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9th February 2005 - Nokia and RealNetworks®, the
leading creator of digital media services and software,
today announced that the companies are expanding their
long-term relationship to enable Nokia to ship RealAudio®,
RealVideo® and the Helix(TM) DNA powered RealPlayer®
on a wide variety of Nokia mobile devices. The agreement
will help both companies to achieve their mutual goal
of enabling robust media functionality on mass-market
mobile devices. In addition, the two companies today
announced that Nokia has joined the Helix community
(www.helixcommunity.org).
The Helix agreement builds on the existing collaboration
between Nokia and RealNetworks that began in 2002 and
made RealPlayer the standard media player of the Series
60 Platform, providing Nokia and other Series 60 licensees
the flexibility to deliver media functionality to smart
phones.
"The new licensing and development model with Real
fully supports Nokia's multi-format strategy and our
commitment to respond to our customers' needs with best-in-breed
solutions, such as RealAudio and RealVideo," said
Antti Vasara, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales
and Marketing, Nokia. "Today, the successful collaboration
between Nokia and Real has resulted in the delivery
of over 20 unique handset models based on Series 60
and Symbian operating system with RealPlayer capability,
to millions of consumers worldwide".
"Our momentous relationship represents a major
milestone for digital mobile media services. The Nokia-Real
relationship is enabling consumers around the globe
to enjoy digital media wherever and whenever they want,"
said Aref Matin, Vice President, Carrier and System
Software, RealNetworks, Inc. "Working with Nokia
we will leverage more powerful and flexible technologies
to deliver compelling mobile content experiences to
an even broader range of Nokia devices, which will enable
content owners, operators and consumers to reap the
rewards of the promise of 3G".
As a member of the Helix Community, (www.helixcommunity.org),
Nokia will work with engineers in the community to develop
and port Helix-based media technology including the
Helix DNA client media engine, along with RealAudio
and RealVideo, to a broad range of Nokia devices and
to the Series 60 Platform.
About Nokia
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving
the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility
industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the
information that matters to them with easy-to-use and
innovative products like mobile phones, devices and
solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses.
Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for
network operators and corporations. www.nokia.com.
About RealNetworks, Inc.
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital
media services and software including the award-winning
Rhapsody® 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.
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