“Acquisitions of Spinner Networks, Inc. and Nullsoft, Inc. To
Extend America Online’s Leadership By Delivering Next-Generation
Music Features on All Brands”
“America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), the world leader in branded
interactive services, today announced that it has acquired two
leaders in Internet music — Spinner Networks, Inc. and Nullsoft,
Inc., developer of the Winamp and SHOUTcast brands.”
“The Company said that these acquisitions will extend its
leadership in Internet music both now and into the future by making
next-generation music features available to consumers of all its
brands, providing a wide range of new audio and other applications
and functionality to its partners, and helping to develop key music
capabilities for AOL Anywhere devices and broadband initiatives in
the future.”