Napster to Offer Digital Music Service across Wide Range of Lenovo Notebooks and...

Napster to Offer Digital Music Service across Wide Range of Lenovo Notebooks and Desktops

Lenovo Buyers to Receive a Free Trial to Napster's Award-Winning
Digital Music Subscription Service, Napster To Go
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Napster (Nasdaq:NAPS), the pioneer of digital music, and Lenovo
today announced a co-marketing agreement under which Napster's
award-winning music subscription service will be offered as a free
14-day trial on most new Lenovo notebook and desktop PCs in the U.S.
and Canada.

The roll out will give Lenovo customers instant access to millions
of music tracks with a free, 14-day trial subscription to Napster To
Go, as well as unlimited, on-demand access to Napster's catalog of
more than 6 million songs. Napster subscribers enjoy an unparalleled
listening and discovery experience including interactive,
advertisement-free radio stations, thousands of pre-programmed
playlists developed by music-industry professionals, and a host of
community features. In addition to PC-listening capabilities, the
Napster To Go service also lets music fans transfer an unlimited
number of music tracks to any compatible MP3 player or music-enabled
cell phone without paying per track. With the world's largest and most
comprehensive MP3 store, Napster offers subscribers a fully synergized
online digital music destination.

"Napster's partnership with Lenovo, a global leader in the PC
market, demonstrates the power of our brand and the demand for the
value we offer to music lovers," said Napster CEO Chris Gorog. "We're
excited to give buyers of the latest Lenovo computers access to
Napster's extensive catalog and features. And with Napster's new MP3
store, we are proud to provide not only the best listening and
discovery experience, but also the best buying experience available."

About Napster

Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in
interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover,
share, acquire and enjoy music -- anytime, anywhere. The company's
offerings include "Napster" (www.Napster.com) -- the premier online
music destination featuring the most popular on-demand music
subscription service in the world and the largest, most comprehensive
MP3 download store on the market; "FreeNapster" (www.freenapster.com)
-- a unique Web experience offering free, on-demand music legally in
the U.S.; and "Napster Mobile," one of the industry's fastest growing
mobile music platforms, providing the premier mobile music experience
for customers in 11 global markets. Headquartered in Los Angeles,
Napster's services are available in markets across the Americas,
Europe and Japan.

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the
world's best engineered personal computers. Lenovo's business model is
built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction
as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo
Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the
company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality,
secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide.
Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai
and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information
see www.lenovo.com.

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