MEDIA JUKEBOX and Live365.com Offer Enhanced Internet Radio Experience

J. River, pioneering digital music software developer, and Live365, the worlds largest broadcaster of streaming MP3 content on the Internet, today announced an alliance which will give J. River's MEDIA JUKEBOX users access to an additional 37,000 plus personal Internet radio stations through Live365.

J. River, pioneering digital music software developer, and Live365, the worlds largest broadcaster of streaming MP3 content on the Internet, today announced an alliance which will give J. River's MEDIA JUKEBOX users access to an additional 37,000 plus personal Internet radio stations through Live365.

MEDIA JUKEBOX will appeal to Live365 users because of its unparalleled organizational capabilities that allow users to find, organize and play their music and other media files. MEDIA JUKEBOX already offers over 1,300 Internet radio stations and the new alliance with Live365 will give users even more choice of Web radio. Live365 users can create their own Internet radio station and listen to thousands of stations created by others. Now broadcasters, artists and fans can interact with each other like never before.

We're extremely pleased to be associated with Live365. In a market where there are many look-alikes, it's refreshing to see a company providing something so new and exciting to music fans," says Jim Hillegass, J. River's CEO.

MEDIA JUKEBOX plays more than 70 music formats, including MP3, QuickTime, Audible, Microsoft Windows Media, LiquidAudio and RealAudio as well as many video formats. Support for secure MusicEx files allows e-commerce opportunities for owners of music and other digital media. MJ supports more MP3 handheld players than any other jukebox software. Manufacturers and OEM companies are invited to contact J. River to discuss partnership opportunities for providing hardware/software solutions to MP3 music fans.

MEDIA JUKEBOX has received 5-star ratings from top download sites, including MP3.com, Tucows.com and Vitaminic.com. For a free download visit www.musicex.com

About Live365
Live365, www.live365.com, is the worlds largest broadcaster of streaming MP3 content on the Internet, with more than 37,000 free stations available for users to listen to at anytime, and innovative proprietary technology for users to create their personal, unique station to broadcast to a worldwide audience. Rated one of the largest aggregate network streamers in a recent report issued by Arbitron, Live365s Studio365" tools empower traditional radio stations, record companies, community groups and others with a free and easy solution to streaming audio over the Internet. A leader in the development of Internet radio through wireless devices, Live365 created the first streaming MP3 player for the Pocket PC, and also offers all their stations on a variety of portable Internet radio players. Founded in July 1999 in Foster City, CA, Live365 has recently been nominated Best Music Site" for the 5th Annual Webby Awards to be announced July 18, 2001. For Live365 Contact: Alan Wallace, Senior Vice President of Communications, pr@live365.com, (650) 345-7400 x 130.

About J. River
J. River develops DRM-compatible e-commerce solutions and network connectivity software. For more information about J. River's music products, visit www.musicex.com, e-mail music@jriver.com, or call 612.677.8200.

J. Rivers MUSIC EXCHANGE is the only DRM technology designed to serve the recording, video, software, and publication industries as an open standard for secure sales, distribution and licensing of digital files. This modular system provides a complete and flexible e-commerce solution, including simple and secure ordering, permanent content encryption, secure content distribution, and easy license management.

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