Fujitsu Chooses Sonic to Power Burning Capabilities in World's First Blu-ray Disc Equipped Desktop


Fujitsu Chooses Sonic to Power Burning Capabilities in World's
First Blu-ray Disc Equipped Desktop Personal Computer


Sonic's Roxio Software Included in Fujitsu's DESKPOWER TX95S/D
with Blu-ray Disc Drive


Novato, California (June 16th, 2006)Sonic Solutions®
(NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, announced
today that its Roxio® Blu-ray Disc (BD) software has been selected by Fujitsu
Limited to power its DESKPOWER TX95S/D. Expected to be the first desktop
computer available with an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive when it launches in
Japan at the end of June, Fujitsu's DESKPOWER TX95S/D will usher in a new era of
high-definition optical recording on the PC.


"Sonic's design win with Fujitsu underscores the performance, quality and
know-how Sonic brings to PC Blu-ray editing, recording and playback," said
Richard Doherty, Research Director for The Envisioneering Group. "By leading the
market in professional tools, Sonic is extremely well prepared to craft
authoring and playback solutions for PC makers, CE device manufacturers and
consumers now eager to embrace the quality and performance of High
Definition."


Roxio digital media software for Blu-ray Disc enables the quick and robust
backup of up to 50GB of data on a double layer BD-R (recordable) or BD-RE
(rewritable) disc. In addition, Roxio includes an Easy Archive component to
enable users to copy multiple non-protected optical discs to a single BD-R or
BD-RE disc.


"We are extremely pleased that Sonic's software is playing a key role in
enabling the first high-definition burning solutions," said Koki Terui, Sonic's
senior vice president of Asia Pacific Rim operations. "Sonic is successfully
leveraging the expertise gained supplying high-definition tools and technologies
for Hollywood to create compelling Blu-ray Disc solutions for a wide range of CE
and PC manufacturers."


Sonic's software and technologies are taking a leading role in the market's
transition to the new high-definition optical formats. The company recently
released Scenarist® 4 and CineVision™, the world's first professional
high-definition authoring and encoding systems, which are being used to produce
the first Blu-ray Hollywood titles. In addition, Sonic released Avid DVD by
Sonic® - BD Edition, the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring system for
video professionals. Sonic has also incorporated its high-definition
technologies into its Roxio-branded applications which have been selected by a
number of CE and PC manufacturers to enable BD playback or recording.


About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital
media software, providing a broad range of interoperable, platform-independent
software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home
users, and technology partners. Sonic's products range from advanced DVD
authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies used to produce
the majority of Hollywood DVD film releases, to the award-winning Roxio®-branded
CD and DVD creation, playback and backup solutions that have become the premier
choice for consumers, prosumers and business users worldwide.


Sonic products are globally available from major retailers, online at
Sonic.com and Roxio.com, and are bundled with PCs, after-market drives and
consumer electronic devices. Sonic's digital media creation engine is the de
facto standard and has been licensed by major software and hardware
manufacturers, including Adobe, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many
others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.


Sonic, the Sonic logo Sonic Solutions, Roxio, Scenarist, and CineVision are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions or its subsidiaries in
the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are
trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic
Solutions under license.

Source: Sonic

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