Announcing MediaMonkey 2.2 -- Adds iTunes-like Synchronization for non-iPod Portable Audio Devices

Ventis Media announced the release today of MediaMonkey 2.2 which, for the first time, gives Windows users the ability to synch their music collections with non-iPod portable audio devices as easily as with an iPod. MediaMonkey is designed for large music collections containing tens of thousands of songs, and is expected, along with Microsoft's upcoming Windows Media Player 10, to place increased pressure on Apple's iTunes/iPod franchise.

(PRWEB) June 9, 2004 -- Ventis Media announced the release today of its new and improved MediaMonkey 2.2. Available online, MediaMonkey, which makes it easy for serious music collectors to organize tens of thousands of songs, now lets user who don't own an iPod to synchronize their collections with their portable audio devices.

"For those of us who can't afford an iPod, MediaMonkey now offers the rest of us a similar synchronization experience--it will now synchronize tracks and playlists to almost any portable audio device that is a USB mass storage device. If you can copy files to it in the Windows Explorer, it'll synch with MediaMonkey," said Jiri Hajek, Vice President Engineering at Ventis Media.

"Whereas a large segment of the online music world is developing online music services that are compatible with a particular client and a particular portable audio device, MediaMonkey's philosophy is to be able to support any online service with any audio format, using any portable audio device" said Russell Samuels, Vice President Marketing at Ventis Media. "We continue to believe that most consumers want choice: choice of software, choice of format, and choice of portable device. We're building a product that aims to satisfy these needs, while giving online music stores a tool that they can customize to their liking."

MediaMonkey supports CD, MP3, OGG, WMA, APE, and MPC formats along with many others via plug-ins. It catalogs, plays, rips, converts, tags, creates mixes, and organizes large music collections. MediaMonkey is available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, and Serbian. MediaMonkey is available now at http://www.mediamonkey.com .

About Ventis Media
Ventis Media is an upstart provider of advanced music distribution technology. As audio, video, and still pictures migrate to digital formats, Ventis Media's MediaMonkey provides businesses and consumers with an integrated environment where they can view, play, organize, and purchase multimedia content.