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RealNetworks' New Licensing Gives Handset Manufacturers the Flexibility to Enable Multimedia on a Broad Range of Mobile Devices

Seattle (ots/PRNewswire)

- Real Introduces New RealAudio and RealVideo Licensing and
Handset Compatibility Guidelines for Commercial Interoperability With
the Leading Helix Universal Mobile Platform
RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the leading creator of
digital media services and software, today announced new licensing to
provide handset manufacturers with the flexibility to enable any
mobile device with content-rich RealAudio(R) and RealVideo(R)
multimedia functionality. Real also announced a new Technology
Compatibility Kit (TCK), designed specifically for handset
manufacturers wanting to deliver a seamless experience for consumers
accessing media on a mobile device delivered via a mobile operator
using the industry leading Helix(TM) Universal Mobile platform.
"Seamless interoperability is essential to ensure that mass market
mobile media services are a success," said Aref Matin, Vice
President, Carrier and Systems Software, RealNetworks, Inc.
"Providing manufacturers with a flexible audio and video licensing
option combined with the new TCK will ensure that handset
manufacturers bring to market devices that are interoperable with the
globally deployed Helix Universal Mobile platform."
Available today, the new RealAudio and RealVideo licensing option
is part of the commercial RealNetworks Community Source License (RCSL
2.0), https://helixcommunity.org/content/licenses . For the first
time, this new flexible licensing option enables manufacturers to
integrate RealAudio and RealVideo with the multi-format Helix DNA
Client media engine, or a different media player of their choice,
with no differential in cost.
"SavaJe OS(TM) open media framework allows mobile operators and
handset manufacturers to deliver a wide range of rich media content
to their customers," said George Grey, Executive Vice President,
Product Management and New Business, SavaJe Technologies.
"Consequently, we look forward to bringing the ubiquity of RealAudio
and RealVideo to SavaJe OS".
"We welcome Real's new licensing flexibility," said Dr. Osama
Al-Shaykh, VP Technology at PacketVideo. "We look forward to
supporting RealAudio and RealVideo formats in our multimedia
players".
The newly available Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) gives
handset manufacturers the ability to thoroughly test devices before
release-to-manufacturing and to ship with the confidence that those
devices are fully interoperable with the Helix Universal Mobile
platform. To date, dozens of mobile operators worldwide have deployed
Real's Helix Universal Mobile platform to deliver multimedia
programming to mobile subscribers. Available today at
http://client-tck.helixcommunity.org , the free TCK provides Helix
community members with a set of detailed and comprehensive test
scenarios that will help decrease the operator acceptance testing
cycles for multimedia functionality. The TCK is valid for devices
shipping the Helix DNA Client media engine, RealAudio and RealVideo
enabled media players, as well as for third party 3GPP media players.
About RealNetworks, Inc.
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media
services and software including the award-winning Rhapsody(R)
Internet jukebox service and RealPlayer 10, the first digital media
player to integrate finding, organizing, buying, playing and managing
digital audio and video in a single product. Consumers can access and
experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks'
consumer software at http://www.real.com . Broadcasters, network
operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products
and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile
phones and consumer electronics devices. RealNetworks' systems and
corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com .
NOTE: RealNetworks, Rhapsody, RealPlayer, RealAudio, RealVideo and
Helix are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc.
All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Web site: http://www.realnetworks.com

Contact:

The Americas, Lisa Strong of RealNetworks, +1-206-892-6585, or
lstrong@real.com; or Europe, Edward Howson of Axicom,
+44-7740-173-051, or edward.howson@axicom.com, for RealNetworks

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