph.D., CEO of PacketVideo. "When consumers see high-quality video running on their phones, like in Windows Media on Nokia, they want the service and handset it's running on. At PacketVideo, we call it supply and demand -- we supply the high-quality multimedia experience that consumers demand."

Seventeen million handsets powered by PacketVideo were shipped to major markets around the world in 2004. Additionally, five major 2.5G/3G multimedia service launches have been enabled by PacketVideo multimedia software.

About PacketVideo

PacketVideo is the number one supplier of embedded multimedia communications software for mobile phones with more than 60 design wins and 17 million handsets shipped in 2004. The company's software enables mobile phones to take digital pictures, record home movies, play back digital music and videos, and make two-way videophone calls. PacketVideo's global leadership is proven by unrivaled relationships with mobile operators, dominance in design wins, and the millions of PacketVideo-powered multimedia phones in the market. PacketVideo was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, Calif. More information can be found at www.pv.com.

Source: Business Wire

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