Roxio
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | |
Number of employees | 500+ |
| Parent | Alludo |
| Divisions | Roxio Product Group Premium Content Group |
| Website | http://www.roxio.com |
Roxiois an Americansoftware companyspecializing in developing consumerdigital mediaproducts. Its product line includes tools for setting up digital media projects, media conversion software and content distribution systems. The company formed as a spin-off ofAdaptec's software division in 2001 and acquired MGI Software in 2002.[1]
Sonic Solutionsacquired Roxio[2]in 2003, going on to acquire Simple Star[3]andCinemaNow[4]in 2008.Rovi Corporationacquired Sonic Solutions in 2010, but Rovi announced in January 2012 that it would sell Roxio to Canadian software companyCorel.[5][6]That acquisition closed on February 7, 2012.[7]
Products
[edit]- Roxio Creator
- Roxio Toast
- Easy VHS to DVD
- Easy LP to MP3
- Popcorn
- DVDitPro
- PhotoShow
- RecordNow
- Back on Track
- Easy DVD Copy
- MyDVD
- Retrospect
- Roxio Game Capture
- Roxio Game Capture HD Pro
- Roxio Creator NXT 8[8]
- Roxio Creator NXT Pro 8[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Roxio to Acquire MGI Software".Business Wire.Berkshire Hathaway.December 4, 2001. Archived fromthe originalon January 24, 2002.RetrievedMay 24,2017.
- ^"CinemaNow Acquired By Sonic Solutions - socaltech.com".www.socaltech.com.Retrieved2020-08-23.
- ^"Rovi to Buy Sonic Solutions for Cash, Stock".Wall Street Journal.Associated Press. 2010-12-24.ISSN0099-9660.Retrieved2020-08-23.
- ^"CinemaNow Acquired By Sonic Solutions - socaltech.com".www.socaltech.com.Retrieved2020-08-23.
- ^"Earnings roundup".Business Week.August 5, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon October 25, 2012.
- ^"Corel(R) Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Roxio(R) Business from Rovi Corporation".MarketWatch.January 12, 2012.
- ^ Muchmore, Michael (7 February 2012)."Corel Buys Roxio from Rovi, Releases First Product".PCMag.com.Retrieved13 February2012.
- ^ab"Roxio Creator NXT 8: Powerful Disc Burning & Multimedia Suite".Yahoo Finance.2020-10-20.Retrieved2023-10-11.
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