Sonic Solutions, Philips and BenQ debut Blu-ray disc

Sonic Solutions, Philips and BenQ have introduced the Blu-ray disc
recording/playback solutions that will allow consumers to burn and play back
discs in the new high-capacity BD digital media format. In a joint
demonstration, Sonic Solutions unveiled its AuthorScript Blu-ray Data Recording
Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as Blu-ray support in its popular Roxio-
and Sonic-branded RecordNow and CinePlayer HD consumer software applications.

Deployed on almost 200 million PCs, AuthorScript is the core burning engine
that underlies all of Sonic's professional and consumer software applications.
It is also the leading CD and DVD burning SDK used by software developers such
as Adobe, AOL, Microsoft, Sony and many others. With the AuthorScript Blu-ray
SDK, Sonic makes it easy for software developers to add support for recording BD
discs into their applications.

By showcasing the integration of Sonic's software and PBDS' Triple writer
(Blu-ray, DVD, CD) drive, the two companies are underscoring their commitment to
a smooth and rapid adoption of the BD format, which offers more than 70 times
the capacity of CDs and more than five times the capacity of DVDs, making it
ideal for archiving digital media such as home movies, recorded TV shows, music
collections, and digital photos.

John Newman, Director, European Operations for Sonic's Roxio Division said,
"By providing us with early access to PBDS Triple writer technology, this
collaboration allows us to accelerate the delivery of complete BD burning
solutions for our entire spectrum of customers, including home users and
professionals."

Sonic plans to make its AuthorScript Blu-ray Data Recording SDK available for
licensing in the summer of 2005, enabling producers of personal computer (PC)
and consumer electronics (CE) products to immediately support Blu-ray drives
when they become available.

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