Didiom® launches public beta test of new mobile music placeshifting
and MP3 download service
October 7th 2008
What is Didiom?
Didiom is an award-winning mobile media service provider and application that is the first to integrate a mobile music placeshifting service and a pay-per-download, full-track service which offers over 1.5 million DRM-free MP3 songs.
- Placeshifting technology - Didiom lets you stream your entire digital music library - including your iTunes® library and WMA tracks - from your home computer to your mobile phone, wherever you are. No more tedious synching or out of memory errors, no searching for a wi-fi network. Access your entire music collection, wherever you go*.
- Free to download - The Didiom application is available for over 200 different handsets (including Blackberry® and Windows Mobile® phones), is cross-carrier, and - starting today - is FREE to download from www.didiom.com.
- Huge music catalog - there are over 1.5 million DRM-free tracks available to buy in the Didiom Marketplace, including the catalog of CD Baby, the world's largest online retailer of independent music. Music can be purchased solely for your phone, your PC, or both. Our fixed prices start from 89¢ for a single track, $9.99 for an album. But you can also...
- Name your own price - our "adaptive bargaining" technology lets you bid for music at the price you want to pay. A constantly changing, behind-the-scenes algorithm dynamically accepts or rejects the bid, and immediately lets you know if you secured your music track.
- Try before you buy - Free 30 second samples of all tracks are can be streamed wirelessly. What's more, you can share your favorites with friends (via email), and with other mobile Didiom users (mobile-to-mobile).
- DRM-Free - did we say that before? All tracks available via the Didiom marketplace are DRM-free.
- Innovative and easy-to-use - both Didiom's handheld application and web site have won awards from organizations such as The One Show and the Horizon Interactive Awards
* excluding DRM-protected tracks purchased via the iTunes Music Store.
Attributed to Ran Assaf, Founder and CEO of Didiom
"Didiom is passionate about changing the status quo and creating new choices for todayís generation of wireless consumers. We truly believe that independent distribution channels, like the one we've built over the last three years, will push mobile media to new heights."
"We've developed a simple and fun way to mobilize music and to discover new music from around the world while on the go. More and more music fans are tired of wasting valuable time 'sideloading' music from their computer to their phone or MP3 player. We provide them with a new type of experience that lets them not only stream music from their computer to their handset over the air, but also to discover, bid for and share music in new and exciting ways."
Attributed to Gran Granaway, SVP of Business Development and Distribution, CD Baby
"Independent artists increasingly seek to leverage the power of music discovery on the go and make their music available for over-the-air purchasing. We're pleased to be a part of Didiom's mobile music download service and to allow CD Baby artists to expand their audiences with Didiomís unparalleled handset applications."
Attributed to Rob Sawyer, Director, Xpressbeats
"Xpressbeats.com is delighted to be working with Didiom on this project. We have long believed that the mobile world has a massive role to play in digital music and the opportunity to provide Didiom’s customer base with access to the worlds greatest dance tracks was too good to miss. We also believe that by creating the ‘World Dance Chart’ we are providing the artists and labels that we represent with a fantastic chance to reach a brand new audience."
Attributed to George Olvik, CEO, eClassical.com
"Since 1999, we have been offering recordings from prestigious labels, including H?nssler, one of Germany's largest and most important independent record labels, and BIS, MIDEM's 2008 Classical Label of the Year. Didiom's newly redesigned platform allows us to further expand our global reach and bring MP3 downloads of world-class musicians to tech-savvy, classical music fans, anytime, anywhere. We are pleased to support Didiomís growth and expand its mobile music marketplace beyond the commercial mainstream."
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About Didiom
Founded in 2005, Didiom® is an award-winning, mobile media service provider offering the worldís first handset application to combine mobile music placeshifting and over-the-air music download service. With over 1 million DRM-free tracks under management, and over a dozen content partners worldwide, Didiom allows music fans to discover, share, buy, and download music on hundreds of mobile phones. The companyís software-based placeshifting service allows users to access their computer-based music library remotely, and stream music over high-speed wireless data networks directly to their phone. The One Show, the advertising industryís most prestigious international awards competition, recently named Didiom the best in the branded mobile application category. Didiomís original handset application was recognized by the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the most influential association of the world's mobile entertainment industry, as one of the worldís top five handset applications of 2007. Didiom also received a Gold Award at the 2008 Annual Horizon Interactive Awards Competition. To learn more about Didiom, visit www.didiom.com.
About CD Baby
CD Baby provides online sales and distribution for independent artists and labels. Established in 1998, CD Baby is the largest seller of independent music on the Web and provides physical, digital, and mobile distribution. CD Baby has sold over four million CDs to customers worldwide and has paid over $85 million directly to the musicians. For more information, visit www.cdbaby.com and www.cdbaby.net.
| Contact: | Ran Assaf |
| Email: | pr@didiom.com |
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