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BEATNIK AND MACNICA MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER

Clavis Company Appointed Japanese Distributor for the Beatnik Audio Engine, powering high quality synthesized music and audio effects for mobile phones

Tokyo, Japan – April 6, 2004 -- Beatnik, Inc., the leading provider of structured audio software solutions for mobile devices, today announced that Clavis Company (a division of Macnica, Inc.) has been appointed the Beatnik representative to the Japanese mobile communications industry.

Clavis Company will now be able to provide Japanese manufacturers of mobile phones, PDAs, and other devices with Beatnik's mobileBAE™ software to power polyphonic ringtones and other advanced audio applications.

The Beatnik Audio Engine™ (BAE™) enables network operators to deliver increasingly advanced mobile audio services based on the newly adopted Mobile XMF standard. These services include high-fidelity sampled ringtones, authentic game sound effects, sound-enhanced multimedia messages and user interface audio alerts. Industry-leading handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, Sendo and Sony Ericsson have all adopted the Beatnik software for integration with their products worldwide.

"For the Japanese mobile phone industry global standards such as Mobile XMF are becoming the key to success in both domestic and export markets," said Reggie R. Tezuka, Company President, Clavis Company. "Clavis Company can now provide and support our Japanese customers with a world class and flexible software audio solution which enables advanced functionality at a drastically lower cost."

"Polyphonic ringtones and advanced audio are a must for today's mobile phones, and the industry is rapidly converging on global standards to provide such functionality,"said Jeremy Copp, Chief Sales Officer at Beatnik, Inc. "Clavis Company's expert technical knowledge and in depth experience of the Japanese telecommunications industry, combined with Beatnik's industry leading software together can rapidly deliver flexible, advanced audio solutions to Japanese handset manufacturers."

Beatnik's advanced software engine supports the real time synthesis of high quality polyphonic audio. As a complete audio subsystem, the mobileBAE software incorporates a synthesiser, mixer, sample rate converter, linear audio player and support for MIDI, SP-MIDI, Mobile XMF & Mobile DLS, RMF, and WAV file formats. This gives users full control over all sounds produced by their mobile phone, allowing full audio personalisation. The Beatnik software finally ends reliance on expensive and inflexible hardware audio solutions.

About Clavis Company

Clavis Company is a division company of Macnica Inc. Since its establishment in 1972, Macnica Inc. has specialized in the supply of wide a variety of high-value-added electronic parts and equipment, particularly semiconductors, to the electronics, information and communications industries. The company is justly known as a leader in the high-technology fields in which they operate. In recent years, Macnica has expanded its lineup to provide in-depth technical support to customers in addition to the supply of devices. Its customers include Japan's leading electrical and electronic products manufacturers.

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has headquarters in Yokohama. Its subsidiaries are located in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, Singapore and the USA.

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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.