Rioport Provides Sanyo Japan With Secure Music Download Services for Popular SSP-PD10 Portable Players

Business Wire, Nov 28, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2001

SANYO Utilizes RioPort's Direct-to-Device Technology to

Provide SSP-PD10 Users with Exclusive Promotional Tracks

for Download Directly to Their Devices

RioPort, Inc., the leading music application service provider (ASP), today announced that it is providing SANYO Electric with music download services utilizing Direct-to-Device(TM) (d2d) Technology for its new SSP-PD10 portable digital audio player. The SANYO SSP-PD10- is a personal digital audio player with 64MB internal memory that plays secure WMA/AAC/MP3. With RioPort's d2d Technology, SANYO can provide SSP-PD10 users with popular promotional music tracks that can be easily and securely downloaded directly to their device without the use of a PC jukebox application. SANYO will offer the service through http://www.musicsanyo.co.jp, the first site in Japan that provides a direct music download service from the Internet. At launch, RioPort will provide SANYO with 70 tracks utilizing Microsoft's DRM, from artists such as P. Diddy, Radiohead, Motley Crue, Blind Melon, Nelly and many others. By providing music tracks that can be easily and securely downloaded directly to the SSP-PD10, SANYO can create an online destination where its customers can repeatedly return to find the best new promotional music tracks exclusively for their device.

RioPort's Direct-to-Device (d2d) Technology

RioPort's Direct-to-Device (d2d) Technology is a first-of-its-kind patent pending technology that ensures the protected delivery of digital music downloads for playback on secure non-PC devices, such as portable digital audio players and enabled cellular phones, without the use of a PC jukebox application. The technology is format and DRM agnostic, allowing for access to a wide range of today's most popular online music. d2d delivery can be fulfilled via a pass through device such as a PC or set top box, or directly to the destination device with its own direct Internet connection, such as a hi-fi component with a broadband connection or a mobile phone with a wireless connection.

About RioPort.com, Inc.

RioPort.com, Inc. is the leading music application service provider, enabling e-tailers and consumer electronics manufacturers with industry-standard solutions for selling music to consumers in a simple, secure manner. RioPort's distribution partners include the MTVi Group, Radio Free Virgin, House of Blues, Bolt, BestBuy.com and others. RioPort is backed by Oak Investment Partners, Vulcan Ventures, SONICblue, Microsoft Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., EMC Corp., Quantum Corp. and Macrovision Corp.

About SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is one of the global consumer electronics giants while also leading the way in innovations that is expanding multimedia product technology. SANYO continues to advance business enterprise development, supplying world-class electronic products such as Digital Audio Products, LCD Projectors, Digital Cameras, Mobile Phones to satisfy rapidly evolving markets. SANYO's businesses cover a broad range of multimedia & information systems, home appliances, commercial equipment, electronic devices, batteries and other products. Further information is available at www.sanyo.co.jp.