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Sonic has a long history of innovation, beginning in 1986 with its Emmy Award-winning product NoNoise, the first system for removing background noise from recordings. The spirit of innovation remains a cornerstone at Sonic, where the company has evolved from its roots in audio to become the leader in digital media software. From Sonic's groundbreaking work on next-generation high-definition formats, to Webtop digital media applications and the enablement of new forms of electronic distribution of Hollywood content, the company continues to be at the epicenter of innovation.

2007
  • Partners with CinemaNow to Enable Secure Movie Download and Burn
  • Launches Breakthrough Media Protection Suite
  • Initiates Joint Licensing Program with Pioneer for CSS Recording
  • Teams With Microsoft on Professional VC-1 Encoding
  • Releases Essential Video Converter for Apple TV
  • MediaTek Integrates Qflix Technology into Chipset for Optical Storage Drives
  • PLDS Adopts Qflix Technology for Integration in New Optical Disc Drives
  • Optimizes CinePlayer CE Navigator for Integration with Texas Instruments' DaVinci Technology
  • Sonic Patent to be Included in Formation of HD DVD Portfolio License
  • Releases New Scenarist V4.3 to Streamline Hollywood Blu-ray Disc Production
  • Updates CinePlayer CE Navigator to Target Burgeoning In-Car Entertainment Market
2006
  • Enters licensing agreement with Macrovision to enable the custom recording of secure DVDs
  • Powers Europe's first shipping HD DVD title
  • Announces Venue, first application to enable industry-approved DVD-on-Demand
  • Teams with Movielink to enable DVD burning of downloaded movies
  • Fujitsu chooses Sonic to power burning capabilities in world's first Blu-ray Disc equipped desktop PC
  • Pioneer Electronics chooses Sonic to power world's first commercially available Blu-ray Disc drive
  • Ships world's first HD authoring and encoding Systems (Scenarist 4 and CineVision)
  • Forms High Definition Authoring Alliance - Advisory Group (comprised of CE companies) to help ensure playback compatibility with next-generation formats
  • Debuts world's first system for electronic sell-through of movies and television content
2005
  • Awarded key patents for advanced interactivity
  • Releases world's first solution for creation of HD DVD advanced content
  • Releases encoder for HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles
  • Announces support for Blu-ray in Roxio consumer products and AuthorScript SDK
  • Unveils industry's first HD-DVD application development tools
  • Introduces HD-Series AVC Encoder
  • Debuts Scenarist HD
  • Releases DVD burning plug-in for Photo Story 3 for Windows
  • Launches first TiVo-enabled DVD creation solution for PC users
  • Forges High Definition Authoring Alliance to jump start HD DVD and Blu-Ray Disc title development
  • Releases AuthorScript CE 6 ? Next-Generation DVD and CD platform for CE manufacturers
2001-2004
  • Announces support for DVD-R Dual-Layer recording
  • AuthorScript licensed for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
  • Acquires the consumer software business of Roxio Inc., including all products, technologies and brands.
  • Acquires InterActual, the leading provider of software and services that enable cutting-edge DVD interactivity in computers and next-generation consumer electronics.
  • Introduces Sonic PrimeTime, the world's first DVD recording application designed exclusively for Windows XP Media Center Edition
  • Expands Global Presence with New Development Facility in Shanghai, China.
  • Acquires the Desktop and Mobile Division ("DMD") of VERITAS Software Corporation
  • MyDVD bundled with leading PC manufacturers including DELL, NEC, HP and Pioneer.
  • Sonic AuthorScript (Sonic's burning and formatting engine) licensed to Microsoft and Adobe.
1996-2000
  • Introduces xDVD extensions to DVD format: web interactivity (eDVD).
  • Launches MyDVD, the first DVD authoring application for consumers.
  • Releases DVDit, the first DVD authoring application for video enthusiasts/prosumers
  • Introduces first DVD-Audio Authoring System.
  • Releases first all-in-one production system for DVD.
  • Introduces first 96kHz High-Density Audio Pre-mastering System.
  • Unveils first commercial DVD production system.
  • NoNoise honored with an Emmy Award for outstanding technical achievement
1988-1995
  • First all-digital 48-track audio editing and mixing system.
  • Introduces MediaNet, the first networked multi-user audio editing environment.
  • First company to deliver a 24-track editing and mixing digital workstation.
  • First company to integrate a CD recorder with a digital audio workstation.
  • Introduces SonicStudio, the first professional non-linear workstation for music editing and CD Preparation.
1987
  • Introduces NoNoise, which quickly became established as the industry's choice for removing background noise from audio recordings.
 
Company
Sonic News
  May 6 2008 - USA
Sonic Solutions Announces Upcoming Schedule of Events
 
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  April 29, 2008 - USA
Sonic Acquires Simple Star, Provider of Online Digital Media Software and Services
 
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  April 17, 2008 - USA
Sonic and Sony Power BD-Live Solutions for Hollywood
 
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  April 15, 2008 - USA
Sonic Debuts Lemony Pro Subtitling Suite
 
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  April 14, 2008 - USA
Sonic Upgrades Industry Standard Blu-ray Disc Authoring Suite
 
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  March 13, 2008 - USA
Roxio Launches Toast 9 Titanium
 
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  March 5, 2008 - USA
Global Digital Media Xchange Increases Blu-ray Disc Production Capacity with Sonic
 
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  February 26, 2008 - USA
Sonic Solutions Reports Selected Preliminary Financial Results for Third Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2007; Updates Guidance
 
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  February 19, 2008 - USA
Sonic Gains Retail Market Share in 2007
 
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  February 13, 2008 - USA
Roxio Launches New Applications for Video, Music and On-the-Go Enthusiasts
 
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  February 11, 2008 - USA
PLDS Licenses Qflix
 
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  February 5, 2008 - USA
Sonic Solutions Announces Conference Call for Q3 Fiscal 2008 Preliminary Financial Results
 
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  January 30, 2008 - USA
Sonic's Professional Products Group to Fuel Growth of Blu-ray Disc and Digital Distribution
 
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  January 22, 2008 - USA
Roxio Launches BackOnTrack Online
 
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  January 07, 2008 - USA
RITEK Corporation Signs Qflix Technology Licensing Agreement with Sonic
 
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Sonic Coverage
  Business 2.0
Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 wins PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award
 
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  Business 2.0
DVDs: They will survive
 
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