Sonic Solutions' DVDit! powers Fujitsu authoring solution

Two leading blue chip companies have pulled their resources in the production a new line of personal computers.
Sonic Solutions, a leading manufacturer of DVD creation solutions, and Fujitsu, a leading IT provider for the global marketplace, announced the move on January 31.
Sonic Solutions will provide their Sonic DVDit! for Fujitsu's FMV Deskpower line of personal computers for the Japan market.
The combination of Sonic's DVD authoring technology with Fujitsu's high-power FMV PC, gives an all-in-one solution for creating interactive content on DVD.
"We are extremely pleased to offer Sonic DVDit! with our new FMV Deskpower PC," said Kenji Hirai, director, PC software and service division at Fujitsu. "With their unsurpassed reputation for providing the most innovative and compatible DVD solutions, Sonic is the clear choice and we look forward to working together as we take broad scale DVD creation to the next level."
Sonic Solutions' Mark Ely said: "We designed DVDit! to give consumers and video enthusiasts the power to make professional-looking DVDs on their desktop. By combining our software with their world-class PCs, Fujitsu are giving its users a powerful, yet easy to use, solution for creating Hollywood-quality DVDs at home."
The Fujitsu/Sonic bundle takes advantage of the advanced processing power of the FMV Deskpower PC to quickly convert video and audio into the formats required for DVD. Home PC users and video enthusiasts can record and edit video as well as add menus and additional content to their DVD projects. With its integrated DVD-RAM/R drive, FMV Deskpower PC users have the flexibility of burning their final DVD onto either DVD-RAM or DVD-R for set-top playback on their DVD player.
Sonic Solutions, www.sonic.com
Fujitsu, www.fujitsu.com
(GMcG)