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Sony DADC starts replicating Universal Media Disc (UMD) for Sony Computer Entertainment's new
PlayStation Portable (PSP), heralding a new era of personal portable entertainment.
Salzburg, Austria; January 21, 2005 - Sony DADC begins replication for Universal Media Disc
(UMD). UMD is a brand-new and groundbreaking optical storage medium, designed for the high speed
and efficient delivery of digital entertainment content, including game, music and movies across a
wide range of consumer electronic devices.
UMD marks a new generation of optical pre-recorded storage media. The wide array of
possibilities for PSP has turned UMD into an interesting medium for more than just the games
industry. UMD will enable music companies to release full-length albums featuring audio content,
innovative video footage, and other compelling programming. The format can also be used for
full-length concerts and music video compilations.
"This new approach in connecting the music and games world on one disc will provide artists
with exciting new ways of connecting with their fans," says Christian Reiser, Sony DADC Vice
President Sales & Marketing. "Music and music video releases on UMD have the potential to
provide both music and games consumers with dramatically expanded value and a portable
entertainment experience." Designed initially for use with the PSP, but with wide application
across a range of future devices, this six centimeter high capacity disc can carry over 1.8GB of
content, such as games in rich full-motion video. The disc can hold up to two hours of DVD-quality
music videos or four hours of standard quality. The Universal Media Disc itself comes in a small
protective cartridge which is packaged in a special UMD box.
Sony Computer Entertainment's new PSP, scheduled for European release in the Spring, heralds
a new era in personal portable entertainment. Featuring a 4.5 inch, 16:9 widescreen high-resolution
LCD screen, PSP features built-in stereo speakers and is therefore ideal for viewing music videos
or listening to audio in high quality on the go. PSP also supports compressed audio formats, such
as MP3, AAC and Sony's own ATRAC3 sound formats. For this year Sony DADC is expecting an output of
over 40 million units of this new storage media in Europe. Sony DADC Salzburg will produce and
distribute UMD discs to all European markets.
Sony DADC, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, is currently the only optical storage
media replicator producing the Universal Media Disc in Europe and the United States. Sony DADC
offers a daily global capacity of 7 million CDs, DVDs and Recordables and has advanced to one of
the world's most innovative providers of pre-recorded optical discs, supplying a full line of
high-quality products and services. Services include digital asset management, authoring, editing,
copy control, graphic design, mastering, replication, packaging, postproduction, distribution and
fulfillment for DualDisc, CD-Audio, CDROM, DVD, Super Audio CD, Recordable, UMD and PlayStation
discs. For further questions, please contact Sony DADC at +43 6246-880-555 or via Email at
sales@sonydadc.com and visit us at
www.sonydadc.com.
PlayStation and the PlayStation logo, PS one and PS2 are registered trademarks, PSP and XMB
are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their
respective owners.
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