Nero,
leaders in digital media technologies, announced
today that Samsung will be
the first to bundle NeroLINUX with a DVD/CD burner, its TS-H552U
WriteMaster. The bundle will be available as a retail kit.
The
versatile Samsung TS-H552U
WriteMaster
drive supports 16X
DVD+R, 16X DVD-R, 5X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD±RW, 40X CD-R and 32X US-RW. Nero provides
applications that take full advantage of all of the drive's recording
options.
'Our
goal is to provide products like the TS-H552U
WriteMaster
and NeroLINUX to the growing LINUX community,"
said Jos Hageman, marketing manager at Samsung's
European optical division. 'Nero has helped us to achieve that goal
providing a LINUX-based recording software application, and in doing that has
opened up a new market to us in which we can now provide complete optical
recording solutions."
'Partnering
with Samsung
to provide LINUX users with an optimal recording solution was an easy decision,"
said Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero AG. 'Nero and
Samsung
are industry leaders and strive to deliver high-quality products wherever they
are in demand."
NeroLINUX
supports CD/DVD burning data and disc images, Bootable CDs and DVDs, Audio CDs
with CD text, Mixed Mode CDs, CD-EXTRA, and Multisession.
The
bundle of the Samsung
TS-H552U
WriteMaster with NeroLINUX will
begin shipping June 2005 and will be available for a period of one month. For additional information on Nero
applications, please visit www.nero.com.
About
Nero
Nero
provides state-of-the-art software solutions for the global digital media
market. Since the company was founded in 1995, its products have established a
loyal clientele of more than 180 million users throughout the
world.
Nero
offers the industry's most reliable CD/DVD-software applications. Its
award-winning flagship product, Nero 6, includes all the applications and
functionalities needed in the digital media field. Other Nero products include
the MPEG-4 based audio/video technology - Nero Digital™,
the simple and complete photo solution - Nero PhotoShow Elite, and
SIPPS™
and SIPPSTAR PBX, which provide Voice-over IP solutions for private and business
customers.
Nero
products are globally distributed by leading hardware manufacturers,
international distribution partners and online portals, as well as directly via
www.nero.com. Nero Inc. in Glendale,
California,
USA
and Nero K.K. in Yokohama,
Japan
are subsidiaries of Nero AG, based in Karlsbad,
Germany.
About
Samsung
As
a world leader in the field of digital media, Samsung
Electronics has produced optical disc drives since 1995. In the past years
Samsung
was able to take a central market position in this field. With subsidiaries
allover the world, it is possible to offer the consumer a complete selection of
disc drives, for all types of computers.
The
division of Optical Media Solutions is producing optical disc drives for both PC
and non-PC environment.
Source: Nero
