New StuffIt and MP3i Creator Software To Ease Music, Pictures, and Lyrics Transf

July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- First International Digital (FID), maker of irock! portable audio players and innovative MP3i interactive software, and Aladdin Systems, maker of the compression technology: StuffIt, today announced an agreement to co-market their products through reciprocal product bundling and online promotion programs.

FID is bundling Aladdin's StuffIt data compression software with its irock! line of portable audio players including the 256 MB irock! 760i, which plays MP3 and MP3i files that display pictures and lyrics, and the 128MB irock! 800 series available through major consumer electronics retailers later this summer.

"StuffIt is the superior cross-platform compression application on the market," said Erik Attkisson, Director of Business Development for FID. "irock! customers who use StuffIt will appreciate its effectiveness at compressing those really big files everyone needs to email from time to time."

Aladdin is bundling the MP3i Creator with StuffIt for Windows to help customers save time when emailing or posting files to the Internet. With the MP3i Creator music fans, digital photographers, and karaoke lovers can add photos and lyrics to regular MP3's to create slideshows and karaoke multimedia MP3s.

"Aladdin's multimedia community can appreciate how interactive MP3i's really extend what you can do to regular MP3 audio," said Mark Leitch, VP of Sales for Aladdin. "Adding slideshows or karaoke to any MP3 file is cool and a breeze with the MP3i Creator and StuffIt helps files travel faster and safely to their recipient."

Internet: http://www.aladdinsys.com
http://www.stuffit.com
http://www.myirock.com

Source: First International Digital (FID)