Latest Nero 7 Software Update supports Nero Digital™ Conversion and plug-and-play Video for fifth Generation iPod

Karlsbad, Germany (March 23, 2006) – Nero, leaders in digital media technology, today announced the new features of Nero Digital™ in its latest Nero 7 web update. It includes full support for Nero Digital™ MPEG-4/ASP and H.264/AVC content with plug-and-play video file transfer from a computer to an Apple fifth generation iPod.

“With outstanding video editing, authoring and encoding functionality, Nero Vision and Nero Recode really make the whole process effortless when preparing your content for iPod viewing,” said Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero. “The addition of iPod profiles in Nero Digital™ now gives the millions of Nero and iPod users a new experience in unbeatable desktop and mobile performance.”

With the integration of compatible iPod video resolutions of 320 x 240 MPEG-4/AVC and 480 x 480 MPEG-4/ASP into Nero, applications such as Nero Recode and Nero Vision are fully optimized for quick and portable media content creation.

MPEG-4 is rapidly becoming the audio/video standard format for mobile, portable, broadcast and streaming projects as well as for the next generation of high definition video content. Nero Digital’s superior MPEG-4 AAC audio and AVC video format is at the forefront of codec technology.

Ever since its release, the iPod has transformed the portable device industry. Now, with the addition of MPEG-4 AVC, it is setting another milestone in portable video quality. It allows Nero Recode and Nero Vision to bridge the gap between desktop application usability and seamless transfer.

Further information on the latest update of Nero 7 is available under www.nero.com.
About Nero

Nero (www.nero.com) develops and distributes the world’s leading digital media solutions for consumers and professionals. Today more than 200 million users worldwide rely on Nero’s award-winning and trusted, industry approved applications to manage the needs of the connected digital home and forward-thinking corporations.

Nero’s rapidly-growing portfolio of products defines new levels of innovation in the company’s three key areas of focus: Digital Media Solutions - delivering multimedia applications for audio, video, photo and TV capturing, editing, burning, managing and sharing; Audio and Video Compression Technologies - providing world-class interoperable standards-based solutions for encoding and decoding digital content with support for Next Generation HD and popular handheld formats; and VoIP Solutions - providing cost-effective voice, text and video communication over the Internet for home and business.

Nero products are globally distributed by leading hardware manufacturers, international distribution partners and online portals, and can be purchased directly at www.nero.com . Nero provides worldwide coverage through Nero AG, based in Karlsbad, Germany and two subsidiaries: Nero Inc. in Glendale, California, USA and Nero K.K. in Yokohama, Japan.

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