RealAudio and RealVideo Coming to Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones

Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK), the leading creator of digital media services and software, and Sony Ericsson today announced that Sony Ericsson has licensed RealNetworks technology and will incorporate the RealPlayer including RealAudio and RealVideo as well as 3GPP, in multimedia capable Sony Ericsson phones. The two companies also announced that Sony Ericsson has joined the Helix Community.

Sony Ericsson is a market leader in developing mobile phones for GSM networks, the dominant technology for over 75 percent of the world's mobile networks including Europe, North America, and parts of Asia.

"Across our product portfolio, Sony Ericsson is providing great application support and a second-to-none mobile multimedia experience for consumers. By incorporating the RealPlayer in our devices, we will further strengthen our offering to benefit both operators and consumers," said Rikko Sakaguchi, Senior Vice President, Product and Application Planning at Sony Ericsson. "Working with a range of the industry's preferred solutions including RealNetworks' for multimedia delivery, Sony Ericsson is helping to usher in new era of mobile multimedia content services -- enabling delivery of compelling video and audio services directly to consumers' phones."

"Sony Ericsson has been very successful in the feature-rich mobile phone market in Europe. By adding RealNetworks' technologies to those devices both companies will further the vision of ensuring consumers have the best multimedia experiences possible," said Ian Freed, vice president, Mobile Products and Services, RealNetworks, Inc.

Sony Ericsson will leverage the flexibility of RealNetworks' Helix Community, (www.helixcommunity.org), and the Helix DNA Client to efficiently bring RealPlayer-enabled mobile handsets to market. The Helix Community is a collaborative effort among RealNetworks, independent developers, and leading companies to extend the Helix DNA platform, the first commercial-grade, multi-format platform for digital media creation, delivery and playback.

RealNetworks continues to expand its leadership position in the growing market for mobile audio and video products and services. With the addition of Sony Ericsson, the RealPlayer is now shipping or is scheduled to ship with phones manufactured by 5 of the top 6 mobile handset manufacturers in the world. The RealPlayer for mobile devices is available on Linux, Openwave Phone Tools v7, PalmOS, Series 60, Symbian and WinCE.

For more information please visit: www.realnetworks.com/mobile .

Source: RealNetworks, Inc.