28 April 2008

mQFX and QSurroundMobile Software Chosen As Reference Components to Ship With Symbian OS

QSound Labs, Inc., a leading developer of audio and voice software solutions, today announced that its mQFX and QSurroundMobile technologies will be made available on Symbian OS as a reference component.

mQFX, for 3D stereo audio enhancement effects, and QSurroundMobile, the industry-leading multichannel audio virtualization technology, will be available in Symbian OS developer and customer kits and can be used for test and demonstration purposes.

QSound's mQFX and QSurroundMobile will provide extended functionality for Symbian OS mobile phones, delivering a superior listening experience for all types of multimedia content.

QSound Labs is a Symbian Platinum Partner and provider of one of the wireless industry's highest quality, most compact software solutions for enriching the consumer audio entertainment experience. QSound technologies are renowned for their small memory footprint and efficient processing requirements and have already been embedded in products from leading handset manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Lenovo and others.

QSound will be exhibiting at the Symbian Partner Event 2008 at the Hilton Metropole, London on the 29th of April.

"This partnership reflects our ongoing penetration in the mobile audio technology market and our commitment to further enhance our mobile strategy," said David Gallagher, CEO of QSound. "By collaborating with Symbian, we can expand our audio and multimedia solutions and strengthen our relationships with Symbian application developers, handset manufacturers and carriers."

"QSound's audio technology is already used by a number of our customers which is a testament to its quality and feature set. Partnering with companies such as QSound will help fuel the development of audio applications and multimedia solutions for mobile phones", said Tony Newpower, Director of OS Product Area Management, Symbian. "The inclusion of QSound mQFX and QSurroundMobile as reference components within Symbian OS underscores our commitment to providing our customers with best in class technology, lower integration costs and a fully verified implementation - allowing shorter time to market."

About QSound Labs, Inc.
Since its inception in 1988, QSound Labs, Inc. has established itself as one of the world's leading audio technology companies. The Company has developed numerous innovative, proprietary audio solutions based on extensive research into human auditory perception. These technologies include virtual surround sound, 3D positional audio, stereo enhancement and MIDI Synthesis for the mobile devices, consumer electronics, PC/multimedia, and Internet markets.

QSound Labs' cutting-edge audio technologies create rich, immersive 3D audio environments allowing consumers to enjoy stereo surround sound from headphones or from two, four and up to 7.1 speaker systems. The Company's customer and partner roster includes ARM, LG, Samsung, Pantech, ST, Telechips, CSR, Aricent, Broadcom, MITAC, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Sony Vaio and Toshiba amongst others. QSound Labs supports its semiconductor, software and OEM partners globally with offices in Canada, Europe, China and Japan. To hear 3D audio demos and learn more about QSound, visit our web site at www.qsound.com.