Roxio's Easy CD Creator and DirectCD Bundled With HP CD-Writers

MILPITAS, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Roxio, the Digital Media Company which recently spun off from Adaptec, Inc. announced today it is working together with Hewlett-Packard Company to provide, easy-to-use CD recording software, Easy CD Creator and DirectCD, for consumers who use HP CD-Writers to burn custom music and data CDs.

Roxio offers consumers a variety of CD recording options, including the ability to burn MP3's to CD and backup valuable data to CD with the simple drag and drop feature of DirectCD. Easy CD Creator and DirectCD are included with products within the HP CD-Writer product portfolio and with every HP Pavilion home PC equipped with a CD-ReWritable drive. Consumers who desire additional CD recording functionality, such as burning photo and video to CD, can easily upgrade within the software to Roxio's full-featured version Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum.

"Roxio is the leading supplier of powerful, yet user-friendly CD recording software," said Tom Shea, Chief Operating Officer at Roxio. "By working with HP, Roxio taps into a broad customer base of CD-Writer users who can access the number one selling CD recording software on the market."

"HP and Roxio share a common commitment to quality and ease-of-use," said John Spofford, Vice President and General Manager of HP's Colorado Personal Storage Solutions division. "Consumers expect our products to have the highest level of reliability and versatility available -- Roxio's feature set is a robust addition to this offering."

About Roxio

Roxio, Inc. provides the best selling CD recording software in the world empowering people to create, manage and move digital media. Roxio's suite of digital media products features, Easy CD Creator for Windows, and Toast, for Macintosh platform. Roxio also markets GoBack, the #1 selling recovery software that enables PC users to "Go Back" in time to recover from system crashes, virus attacks, failed software installations and data loss. Roxio distributes its products globally through strategic partnerships with major PC and drive manufacturers, national retail chains and Internet partnerships. Roxio's products are also available at its website www.roxio.com. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Roxio also maintains offices in Colorado; Minnesota; Germany, and Japan. Roxio currently employs approximately 250 people worldwide.

NOTE: Roxio, the Roxio logotype, the Roxio tagline (pureburn and the pureburn logo), and Toast are trademarks of Roxio, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Easy CD Creator and GoBack are registered trademarks of Roxio, Inc. (Adaptec is a trademark of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions.) Their respective owners own all other trademarks used.

SOURCE: Roxio, Inc.