IDS' Samba CD-R burner to support Microsoft's Windows Media Audio format - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article

Telecomworldwire, July 19, 2001

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-19 July 2001-IDS' Samba CD-R burner to support Microsoft's Windows Media Audio format (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Infinite Data Storage (IDS), a developer of removable storage and writable CD products, has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with the software giant Microsoft Corp.

As part of the agreement IDS will incorporate Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA) technology into Samba, its recordable CD (CD-R) device. Microsoft's WMA 8 compression technology will enable Samba's customers to store almost six hours of CD-quality music on their CD-Rs, doubling Samba's storage capacity.

Samba is expected to ship in 3Q'2001 and will be available worldwide.

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