Sonic DVD Player and DVD Creation Software Now Shipping on HP PCs and Workstations

CinePlayer and MyDVD Featured in New Sonic DigitalMedia Application Suite for CD/DVD Creation and Playback

Marin County, California (June 28, 2005) — Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that Sonic’s DigitalMedia™ Plus application suite is shipping on HP desktop PCs. A task-based application hub with streamlined user interface, DigitalMedia Plus gives HP the flexibility to select multiple Sonic application modules and create custom software offerings for different markets and SKUs. DigitalMedia Plus modules include CinePlayer™ for DVD playback, MyDVD® for DVD creation and video editing, RecordNow® for music and data mastering, Easy Archive™ for backup, Drive Letter Access™ (DLA) for drag-and-drop CD/DVD burning, and Express Labeler™ for Lightscribe™-enabled disc printing.

“We are very pleased to expand our relationship with HP,” said Robert Doris, CEO of Sonic Solutions. “With CinePlayer and our new DigitalMedia software suite, we are confident that HP will benefit from a series of applications tailored to its customers. Sonic and our Roxio division are consistently pushing the envelope in the digital media arena, and we look forward to working with HP to provide its customers with continued innovations for years to come.”

For HP business PCs and workstations, Sonic is providing an end-to-end solution including DVD playback, video editing and DVD creation, music and data mastering on CD and DVD, DLA packet writing and CD/DVD disc labeling. DigitalMedia Plus for HP consumer PCs offers powerful features and capabilities including music and data mastering on CD and DVD, video editing and DVD creation, archiving and backup of important files, and CD/DVD labeling.

“With the integration of DigitalMedia Plus, HP’s customers gain a unique combination of solutions easily accessible from a single task-based user interface – a key benefit to our users,” said Bob Ducey, worldwide memory and storage marketing manager, Business PC Division, HP. “And with CinePlayer and DigitalMedia Plus’ support for Sonic’s OpenDVD® technology, our users have the added benefit of being able to play, edit and update their DVD projects even after they have been burned to disc.”

In addition to centralizing and streamlining most digital media tasks, DigitalMedia Plus allows multiple Sonic applications to run simultaneously and share Sonic’s powerful CD/DVD formatting and burning engine. For OEMs, the DigitalMedia Plus architecture saves substantial time in testing and qualifying applications and lowers the CPU processing resources required to run complex digital media software. For end users, DigitalMedia Plus greatly streamlines the digital lifestyle by allowing them to perform multiple tasks, such as archiving photos to DVD and ripping an audio CD simultaneously. With DigitalMedia Plus, HP can also offer its users a path to easily upgrade to Sonic’s complete line of DigitalMedia products directly from HP and Sonic online, or in retail locations worldwide.

"HP's adoption of the DigitalMedia Suite line for its consumer and professional PC divisions is a significant win for Sonic, and a great advantage for HP and its customers," said Richard Doherty, research director, for The Envisioneering Group. "The combination of Sonic's current OEM business, existing relationships with HP, and these newly announced bundles broadens Sonic's reach to both consumers and business users, propels Sonic forward in routine digital media disc creation, and provides HP added oomph to better differentiate its PC products."

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® and Sonic-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, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, CinePlayer, DigitalMedia, Drive Letter Access, Easy Archive, Express Labeler, Lightscribe, MyDVD, OpenDVD, and RecordNow are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions 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 under license.