Nero has came to an aggreement with Audible, Inc.,a provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet to become Audible's preferred CD burning software provider. Nero 7, Nero's flagship digital media software suite, will support the Audible file format for CD burning and playback. Playback of Audible files will be possible with Nero ShowTime, the CD and DVD Media player included in Nero 7. In addition, Nero and Audible will enable CD file burning from within AudibleManager using Nero 7 burning capabilities. AudibleManager is a free download available from its website (www.audible.com). Audible will promote Nero as its preferred CD burning software in advertising and marketing materials.

On its website, Audible features more than 105,000 hours of audio programming from 334 content partners that can be purchased, downloaded and played back on CDs, personal computers and select mobile devices. Audible's many offerings include selections from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.

Nero 7 is an all-in-one solution for the management of data, audio, video, photo and TV content. Recently updated, Nero 7 now supports Blue laser data recording, and adds many new and updated applications such as Nero Search and Nero Home that allow users to better maintain, access and enjoy all of the digital content in their homes.