BEATNIK SUPPORTS NEW GLOBAL AUDIO STANDARD
FOR MOBILE DEVICES

Beatnik Drives Open XMF™ Standard for Wireless Tools, Services and Content

SAN MATEO, CA - SEPTEMBER 06, 2001 - Beatnik, Inc., the leading provider of structured audio software solutions for mobile devices, today announced its support of eXtensible Music Format™ (XMF™), the new worldwide audio standard for use in the development of wireless applications, services and content. The XMF format, newly approved by the MIDI Manufacturer's Association (MMA) and the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) of Japan, offers many of the features and benefits of Beatnik's own proprietary Rich Music Format™ (RMF®), the leading structured audio technology used to enhance music and sound on mobile devices.

XMF combines multiple music and sound formats, such as MIDI and Down-Loadable Sounds (DLS), into a single file that can be controlled interactively during playback. An XMF file can be up to 100 times smaller than the equivalent MP3 file, with higher quality than most streaming audio formats. This makes XMF ideal for wireless applications including interactive music remixers, mobile phone ring tones, audio content delivery and games.

"Downloadable ringing tones have exploded over the last couple of years, and Top 40 music on phones is next, " said founder and Chief Beatnik, Thomas Dolby Robertson, Beatnik, Inc. "The timing is perfect for the music and mobile phone industries to define jointly this global audio file format as it makes sense for handheld devices. As the leader in the field, Beatnik is determined to be first to market with a practical XMF software solution."

Beatnik is committed to migrate its existing tools, audio engine and player to the newly ratified file format to drive demand for the development of advanced audio enabled applications, services and content in the mobile wireless market. Beatnik expects to roll out the first product to support XMF in Q1 2002.

As a member of the MMA, Beatnik helped lead the design of the XMF standard with other industry leaders including Alesis, Cakewalk, E-mu Systems, IBM, Kurzweil, Line 6, LiveUpdate, Nokia, Steinberg, Sun Microsystems and Yamaha. For a complete list of MMA members or more information on the MMA please visit: www.midi.org. For more information on XMF visit: www.midi.org/xmf.

About Beatnik, Inc.
Beatnik licenses scalable structured audio software solutions for mobile devices that enable rich multimedia content delivery and an enhanced user experience for games and device interaction. Beatnik markets its core software technology and audio content development tools to mobile device manufacturers and a community of creative professionals. Incorporated in 1996, Beatnik was founded by musician and composer Thomas Dolby Robertson. For more information on Beatnik visit: www.beatnik.com.

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