Roxio announced the launch of Roxio Streamer, which allows users to access photos and videos stored on their PC from other devices in their home as well as remotely from other computers or mobile devices.
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Unedited press release follows:
Roxio Streamer Now Shipping
Enjoy and Share your Digital Music, Photos, and Home Movies Anywhere, Anytime
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 17, 2010 — Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC), today announced the launch of Roxio Streamer, enabling users to easily turn a PC into a powerful media server to access and share their personal libraries of music, photos, and videos stored on their home PC from other devices in their home as well as remotely from other computers or mobile devices.
Roxio Streamer allows users to easily and securely access their media “from the road” via any device equipped with Adobe Flash. The application also supports both UPNP and DLNA protocols, providing users with the ability to access digital media from hundreds of DLNA-compatible devices from over 250 manufacturers of TVs, DVD & Blu-ray Disc players, portable media players, game consoles, and PCs connected to a home network. Users of Roxio Streamer can also invite family and friends anywhere in the world to listen to their music collection, watch video, or view and download photos from shared albums.
“Roxio Streamer is the most efficient way to enjoy and share personal media on your home PC,” said Sean Penn, Vice President, Consumer Products, Roxio. “You simply drop the digital photos, video, or music that you want to access or share into a folder and it becomes instantly available from any web-enabled device. That’s ideal if you are travelling and you want to enjoy your favorite music or movies or if you want to provide an easy, secure way for family and friends to enjoy your content.”
Also available as part of Roxio Creator 2011, this standalone version of Roxio Streamer also includes a 12- month subscription to the premium service, which includes streaming to the iPhone, Android-based smartphones and other mobile devices:
Premium Features:
* Unlimited number of user accounts for your family and friends
* On-the-go access to your Roxio Streamer library from any mobile phone or iPhone
* Publish photos directly to your Facebook account
* Publish photos directly to your Flickr account
* Share your digital media with digital picture frames and other RSS clients remotely
* Show off your pictures using the 3D Wall Cooliris interface
* Secure FTP access to your Roxio Streamer
Pricing and Availability:
Roxio Streamer is available for download from today via www.roxio.com and is priced at $49.99. The Premium Features are included free of charge in the first year’s subscription. Subsequent subscriptions are priced at $19.99 per year.
Roxio software products and services have revolutionized how consumers and businesses use digital media. Roxio’s flagship applications, Creator and Toast, are the market-leading products in their respective categories in North American retail and allow users to easily create, manage, protect, share, and enjoy their digital media on Windows and Mac systems, in the living room, or on-the-go. Roxio products and services are broadly available through a global network of major retailers, online retailers, direct from Roxio, and ship with top-tier OEM partners. Visit www.roxio.com to learn more.
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) enables digital media from Hollywood to Home. For more than a decade, Sonic products, service, and technology brands including Roxio®, RoxioNow™, DivX®, and MainConcept, have fueled home entertainment, powered rich digital media functionality on a range of platforms for a variety of partners, and inspired unique personal media experiences for hundreds of millions of consumers. Sonic technologies are now combining to deliver a universal platform for Hollywood Studios, retailers, consumer electronics manufacturers, and PC OEMs that provides consumers instant access to premium entertainment from virtually anywhere. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.