Phoenix Software, one of the leading software republishing houses, is pleased to announce that it has successfully concluded negotiations for the rights to distribute the Roxio digital media software titles in South Africa.
Roxio offers award-winning software products for CD/DVD burning, photo editing and video editing and has an installed base of over 150 million users around the world.
"Digital media is a huge growth area for us," commented Simon Campbell Young, CEO of Phoenix Software. "Interest in photo editing, video editing and CD/DVD burning is increasing as sales of related hardware products continue to show strong rises. Roxio products have received many leading awards around the world. We are pleased to have been appointed as a distributor."
Included in the Roxio range that Phoenix Software will push into the channel are:
* Toast 7 Titanium. The newest and fastest version of Roxio's award-winning CD/DVD burning software, and runs on Mac OS X (10.3.9 and higher). Toast 7 Titanium brings CD/DVD burning capabilities to systems without burners by allowing these users to access, over the network (or Internet). Available for R1 199.99.
* Easy Media Creator 9 Suite. Get the most out of your digital videos, music and photos. Easy Media Creator 9 Suite lets you create, manage and enjoy them the way you want them - where you want them. R1 299.99
* Popcorn 2. Transfer your favourite personal video entertainment to DVD, iPod, PSP or mobile phone! Create portable compatible versions of all popular formats including non-protected DVD-Video, QuickTime movies, MPEG files, iMovie projects and other popular video formats. R799.99
* Easy DVD Copy 2.1 Premier. Easy DVD Copy 2 Premier lets you quickly copy movies to DVD, PSP and video iPod. Create custom DVD or DivX movie compilations, play Hollywood DVDs on your PC, copy music CDs and more. R599.99
Roxio products will be available at Incredible Connection stores countrywide and all Apple stores countrywide. Also from online e-tailers Kalahari.net, Digital Planet, Computrolley and Telkomsa.net.
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Phoenix Software is a software republishing business. Founded in September 1999, PS supplies a wide range of software products to distribution and retail partners. The company focuses on niche software that is aimed at vertical markets and has an ongoing mission to bring leading-edge products to the marketplace in a timely and professional manner, while offering excellent price/performance ratios. The company's product range includes titles from leading vendors such as Nero, Acronis, Namo, Ulead, Intervideo, Software Imaging, Ink Saver, Webroot, TonerSaver, ThinkFree, X-00M, Zgroup, Onspeed, Onspeed Mobile and G Data Internet Security and Anti Virus. For additional information, please visit www.phoenixsoftware.co.za.
Roxio
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, develops and markets the best-selling digital media software in the world. Roxio offers award-winning software products for CD/DVD burning, photo editing and video editing and has an installed base of over 150 million users. Roxio distributes its products globally through strategic partnerships with major hardware manufacturers, through leading retailers, through Internet partnerships and through direct sales at www.roxio.com.
Roxio's parent company, Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital media software and provides a broad range of software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users and technology partners. Sonic's products range from professional DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies that are used to produce the majority of Hollywood movies released on DVD, to the award-winning Roxio- and Sonic-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup applications that have become the premier solutions for consumers and business users worldwide. Sonic's AuthorScript is the de facto standard for CD and DVD burning and formatting and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Broadcom, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.
Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, Toast Titanium, Popcorn, Easy DVD Copy Premier and Roxio Easy Media Creator are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic Solutions under licence. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.
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