SAN DIEGO, March 22, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Over 900,000 songs are available online now to power virtually any web site or application. MP3.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MPPP) is providing web site developers and programmers with free access to music content, technology and data when they register with the MP3.com Developers Network (MP3DN) at developer.mp3.com.
MP3DN is a free resource that allows web site developers, product, software, hardware and device manufacturers to integrate music posted on MP3.com into existing products, sites and services.
Registered users receive free feeds, most updated daily, that provide access to over 900,000 songs and audio files, as well as artist information and other services. This content and data can be displayed on a web site, within a hardware or software application, or within a web-enabled device. Additionally, developers and programmers are able to customize the way their customers view the content and data in order to target market to a specific audience. For example, it is possible for users to showcase only artists from a specified region, or songs from a specific genre such as www.mp3.com/music/jazz.
Early adopters are already taking advantage of free MP3DN offerings. The finest of these applications will be on display at the Developers Conference on April 19-20 at MP3.com's corporate headquarters in San Diego. "Listening to music from a web site is only one way to experience music," said Derrick Oien, senior vice president and chief operating officer at MP3.com. "These tools are allowing music fans to experiment with new, three dimensional interfaces designed around music. Some amazing products will be on display at the Developers Conference, and we encourage developers and programmers alike to register for this industry-shaping event by visiting www.mp3.com/events."
By integrating and customizing the catalog of artists on MP3.com, along with song, event and D.A.M. (Digital Automatic Music) CD information, developers and programmers can enhance the value of their site and service and provide customers with enjoyable experiences that may equate to return traffic.
"MP3DN is a tremendous, free resource for generating traffic and potential revenue," stated Oien. "Anyone can enhance their application or product by adding free music content and services. Simply register at developer.mp3.com."
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About MP3.com
MP3.com, Inc. has created a unique and robust technology infrastructure designed to facilitate the storage, management, promotion, and delivery of digital music. As the Internet's premier Music Service Provider (MSP), the company is dedicated to providing consumers access to music when they want it, where they want it, using any web-enabled device. The company's web site hosts what MP3.com believes is the largest collection of digital music available on the Internet, with more than 926,000 songs and audio files posted from over 144,000 digital artists and record labels. Dedicated to growing the digital music space, the company's products and services include on-demand Subscription Music Channels, an innovative Business Music Services program, a Radio Services Division and others. Additionally, through the company's MSP technology initiative and its Music InterOperating System, MP3.com is partnering with a variety of forward-looking businesses to expand its digital music strategy. MP3.com's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol MPPP. The company is based in San Diego, California. For more information on MP3.com, visit www.mp3.com.
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