QuickLink Music Improves Music Management For Mobile Phones

LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Apr. 2, 2008 Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI), a leading developer and marketer of software solutions and services for the wireless market, today released QuickLink(R) Music 2.0, the newest version of its intuitive, PC-based multimedia manager for mobile phones. Version 2.0 now offers users the ability to transfer playlists from the PC to the phone, play MP4 files, includes metadata fingerprinting, and allows users to backup and restore files on the phone and download files directly from the eMusic online music service.

In a quickly emerging trend, the mobile phone is set to become the music retail channel of the future. Today's mobile phones are becoming smarter; adding greater storage capacity, they become an easy choice to be utilized for entertainment since people carry the device everywhere, in all circumstances.

QuickLink Music is designed around the needs of both wireless carriers and their customers. The application provides end-users with the ability to easily download music files from a carrier's music store(s), to organize their music library, and to upload songs to a broad range of mobile devices. QuickLink Music also offers the carrier the opportunity to custom-brand the entire multimedia experience for their subscribers.

"The youth market, with its immense spending power and influence, is leading the revolution in mobile music. Through QuickLink Music's rich, easy-to-use and graphically appealing interface, consumers have the ability to easily sync music to and from their mobile phone and enjoy a more fun and personalized experience," said Harry Fox, Vice President & General Manager, Multimedia Division. "QuickLink Music represents our commitment to deliver a simple and straightforward mobile music management solution that matches today's lifestyles."

QuickLink Music 2.0 Enhancements:

-- Ability to transfer playlists from the PC to the phone

-- Allows users to play MP4 files

-- Uses metadata fingerprinting to automatically populate a song's file information

-- Includes direct download support for eMusic online store

-- Features Mini Player mode

-- Ability to backup and restore music files on the phone

End-user benefits to QuickLink Music include:

-- Quickly set up the music manager application to transfer music files to the mobile phone

-- Download music files to the PC from the carrier's online music services

-- Organize the music library directly from the PC - allowing the user to create playlists and view and organize songs by genre/artist/etc

-- Automatically sync songs to the mobile phone

-- Monitor the phone's internal and removable memory, providing the user complete control over storage space on the mobile phone

Key benefits for wireless carriers include the ability to:

-- Customize and brand the entire multimedia management experience from start to finish

-- Drive customers directly to preferred online music stores

-- Increase subscriber data usage and ARPU

-- Offer music accessory kits compatible with their broad range of multimedia handsets through their retail stores

-- Support industry-standard digital rights management, Microsoft, OMA and OMA 2.0