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New York, Nov. 28, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- MusicNet, the
world's leading business-to-business digital music service provider
today announced that it has entered into a partnership with J.
River, Inc., a multimedia software solutions provider and the
developer of J. River MEDIA CENTER software, to integrate their
technology into the Company's forthcoming next-generation turnkey
white-label media platform. MusicNet's forthcoming next-generation
media platform will provide music and video content in a variety of
ways, including downloads, streaming and subscriptions. In addition,
the platform will support Microsoft's Windows Media and be
compatible with all portable media devices that are certified with
Microsoft's "PlaysForSure" standards. J. River contributes enabling
technology to enhance the user experience of discovering,
personalizing and enjoying digital entertainment. Additional details
about MusicNet's next-generation media platform will be announced in
the coming months.
"As MusicNet continues to grow and broaden the depth of its
services, we have been focusing our resources on creating an
exciting new digital entertainment platform for our distribution
partners that will enable them to offer an array of accessible,
highly compelling content," said Alan McGlade, CEO of MusicNet. "We
are very pleased to partner with J. River and integrate their
technology into our next-generation platform and look forward to
formally introducing it in 2006."
Jim Hillegass, CEO, added, "J. River has been a pioneer and
leader in delivering multimedia entertainment to desktop PC's in the
connected home. We're pleased that MusicNet chose J. River to
deliver the consumer application for this exciting new service."
J. River and MusicNet invite interested parties to contact them
directly for more information.
About MusicNet
MusicNet is the world's leading business-to-business digital music
service provider. The top U.S. and global consumer brands private
label MusicNet's comprehensive suite of digital music services.
MusicNet enables its partners to offer their customers a fully
customized experience, including the ability to buy music downloads
and subscriptions, choose from more the industry's largest catalog
of licensed music, explore engaging editorial programming and enjoy
an easy-to-use interface. Headquartered in New York, MusicNet is
wholly-owned by Baker Capital, a New York-based private equity firm
with $1.5 billion under management. For more information, please
visit http://www.musicnet.com.
About J. River
J. River, a software developer, builds digital delivery solutions
for corporate partners. This includes streaming, downloading,
subscriptions of audio and video content, handheld device support
and Digital Rights Management. For more information about J. River's
media products, visit http://www.jrmediacenter.com. Contact e-mail
music@jriver.com, or call 612.677.8200.
J. River MEDIA CENTER, J. River MEDIA JUKEBOX and J. River MUSIC
EXCHANGE are trademarks of J. River, Inc
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