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Sonic軟體是世界領先的多媒體軟體生產商，為富有創新精神的專業人員、消費者以及技術伙伴，提供各類交互應用和具有獨立操作平台的軟體工具和應用軟體。Sonic的產品既包括專業DVD製作系統供好萊塢電影公司製作最先進的、具有互動能力的DVD，也包括簡單易用的軟體供普通用戶將其個人資料、家庭電影、照片和音樂轉換成高品質的DVD 和CD光碟。Sonic授權許可的團隊使得第三方，如Adobe、微軟、Scientific-Atlanta、SONY等其他公司能夠在他們的個人電腦應用軟體和消費電性產品上增加多媒體製作功能。Sonic的其中一個部門Roxio是世界上消費電子媒體製作軟體的主要生產商。而Sonic軟體的另一個分公司InterActual為好萊塢提供所需的科技和創造性的服務――為DVD帶來了新一代的互動功能和高品質的內容。
Sonic軟體公司的核心競爭力包括對CD與多種DVD 多媒體格式的深入掌握，Sonic軟體公司正積極投入開發用於下一代高清晰度光學視頻格式的工具和技術。
任務聲明
Sonic軟體公司的任務是透過為富有創造精神的專業人員、消費者和OEM提供各類交互應用的、具有獨立平台的PC和CE軟體工具和應用軟體，來推動多媒體的製作、管理和消費。與其他多媒體公司不同的是，Sonic的產品和服務用於多媒體價值鏈的各個部分－從好萊塢到家庭用戶。
Sonic的領導能力
產業領導能力—— Sonic的產品在其類別範圍內是世界公認的領先產品，Sonic產品獲得了為數眾多的工業奬項，包括：艾美科技成就奬、CNET編輯推薦奬、EMedia編輯推薦奬、筆記型電腦雜誌編輯推薦奬、 MacAddict Spiffy奬、 Macworld’s最佳表現奬、MaximumPC KickAss奬、 PC Home金奬、 PC Magazine 編輯推薦奬和年度產品、PC World’s 最值得購買奬, PC Photo 編輯推薦奬、PC昇級編輯推薦奬、POST雜誌最佳DVD製作系統奬、 Smart Computing 精明選擇奬、科技邊緣編輯推薦奬等其他奬項。
市場領導能力—— 世界上大部分商業DVD字幕是使用Sonic軟體製作的。世界上超過50％的DVD和CD錄放影機使用了Sonic的消費類產品，不僅如此Sonic的軟體還增強了世界上多家主要軟體公司產品的DVD製作功能，這些公司包括Adobe、微軟、惠普、SONY等。
技術領導能力—— Sonic的成功是建立在深入瞭解多媒體娛樂文件格式以及製作、管理和傳遞這些格式所需的技術的基礎上的。自從NoNoise®技術於1986年獲得艾美奬後，Sonbic在多媒體內容製作和播放領域已經獲得了350多項專利――其中有很多專利對於下一代互動式HD內容相當重要。
產品和技術
 速尼專業產品團隊
The Sonic Professional Products Group enables the creation of digital entertainment content, such as DVDs, for Hollywood studios and professional video production companies. Unlike other companies in the digital media space, Sonic is actively involved in the development of new entertainment media standards and formats and is first to market with the applications required to bring these new formats to users. InterActual, a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions, creates innovative interactive digital media content for Hollywood Studios, leveraging its unique web-connected interactive player technology to connect the audience and enrich the DVD experience.
DVD-Audio Creator™ — Sonic brings together its expertise in DVD and its mastery of production for digital sound to offer a powerful professional solution for the creation of DVD-Audio titles with Sonic DVD-Audio Creator.
DVD Producer® — DVD Producer provides the rich set of features needed by corporate and industrial video producers and high-end event videographers to create powerful DVD productions on Windows computers, with integrated video encoding, DVD authoring and real-time proofing. DVD Producer makes it possible to turn video projects into Hollywood-quality DVDs directly from nonlinear video editing systems.
DVD Producer® HD — DVD Producer HD is the world’s first complete professional authoring system for delivering interactive high definition video content on DVD using Microsoft’s WMV HD format.
eDVD®3— Based on the industry standard, time-tested, InterActual Player technology that has shipped on over 500,000,000 Hollywood DVDs, and compatible with most DVD authoring programs, eDVD is so easy to use that you can offer enhanced DVD computer functionality on every disc you author.
ReelDVD® — ReelDVD combines the strength of a professional-level application with a friendly user interface and simple workflow, making the process of creating professional-quality DVDs quick and easy.
Scenarist® — With its precise control of the DVD specification and the unequaled DVD-player compatibility of the titles it produces, Scenarist has become the backbone of the commercial DVD industry and is used to design and create the vast majority of Hollywood DVDs, feature releases, and high-end commercial titles available today.
速尼消費產品（Roxio部門）
Sonic’s Roxio division brings digital media creation, management and playback into the home by offering consumers a rich portfolio of application for easily converting their personal data, home movies, photos and music into DVDs and CDs that can be archived and shared. Powered by Sonic’s Hollywood-proven technology, Sonic’s consumer products are the choice of the world’s leading PC manufacturers and aftermarket drive vendors. Sonic’s Roxio division also commands a dominant position in software retail with the Easy Media Creator, Toast, Videowave and Photosuite.
Backup MyPC™ — Backup MyPC is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, data protection and disaster recovery solution for single computers or peer-to-peer networks. Advanced scheduling features and single-button operation enable users to back up their entire computer to DVD and CD-recordable, DVD-RAM, tape or other removable media.
CinePlayer™ — Delivering the highest-quality DVD and Video CD playback available on PCs, CinePlayer is the first DVD player to support the OpenDVD® format, making it possible to seamlessly open an OpenDVD project in Sonic MyDVD® for further editing.
DVDit® — DVDit puts the power of DVD into the hands of event videographers, corporate users and home enthusiasts, combining a rich feature set that lets users create professional-quality DVDs right on their desktop.
Easy DVD Copy™ — (for Windows) An easy-to-use disc backup application for unencrypted CDs and DVDs, featuring the Easy Media Creator 7 burn engine.
Easy Media Creator™ 7 — The Digital Media Suite® (for Windows) — Combines Roxio’s complete line of next-generation, uncompromised photo, video, music, burning, and authoring applications to deliver the first and only comprehensive, integrated digital media suite for the PC.
Popcorn™ (for Macintosh) — The fast and easy way to compress and copy unencrypted DVDs, featuring Toast burning technology.
PhotoSuite® 7 Platinum (for Windows) — PhotoSuite® 5 Platinum makes photo editing simple with automated tasks, professional-level editing tools, organization, creative projects, and CD/DVD burning all integrated into one program.
Sonic PrimeTime™ —With large-screen menus and remote control operation, Prime Time the easiest way to burn DVDs of recorded TV shows in Windows XP® Media Center Edition.
RecordNow Deluxe™ 7 — Sonic RecordNow Deluxe is the easiest way to rip and burn audio CDs, copy discs, archive and share data and create personalized disc labels.
Simple Backup™ — The easiest way to backup a PC, Simple Backup’s wizard-based interface puts data protection and disaster recovery in the hands of any PC user.
Sonic MyDVD Studio 6 — Complete CD and DVD video authoring with integrated video editing, music CD ripping and burning, CD/DVD copy, Sonic CinePlayer DVD playback software and built-in disc labeling.
Toast® Line (for Macintosh) — Burn CDs and DVDs in OS X with Dolby® Digital sound. Make copies of your DVD movies. Mix like a DJ and create DVDs with over 36 hours of music from your iTunes library. You can even turn your GarageBand tracks into demo discs for commercial replication. Our easy-to-use software walks you through every step.
VideoWave® 7 Professional (for Windows) — Storyline-based and time-line video editing and DVD authoring software that allows consumers to create professional-quality videos for the Web, CD, DVD, VCD and VHS.
速尼先進技術團隊
The Sonic Advanced Technologies Group licenses Sonic’s Hollywood-proven technology for digital media creation and playback to leading third-party software and hardware developers such as Microsoft, Sony, Time Warner and Adobe. Unlike other companies that provide middleware or software development kits to third parties, Sonic’s technology underlies the creation of 80% of the world’s DVDs and can be found powering the majority of the world’s DVD and CD recorders.
AuthorScript® — Sonic AuthorScript has been recognized as the world’s leading CD and DVD creation engine. An API and Software Development Kit (SDK), it provides the core libraries that enable CD/DVD production to be seamlessly integrated into third-party applications.
公司詳細資料
Sonic's headquarters are located in Marin County, California. The company's international sales and distribution network spans more than 40 countries, with headquarters for Europe in London, England, and Pacific Rim in Tokyo, Japan. Independent distributors provide sales and support throughout Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. The company has approximately 600 employees worldwide and is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol SNIC.
Sonic distributes its software globally through strategic partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), retail distributors and directly over the Internet. Sonic’s Roxio division sells its products through major retailers including Best Buy, CompUSA and Staples; Internet and direct marketers such as Amazon.com and CDW; membership warehouses such as Costco and Sam’s Club; and mass merchants Target and Walmart.
Sonic軟體公司地址為美國加利福尼亞州，Rowland Way101號，CA 94945
Roxio, Sonic軟體公司一個分部，地址為美國加利福尼亞州455 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050。
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