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<p>"MVP offers artists an easy, one-step process to encode from CD into MP3 or<br />
QDesign formats and submit music to IUMA's Artist Uplink, all within one<br />
extremely versatile application," says Antony Brydon, General Manager of<br />
IUMA. "It's as useful to online musicians as it is to online music fans."</p>
<p>"Ampcast uses the QDesign Music Codec technology for our online radio<br />
station and streamed music because it offers the highest quality streaming<br />
web audio available," said Erik Briceno, COO of Ampcast.com, Inc. "Now with<br />
the latest version of MVP, we can stream content directly into custom<br />
playlists, making digital music access and delivery easier than ever and<br />
our online marketing and promotional efforts more effective."</p>
<p>"MVP is designed to maximize the quality of the digital music experience,<br />
which we believe is based on a combination of great sounding audio with<br />
interactive multimedia and on-demand access to content," said Ken Ashdown,<br />
VP of Marketing for QDesign Corporation. "With the latest release of MVP,<br />
we are enabling music enthusiasts and artists with the tools to encode<br />
great sounding audio for personal consumption or online promotion. MVP<br />
users can now build playlists by combining their favorite streamed media<br />
with personalized content from their own digital media libraries so<br />
regardless of where the content is located, either live online or stored<br />
locally, users have immediate access."</p>
<p>QDesign is a member of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). The MVP<br />
application will support the SDMI guidelines for protecting content owners<br />
rights for managing access and distribution of their content.</p>
<p>Availability</p>
<p>MVP is available for FREE at <a href="http://www.mvpsite.com" title="www.mvpsite.com">www.mvpsite.com</a>. MP3 encoding is enabled for<br />
30 days, after which an upgrade to unlimited MP3 encoding is available for<br />
US $19.95. MVP is also available for customization and license to OEMs and<br />
VARs.</p>
<p>About IUMA</p>
<p>IUMA, the Internet Underground Music Archive, pioneered the delivery of<br />
music on the Internet in 1993 and is one of the Web's top sites for<br />
unsigned artists. IUMA showcases theWeb sites and music of thousands of<br />
emerging artists to millions of music fans. In addition, IUMA offers its<br />
7,500 bands powerful-but-easy Web development tools, unparalleled ad<br />
revenue sharing, and access to EMusic.com's relationships with over 500<br />
leading independent labels - giving them much greater visibility among key<br />
Indie labels. IUMA and EMusic.com are based in Redwood City, California.</p>
<p>For additional information, please visit IUMA at <a href="http://www.IUMA.com" title="www.IUMA.com">www.IUMA.com</a>.</p>
<p>About Ampcast.com, Inc.</p>
<p>AMPCAST.com sprouted from the growing needs and changes in the music<br />
community. By recognizing detrimental constraints in the current music<br />
industry, AMPCAST.com utilizes digital music and the Internet to establish<br />
online communities focused on discovering new music through digital<br />
downloads and streaming. AMPCAST.com empowers musical artists with critical<br />
marketing tools necessary in obtaining the natural exposure for their<br />
music. AMPCAST.com is dedicated to freeing the music and letting creativity<br />
run rampant in our hearts and our ears.</p>
<p>For additional information, please visit Ampcast at <a href="http://www.Ampcast.com" title="www.Ampcast.com">www.Ampcast.com</a>.</p>
<p>About QDesign</p>
<p>QDesign Corporation has been delivering state-of-the art audio solutions to<br />
the broadcast and new media industries since 1995. The Company introduced<br />
the world's first real-time MPEG-2 stereo compression software in October<br />
1996, making available for the first time, high-quality, high-performance<br />
MPEG sound to all broadcast and studio professionals. In January 1998,<br />
QDesign launched the QDesign Music Codec as the Internet audio solution for<br />
QuickTime, bringing to audio and multimedia professionals "the Best Audio<br />
Product of 1999" according to New Media Magazine. Recently, the Company<br />
announced its own implementation of MP3, the most popular format for<br />
on-line music download. QDesign's codec technologies appear in hardware<br />
processors, digital audio production, automation and distribution systems<br />
as well as professional and consumer multimedia software.<br />
For additional information, please visit QDesign at <a href="http://www.qdesign.com" title="www.qdesign.com">www.qdesign.com</a></p>
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