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The improved bandwidth efficiency resulting from Dolby Digital Plus and aacPlus codecs will enable them to deliver DVD-quality audio services to subscribers, support more audio channels and free up network bandwidth for additional revenue generating services.

The improved bandwidth efficiency resulting from supporting Dolby Digital Plus and aacPlus standards will enable operators to deliver higher quality audio and offer more audio channels and services.

aacPlus v1 is a superset of AAC that adds Spectral Band Replication (SBR), a unique bandwidth extension technique that enables audio codecs to deliver the same quality at half the bit rate.

Multi-channel AAC-LC and aacPlus is now being deployed in the broadcast and consumer segments.

We've offered our customers stereo AAC-LC and aacPlus decoders for several years with great success in the handheld and portable device markets, and we're now seeing strong demand for multi-channel versions in home entertainment multimedia products," stated Larry Przywara, Tensilica's marketing director for mobile/multimedia products.

The aacPlus by Dolby codec will use Dolby code base for an improved audio quality version of HE AAC, and be fully compliant with the HE AAC standard.

561 Dolby Digital Plus Encoder OEM Module with Dolby E, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and aacPlus by Dolby audio formats.

As such, Dolby demonstrated its new aacPlus by Dolby prototype codec, for situations where high quality and high efficiency coding are priorities.

SBR(TM) (Spectral Band Replication) from Coding Technologies and Parametric Stereo from Coding Technologies and Philips are backward and forward compatible methods to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec; putting the "Plus" in aacPlus.

Nasdaq: LOUD), a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions, and Coding Technologies announced today that Loudeye is deploying Coding Technologies MPEG-4 aacPlus audio format into its mobile music platform as an option for operators worldwide.

By licensing the aacPlus audio format from Coding Technologies, Loudeye helps operators offer their consumers access to music on both the handset and the PC.

By working closely with Loudeye and leveraging Coding Technologies aacPlus, we can offer a dynamic service with the best technologies -- helping operators deliver compelling consumer music experiences.