| Allegro Software Streams iTunes
Digital Music Libraries to Networked Music Players
Allegro Media Server Streams Digital Music
Files from Macintosh or Windows iTunes® Libraries to Wired
or Wireless Networked Digital Music Players using UPnP™
Technology
LAS VEGAS - January 9, 2004 -- Allegro
Software Development Corporation, a leading provider of embedded
Internet technology, today announced the Allegro Media Server.
The Allegro Media Server,which was demonstrated at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES), provides the ability to present an iTunes
Digital Music Library over both wired and wireless networks to
networked UPnP-based Digital Music Players such as the Philips
Streamium series and NETGEAR MP 101.
The Allegro Media Server runs as a background
application on Macintosh (OS-9, OS-X) and Windows (98, Me, XP,
2000) personal computers and provides a bridge between an iTunes
Digital Music Library and the world of networked digital audio
players.
“Music fans know that bringing digital
music to stereo systems in the home office, bedroom or family
room can sometimes be tricky,” said Bob Van Andel, President
of Allegro. “By using the new networked media players from
respected equipment companies like Philips and NETGEAR, in combination
with the Allegro Media Server, the music stored in iTunes and
iPods can be enjoyed on stereo systems throughout the home.”
Allegro created its Media Server using UPnP
technology, one of the latest industry open standards. UPnP technology
is all about making home networking simple and affordable for
everyone, so the connected home experience becomes a mainstream
reality. UPnP architecture leverages TCP/IP and Web technologies
to enable seamless networking in addition to control and data
transfer among networked devices in the home. The Allegro Media
Server is fully compliant with the UPnP v1.0.1 specifications
and the UPnP AV DCP 1.0 specifications. The Allegro Media Server
will ship in March, 2004.
Allegro Software is a leading provider of
embedded Internet applications and technology. The company designs,
develops, and markets these applications and related software
for embedded environments. Allegro’s RomPager product family
is the most widely used OEM embedded Internet software on the
planet today, with over 4,000,000 devices shipped. For further
information on Allegro, please see www.allegrosoft.com. To be
notified when the Allegro Media Server is released, please contact
ams@allegrosoft.com.
For further information on the UPnP architecture,
please see www.upnp.org.
For further information on the Philips Streamium
family of products, please see www.streamium.com.
For further information on the NETGEAR MP
101 Wireless Digital Music Player, please see www.netgear.com.
UPnP™ is a certification mark
of the UPnP Implementers Corporation. (www.upnp-ic.org).
The names of other companiesand products mentioned herein are
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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