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17th June 2004 - Alcatel and Sony Network Services
Europe today announced that PacketVideo Network Solutions
(pvNS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel, has been
selected to provide the server and media player technology
for Sony's StreamMan, the world's first personal mobile
music service.
Offering a wide range of music from major and independent
record labels, StreamMan is a service that provides
music to mobile devices over a GPRS or 3G/UMTS mobile
network. StreamMan will allow consumers to listen to
their favorite music anytime and anywhere, discover
new artists and bands tailored to their individual tastes,
and also share tracks, play lists or collections with
friends. In addition, StreamMan also includes a unique
smart personalization system that learns and stores
your tastes, so that StreamMan can provide a group of
individually personalized music stations that know what
you like to listen to.
StreamMan is based on the high-quality 3GPP-standard
AAC audio format and was developed by Sony Network Services
with support from pvNS. StreamMan is designed as a mobile
entertainment application that mobile phone operators
can provide for their customers on GPRS or 3G/UMTS networks.
Andreas Spechtler, director, Sony Network Services
Europe, said: "Alcatel, through its subsidiary, pvNS,
has provided a world-class mobile media technology platform
that allows StreamMan to address the maximum number
of devices with a high-quality, personalized, continuous
listening experience. We are looking forward to extending
our successful partnership with pvNS as we develop and
launch StreamMan throughout Europe."
"Sony's StreamMan is a groundbreaking mobile service,
providing users with a new way to enjoy music on their
mobile phones. pvNS is proud to have been selected by
Sony to provide the core music delivery technology for
StreamMan, a decision that underlines our status as
the premier technology enabler for 3GPP standards-based
mobile music services", said Anthony Sheehan, Director
Applications and Services, pvNS.
Starting today, TeliaSonera Finland is the first operator
to offer StreamMan. Leveraging this first reference,
both pvNS and Sony Network Services will collaborate
on a joint market plan to address other operators, initially
throughout Europe.
About Sony
Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information
technology products for the global consumer and professional
markets. With its music, pictures, game and online businesses,
Sony is uniquely positioned to become a leading personal
broadband entertainment company in the 21st century.
In Europe, Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of
EUR 13.47 billion (yen 1,765 billion) for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2004, based on an average market
exchange rate for the same period of yen 131 to the
EUR. Sony Europe, headquartered at the Sony Center am
Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, is responsible for the company's
European electronics business and registered consolidated
sales of EUR 8.71 billion for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2004. For more information on Sony Europe,
please visit http://www.sony-europe.com
About Sony Network Services Europe
Sony Network Services Europe creates, develops and operates
innovative content services for various media platforms
such as mobile phones, home entertainment, PC and internet.
Sony Network Services supports the Sony Corporate goal
to generate growth through device and content convergence.
StreamMan was initiated and implemented by Sony Network
Services in Austria. www.sonynetservices.com
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication
carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises
for delivery of voice, data and video applications to
their customers or to their employees. Alcatel leverages
its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks,
applications and services to bring value to its customers
in the framework of a broadband world. With sales of
EURO 12.5 billion in 2003, Alcatel operates in more
than 130 countries.
About PacketVideo Network Solutions
PacketVideo Network Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Alcatel, was previously a division of PacketVideo,
a company founded in 1998 which is recognized as the
world's premier independent provider of mobilemedia
software. PacketVideo Network Solutions designs and
develops network-based software solutions to facilitate
the distribution of multimedia-based communications,
offering the pvServer? product line of multimedia distribution
software. pvServer? has been through rigorous testing,
leading to the commercial launch by over a dozen carriers,
content providers and ASPs worldwide.
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