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Net MD Walkman Will Be First Portable Audio Device to Support Pressplay

Later this summer, pressplay members will be able to transfer songs to their Net MD Walkman player/recorders for off-line listening of a wide range of music. The pressplay service, which is offered through Sony's Musiclub web site as well as such other pressplay affiliates, as MP3.com, MSN, Roxio and Yahoo, will include technology provided by Roxio that will allow users to transfer songs to their recorder.

"As pressplay continues to evolve, we're excited that subscribers will be able to use the Sony Net MD Walkman player, one of the top portable devices available, to enjoy their music anytime," said pressplay Chief Operating Officer Michael Bebel. "We know that along with CD-burning, our members want more flexibility and ownership over the music particularly through portable devices."

"The ability to transfer songs from pressplay to the number one selling digital music device (according to NPD Intellect, April 2002) provides consumers with more choices and flexibility to create a comprehensive music collection that they can enjoy almost anywhere," said Robert Ashcroft, senior vice president for Sony Electronics' personal mobile products division.

Pressplay

Pressplay gives subscribers access to a broad catalog of the world's most popular music through streaming, downloading, CD-burning and, soon, transfer to portable devices. Pressplay's vast online library features an array of rock, pop, jazz, country, hip-hop and R&B songs from the world's three largest record companies -- Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Recorded Music -- as well as numerous independent labels.

Net MD Walkman Players

Sony's line of Net MD Walkman player/recorders break the speed limit with a direct USB connection that transfers more than five hours of music to one $2 disc at up to 32x speed using LP 4 mode. The Net MD Walkman players are outfitted with Sony's skip-free G-Protection(TM) technology, improved battery life, and MiniDisc Long Play which uses the ATRAC3(TM) high quality sound codec for recording more than five hours of music on a standard 80-minute disc.

Sony's Net MD line features four models: The MZ-N505 for about $150, the MZ-S1 for about $180, the MZ-N707 for about $230 and the MZ-N1 for about $350. Each model includes OpenMG(TM) Jukebox software, Sony's QuickRip(TM) CD dubbing application and a USB connecting cable.

Additionally, Net MD Walkman recorder users who log on to Sony's Musiclub web site at http://www.musiclub.sonystyle.com/ can access music news and information on more than 13,000 artists, obtain useful product support information, and connect with other Net MD product users via community boards.

About pressplay

Launched in December 2001, pressplay is an equally held joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group (a unit of Vivendi Universal), and has offices in Los Angeles and New York City. Music companies, including EMI Recorded Music, Madacy, Matador, Navarre, OWIE, Razor & Tie, Roadrunner, Rounder, Sanctuary, Sony Music Entertainment, TVT, Universal Music Group and Zomba separately provide their content to pressplay on a non-exclusive basis. Pressplay is marketed to consumers through relationships with MP3.com, MSN Music, pressplay Connect, Roxio, Sony Music Club and Yahoo!

About Roxio

Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROXI) provides the best selling digital media software in the world. Roxio makes award-winning software products for CD/DVD burning, photo editing and video editing. Roxio's family of products includes category leading products Easy CD Creator® (Windows) and Toast® (Macintosh) for CD/DVD burning, PhotoSuite® for digital photography, and VideoWave® for digital video. Roxio also makes GoBack®, the #1 selling system recovery software that enables PC users to instantly recover from system crashes, virus attacks and data loss. Roxio distributes its products globally through strategic partnerships with major hardware manufacturers, in stores with the leading world-wide retailers, through Internet partnerships and also sells its products direct at http://www.roxio.com. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Roxio also maintains offices in Minnesota, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany and Japan. The company currently employs more than 400 people worldwide. Roxio is a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 and the Russell 2000 Index.

SOURCE: Sony Electronics Inc.