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BEATNIK AUDIO ENGINE APIs NOW AVAILABLE
IN METROWERKS TOOLS FOR SYMBIAN OS
Developers can use Codewarrior
tools to incorporate high-fidelity Beatnik-powered audio
in applications for Symbian-based mobile phones
San Mateo, CA February 11, 2003 - Beatnik,
Inc., a leading provider of standards-based structured audio
software solutions for mobile devices, and Metrowerks, a
premier provider of wireless development tools and services,
today announced the availability of a Software Development
Kit that enables developers to integrate Beatnik polyphonic
audio into their applications. The Beatnik Audio Engine
(BAE), built into a number of Symbian-based mobile
phones, allows developers to integrate high fidelity sound
into applications requiring real-time audio for multimedia
messaging, user alerts, game soundtracks and special effects.
Beatniks technology provides the audio subsystem
for a wide range of mobile devices, including Symbian OS
v6.1 phones, and forthcoming Symbian OS v7.0 phones. It
supports playback of industry standard mobile phone audio
formats, including MIDI, SPMIDI, RMF, WAV and raw PCM audio,
allowing developers to integrate a wide possible range of
audio content in their applications.
The Beatnik SDK is initially available for download from
the Metrowerks Codewarrior website and will be incorporated
in version 3.0 of Metrowerks Codewarrior for Symbian
OS toolset, expected to ship in Q2 2003.
As the market for advanced mobile phones continues
to grow, the opportunity for developers to create interactive
applications and services is also increasing, said
DArcy Salzmann, Wireless Industry Manager. The
Beatnik Audio Engine is the emerging industry standard for
mobile phone audio, making it a clear choice as a technology
for Symbian OS developers.
With over 1m owners of the Nokia 7650 already using
the Beatnik Audio Engine every day, and new Symbian OS phones
soon to be widely available, there is now a clear market
for advanced applications that incorporate high quality
audio, said Jeremy Copp, Senior Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for Beatnik. This collaboration
with Metrowerks offers developers a flexible toolset that
will help them to integrate rich audio and sound effects
into mobile phone applications.
CodeWarrior Development Tools for Symbian OS, Professional
Edition, is the first development toolset designed specifically
for the Symbian OS v7.0, and is being used by Symbian,
its licensees, and their partners to create system software
and applications for the next generation of Symbian OS phones.
The toolset enables wireless developers to develop, build
and debug C++ operating system components and applications,
all within the same Integrated Development Environment (IDE),
for Symbian OS mobile phones. The CodeWarrior IDE allows
developers to easily plug in device specific SDKs, like
the UIQ SDK for the Sony Ericsson P800, to support multiple
Symbian OS configurations including phone designs from different
Symbian OS licensees.
For more information on Beatnik, Inc., go to: www.beatnik.com
or contact:sales@beatnik.com
or
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About Beatnik, Inc.
Beatnik licenses scalable, standards-based structured audio
software solutions for mobile devices, which 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.
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products
and services for developers, with a particular focus on
the following industries: consumer electronics; transportation;
wireless; and networking and communications. The CodeWarrior
product line includes hardware and software development
tools and middleware that enable customers to accelerate
their time to market. The company also offers services,
including training and custom software development. Founded
in 1985, Metrowerks is today an independently operating
subsidiary of Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT). Metrowerks corporate
headquarters are in Austin, Texas; Metrowerks Europe is
headquartered in Basel, Switzerland; and Metrowerks Japan
is headquartered in Tokyo. For more information, please
visit http://www.metrowerks.com/.
Beatnik®, Beatnik Audio Engine,
BAE, mobileBAE, and RMF® are trademarks
of Beatnik, Inc. Metrowerks and CodeWarrior are trademarks
of Metrowerks Corp in the US and other countries. All rights
reserved. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
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