First Nero Digital(TM) Certified High-Definition Media Player Now Available From KiSS Networked Entertainment; Trial Offerings Of Nero Digital(TM) Media Solutions Ensure High Quality Audio And Video Content Output

April 26, 2006

Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces that KiSS Networked Entertainment is shipping its first Nero Digital(TM) Certified High-Definition Media Player, the DP-600. Nero Digital(TM) audio and video compression technology blends MPEG-4 and AAC, and AVC/H.264 and High Efficiency AAC with subtitles, multiple language tracks and chapter marks for the ultimate entertainment experience. The KiSS DP-600 is the first of a new generation of networked media players that combine high-definition video functionality with Ethernet and WiFi network connectivity. Designed to enhance the TV entertainment experience, the player allows users to subscribe, stream and view Video-On-Demand and IP-Television services. Viewers can enjoy content from many different audio and video sources, such as for example DVDs, CDs, MPEG-1, -2, and -4 video, XviD, MP3, Ogg Vorbis audio and many others. Details can be found at www.kiss-technology.com. The DP-600 also ships with 30-day trials of Nero ShowTime 2 CE, Recode 2-CE, and MediaHome CE encoding software. Equipped with these powerful digital media solutions, the DP-600 is able to access, transfer and deliver high quality audio and video content. "The KiSS DP-600 gives consumers an unprecedented degree of control over their digital home entertainment network," said Martin Manniche, Senior Director, KiSS Networked Entertainment. "The Nero Digital codec ensures that the content coursing through the network is of the highest quality." "The KiSS DP-600 delivers the very latest possibilities and functionalities to the digital home entertainment experience," said Udo Eberlein, President, Nero Inc. "Nero Digital, along with Nero Showtime 2 CE, Nero Recode 2 CE, and Nero MediaHome CE, allows audio and video content to be easily managed without losing any of its original quality, particularly in the cases of high definition video and surround sound audio." For more information, visit www.nerodigital.com. About Nero Nero (www.nero.com) develops and distributes the world's leading digital media solutions for consumers and professionals. Today more than 200 million users worldwide rely on Nero's award-winning and trusted, industry approved applications to manage the needs of the connected digital home and forward-thinking corporations. Nero's rapidly-growing portfolio of products defines new levels of innovation in the company's three key areas of focus: Digital Media Solutions - delivering multimedia applications for audio, video, photo and TV capturing, editing, burning, managing and sharing; Audio and Video Compression Technologies - providing world-class interoperable standards-based solutions for encoding and decoding digital content with support for Next Generation HD and popular handheld formats; and VoIP Solutions - providing cost-effective voice, text and video communication over the Internet for home and business. Nero products are globally distributed by leading hardware manufacturers, international distribution partners and online portals, and can be purchased directly at www.nero.com. Nero provides worldwide coverage through Nero AG, based in Karlsbad, Germany and two subsidiaries: Nero Inc. in Glendale, California, USA and Nero K.K. in Yokohama, Japan. About KiSS Networked Entertainment KiSS Networked Entertainment, based in Horsholm, Denmark, is a subsidiary of Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems. KiSS stands for Keep it Simple Solutions - and this concept is the back-bone of all KiSS products and all R&D in the company. This gives KiSS the unique strength of having an entrepreneurial approach to constructing home consumer goods with it-technology thus creating a bridge between what we normally experience in front of our computer screen to our living room.

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