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Texas Instruments, Loudeye, And M4IF Indicate Their Support for the New Standard Based On SBR From Coding Technologies |
| MOUNTAIN
VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002-- Coding
Technologies, the industry's leading provider of audio compression
technologies for the mobile, digital broadcasting and Internet markets
worldwide, announced today that the MPEG organization has promoted the
aacPlus technology to final proposed draft amendment status as part of
MPEG-4 Audio. Called "High-efficiency AAC" by MPEG, Coding
Technologies has already released updated aacPlus libraries to match
the current specification. In addition, industry leaders Texas
Instruments, Loudeye, and M4IF have offered their support for the
improved MPEG-4 Audio standard.
aacPlus is the combination of MPEG AAC and Coding Technologies' SBR (Spectral Band Replication) technology. SBR is a unique bandwidth extension technique, which enables audio codecs to deliver the same quality at half the bit rate. SBR is a backward and forward compatible method to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec; putting the "PRO" in mp3PRO and the "Plus" in aacPlus. As a result, aacPlus delivers streaming, as well as download, CD-quality stereo at 48 kbps and excellent quality stereo at 32 kbps. This level of efficiency fundamentally enables new applications in the markets of mobile and digital broadcast. "We are thrilled that aacPlus is on track to become the core component of MPEG-4 Audio," stated David Frerichs, Coding Technologies. "aacPlus was introduced as the new MPEG-4 Audio reference model in 2001 and it's incredible to have such great momentum within MPEG, as well as to receive endorsements from these industry leaders." "Texas Instruments is pleased that aacPlus is becoming part of the MPEG-4 specification," said Curt Waters, Manager of the Cellular Media Business at Texas Instruments. "By providing high audio quality at lower bit rates, aacPlus is well-suited to provide multimedia content for wireless applications." "Our customers expect us to provide content services in whatever format they select," said Lambert Jemley, Vice President of Marketing at Loudeye Corp. "We are happy to hear that aacPlus is now being finalized in MPEG-4 and we are ready to encode with the new standard." "It is great to see SBR technology becoming a part of the MPEG-4 Audio standard," said Rob Koenen, President of M4IF. "High Efficiency AAC is clearly the most efficient audio codec available and it is encouraging that Coding Technologies is deploying aacPlus today so people can stream CD-quality stereo at only 48kbps using cutting-edge, open standards-based technology." Coding Technologies is licensing libraries and reference source code for MPEG-4 aacPlus on Mac OS X, Win32, Linux, and multiple DSPs. Developers can contact Coding Technologies directly for immediate access to evaluation kits. About Coding Technologies Coding Technologies provides the best audio compression for mobile, broadcasting, and Internet. SBR(TM) (Spectral Band Replication) from Coding Technologies is a backward and forward compatible method to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec; putting the "PRO" in mp3PRO and the "Plus" in aacPlus. SBR is a fundamental enabler of the Digital Radio Mondiale open standard and is on track to become a core component of MPEG-4 Audio. Coding Technologies is a privately held company with offices in Sweden, Germany, and Silicon Valley. Founded in 1997 in Stockholm, the company later merged with a spin-off of the renowned Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, the inventor of MP3. Coding Technologies customers include XM Radio, Thomson Multimedia, Musicmatch, and Texas Instruments. For more information, visit www.codingtechnologies.com. About Texas Instruments For information on Texas Instruments, please visit www.ti.com. About Loudeye Corp. For information on Loudeye Corp., please visit www.loudeye.com. About M4IF For information on the M4IF, please visit http://www.m4if.org.
CONTACT: Coding Technolgies Gerald Moser, 49 911 928 91-0 (Press Contact)
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