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Real Tapped to Develop, Host, and Deliver Next Generation Video Services for Cingular’s 3G Network

RealNetworks(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK), the leading creator of digital media services and software, today unveiled its Helix OnlineTV(TM) application for mobile and broadband providers and announced that Cingular has named Real as its end-to-end solution provider for the development and delivery of the carrier’s next generation video service. Helix OnlineTV is Real’s solution for both mobile and broadband service providers enabling them to offer personal interactive TV to consumers’ handsets or PCs.

“Cingular has been at the forefront of bringing advanced mobile services to market, and we’re very pleased to have been selected to play such a critical role in the future delivery of their video services,” said John Giamatteo, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Business Products and International Operations for RealNetworks. “Cingular’s confidence in Real to deliver our full range of mobile solutions to their customers is validation of the advanced capabilities of our mobile technology in supporting today’s emerging multimedia market.”

“As we rollout our high-speed UMTS/HSDPA network, we’ll be able to deliver a host of compelling new mobile multimedia services to consumers — like high quality steaming video and audio,” said Jim Ryan, vice president of data services for Cingular. “The key toward making these new services appealing to customers is providing simple and fast access to the specific content that satisfies their individual interests. RealNetworks’ expertise in streaming audio and video, along with the flexibility of their Helix OnlineTV platform will help enable Cingular to give our customers the fastest access possible to the audio and video content they care most about.”

Streaming with Cingular
Real will provide Cingular, the nation’s leading wireless carrier, with a comprehensive video solution including application development for packaging mobile content, hosting the mobile video service on behalf of Cingular, and delivering the streaming content to a variety of new handsets for the carrier’s 3G UMTS/HSDPA network. Cingular is scheduled to roll out its 3G video later this year.

Cingular’s next generation video service will be hosted using Real’s Helix Media Delivery System, the basis for delivery for the Helix OnlineTV application. Components of the Helix Media Delivery System are currently deployed by more than 70 mobile carriers in over 40 countries around the globe. The launch with Cingular will include the following system components: Helix Mobile Server for streaming video content, Helix Universal Gateway for content delivery, the Helix Mobile Producer for content integration, in addition to the Helix DNA Client, a universal media playback engine that can support decoding and playback of any data type on any compatible device.

Helix OnlineTV Application Commercially Available
Powered by the Helix Media Delivery System, Real’s Helix OnlineTV application enables mobile carriers and broadband operators the ability to deliver multichannel video to the handset or the PC. The solution is an end-to-end, open, extensible, cross-platform system enabling service providers to offer customizable, interactive video services to consumers whenever they want it. By integrating the industry-leading Helix components, operators can manage and stream media traffic across their 2.5 and 3G networks to deliver value-added content such as news, sports and entertainment in RealAudio(R) and RealVideo(R), as well as in 3GPP compliant formats. Real’s Helix-based technology is also used by more than 50 different handset models on more than 30 million handsets worldwide. Carriers seeking additional information about Real’s Helix Online TV application should call a Real representative at 1-800-444-8011 or visit www.realnetworks.com/industries/serviceproviders/index.html.

In addition to providing mobile technology solutions for wireless carriers, Real also provides carriers and consumers with a wide range of mobile content including, streaming radio and video, ringtones and mobile games through its diverse portfolio of digital media properties including Rhapsody(R), Rollingstone.com, RealArcade(R), and Mr.Goodliving(TM).

About RealNetworks, Inc.
RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including Rhapsody(R), RealPlayer 10, and casual PC and mobile games. RealNetworks has more than two million subscribers to its premium content subscription services. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks’ consumer software at http://www.real.com/ . Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks’ products and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. RealNetworks’ corporate information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company .

Nokia unveils three new mobile phones for the fashion-conscious, including the first 3G fashion phone

 Building upon the success of last year’s highly popular L’Amour Collection, Nokia has unveiled three new mobile phones to meet the growing demand by stylish consumers the world over. From the elegantly iconic Nokia 7390, Nokia’s first 3G fashion phone, to the truly desirable Nokia 7373 and the timeless Nokia 7360, each model from the latest L’Amour Collection draws its design inspiration from tribal art and ethnic decoration. The result - a beautifully designed, intelligently considered and exceptionally crafted range of mobile phones, in a palate of colours and textures to meet every desire.

Finding inspiration in the faded luxury of grand architecture, the models from the L’Amour Collection will be appreciated as much for their exotic design as well as their impressive sophisticated set of features. Forms remain modern, round and pure. An earthy palate of colour and traditional materials, updates the bohemian feel of the earlier collection. Aspects of embroidery, 3D appliqué, ceramic tiling and other traditional decoration are refined and modernised through a new craftsmanship - resulting in beautifully embossed leather finishes and graphics which are sublime yet eclectic. Further unexpected combinations enhance the splendour of the L’Amour Collection, as does the mix of traditional handcrafts with cutting edge technology. The collection espouses a ‘nouveau-ethnic’ feel - the muted tonality and bleached colour reflecting fashion’s new and sophisticated way of incorporating decoration.

Nokia 7390: Professional elegance with a modern edge This sleek, elegant fold phone, consummately blends precision technology with groundbreaking design. As Nokia’s first 3G fashion phone, the Nokia 7390 combines exquisite materials and design innovation within a fully featured phone. The 3 megapixel camera and WCDMA high-speed connectivity is subtly hidden within ceramic-inspired shell and leather panels. Ideal for a 24/7 lifestyle, the Nokia 7390 is available in two colours, a Bronze Black version provides a masculine feel, echoing cigar parlours and oak-panelled studies of a by-gone era. The Powder Pink model is a daring combination of ceramic white and powder pink, a colour palate currently found on fashion catwalks and furniture fairs.

The estimated retail price of the Nokia 7390 is expected to be approximately EUR 450, excluding taxes and subsidies.

Nokia 7373: Metropolitan style, fluid form Ethnic patterns and a compact swivel design gives the Nokia 7373 its fresh look and perfect grip. Elaborate tribal markings provide a unique point for contemporary design interpretation, where form and decoration are married seamlessly together. This results in finely tooled surfaces, exquisite detail, embossed finishing and further decoration when the mobile phone is opened, proving that the Nokia 7373 is a veritable treasure chest of reference and culture.

The Nokia 7373 is available in Bronze black, Powder Pink and Black Chrome, with a wide array of complementary graphical themes. The estimated retail price of the Nokia 7373 is expected to be approximately EUR 350, excluding taxes and subsidies.

Nokia 7360: Subtly styled, elegantly compact The Nokia 7360 is an elegant and compact mobile phone, subtly styled with accents inspired by metal, leather and transparent surfaces. The innovative use of materials gives this mobile phone its unique character, which evokes modern design classics. A tactile inlayed leather effect gently wraps around the phone, meeting smooth ceramic-inspired surfaces and glistening metallic details. The Nokia 7360 comes in two colour options. A chrome and black original that is strong, streamlined and reliable. The Powder Pink girlish, charming and undoubtedly the phone that Lewis Carroll’s Alice would have used had she needed to make a call from Wonderland.

The estimated retail price of the Nokia 7360 is expected to be approximately EUR 200, excluding taxes and subsidies.

The renewed L’Amour Collection is a universal journey of romance, a fusion of technology with traditional craft and a union of ancient art with modern communication. Each model from the L’Amour Collection is expected to begin shipping this fall.

Technical highlights:

Nokia 7390

• WCDMA (3G) offering high speed streaming, video calling
• 3 Megapixel camera with autofocus and integrated flash
• Music player with one-button access

 

Nokia 7373

• 2 megapixel camera
• Music, video player, twin stereo speakers
• Complementary fashion headset, pouch and phone jewelery

 

Nokia 7360

• Stereo FM radio, integrated camera, MMS
• MP3 ring tones
• Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging

 

About Nokia
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

Nature-inspired soundtrack composed by ambient musical pioneer Brian Eno

Inspired by the forces of nature and the sculptural beauty of the body, Nokia today unveiled its latest premium mobile phone, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition. Sensual by nature, intuitively beautiful by design, the Sirocco Edition’s signature feature is a thumbprint, which perfectly matches the human hand. The soundtrack of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition was composed by the avant-garde musical pioneer Brian Eno, considered the “father of ambient music.”

The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition draws its name from the powerful desert-born wind that originates in the Sahara when a warm, dry air mass collides with the cooler, maritime air of the Mediterrean. The striking organic shape of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition references the inherent strength of the human form, a concept further implied by stainless steel polished surfaces and a scratch-resistant glass display window. Like its namesake, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition consists of two variants - light and dark, the light inspired by the hot, dry air mass, the dark by the cooler, humid one.

And as it blows, the powerful sirocco makes its own unique sound - a composition from nature caused by two air masses colliding. With nature as his inspiration, Brian Eno, the world renowned music composer and ambient music innovator, has created a unique ’sonic texture’ that is organic, calm and highly evolved. It has an otherworldly feel - comprised of notes created by instruments that Eno has selected and ’synthesized’ himself.

The stainless steel case of the Sirocco Edition is treated in such a way as to give the device a unique sensual feel, which humanizes this natural masterpiece. Impeccable functionality is created through superlative craftsmanship, using techniques drawn from master watchmakers and jewellers. From the sapphire coating of the 262,000 colour display to the distinctive slide mechanism which reveals its 2 mega-pixel camera, or even its extended battery life, every seemingly minor detail of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition is honed to perfection. The ergonomic keypad undulates like the glimmering dunes of the night desert, whilst the jewel-like navigation key shines like the brightest star in the darkest night. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition truly is unique, created out of the inherent beauty and chaos of nature and distilled into a modern form that is graceful, sympathetic and spare.

The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition also features a complementary Bluetooth headset. This diminutive but distinctive wireless earpiece is also composed of stainless steel, and perfectly matches the nature-inspired Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition.