Audistry and Intel Expand Ecosystem for Audistry by Dolby Personal Sound Technology; Intel® XScale® Technology Adds a New Level of Performance to the Audistry Experience

Business Wire, Feb 13, 2006

BARCELONA, Spain -- At the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Audistry LLC, a Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) company, today announced a collaboration with Intel Corporation to facilitate integration of Audistry(TM) technology into a new breed of mobile phones and portable audio products.

"Working with Intel enables us to provide an easier way for mobile phone and CE manufacturers to integrate next-generation audio features into their products," said Chris Bennett, President, Audistry LLC. "Intel's support of Audistry's audio enhancement technology is a testament to the strides Audistry made in changing the approach of how consumers can listen to and enjoy sound and music."

Audistry has optimized its new sound technology for Intel(R) XScale(R) technology-based platforms using Intel Wireless WMMX(TM) technology. Use of the Intel compiler and Intel Wireless MMX intrinsics and assembly optimizations for XScale provide a 34 percent performance gain for Audistry's sound technology on Intel XScale technology-based platforms.

"Audistry by Dolby provides an enjoyable listening experience for consumers while enabling device manufacturers to create differentiated audio products," said Gary Forni, Director of Software Enabling for Intel's Handset Platform Group. "The Intel XScale processor-based platform provides an ideal base for boosting the performance of Audistry's new audio enhancement technology and delivering a new way for people to personalize their listening enjoyment."

Audistry's technology is based on a set of digital audio processing features that are designed to dramatically improve the listening enjoyment for consumers. Audistry by Dolby(R) enables people to listen to sound and music exactly how they want to, and in a way that delivers a rich, personal sound experience. Audistry developed its innovative new sound technology to be integrated into and enable a personalized listening experience through a wide array of devices, including stereos, TVs, MP3 players, and mobile phones.

About Audistry LLC

Audistry LLC prides itself on a reputation of knowledge, experience, and unparalleled background in the development of sophisticated audio technologies, advanced acoustic research, architectural acoustics, surround sound simulation, and live sound performance. The company's extensive knowledge of applied digital audio applications enables it to improve both the quality and impact of feature enhancements, bringing a new level of sophistication to the postprocessing audio market. Audistry LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., a company whose name is synonymous with quality audio. For more information, please visit www.audistry.com.

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the performance and capabilities of Audistry's technologies, the potential benefits that Audistry's customers and consumers purchasing mobile phones and other products incorporating Audistry's technologies may derive from Audistry technologies, the anticipated market acceptance of these technologies, potential future uses for these technologies, and the commercial availability of products incorporating Audistry's technologies, are "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations. The following important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: risks associated with building customer and consumer acceptance of and demand for Audistry's technologies; competition in the market for high-quality audio technologies; risks associated with the development of or rapid changes in technical requirements for audio and entertainment technology; risks associated with introducing new technologies to consumers; and other risks detailed in Dolby's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2005. Dolby disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Audistry and the sound shell logo are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. S06/16997