Adaptec Enhances Packard Bell PCs with Industry-Leading CD Recording Capabilities

Strategic Insights -

Packard Bell, a leading home PC market leader, has partnered with Adaptec to bundle its industry-leading CD recording software, Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.0, in its high-end PC solutions. The integration aims to provide customers with the best performance and quality available, making it easier to listen to their favorite music how and when they want to. Adaptec's software, currently the most popular CD recording software available, offers users the ability to easily create data or audio CDs and make personal CD labels, covers, and inserts.

Key Takeaways:

  • Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 4.0 software, including DirectCD, will be bundled throughout Packard Bell's upcoming range of high-end PCs.
  • The integration aims to provide customers with the best performance and quality available, making it easier to listen to their favorite music how and when they want to.
  • Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 4.0 is currently the most popular CD recording software available, allowing users to easily create data or audio CDs and make personal CD labels, covers, and inserts.
  • Users can upgrade to Easy CD Creator 4.0 Deluxe, which further expands the abilities of the Packard Bell brand drive by including utilities such as CD Spin Doctor, Take Two, and Photo Relay.
  • NEC Computers International will include DirectCD from Adaptec in the Easy CD Creator 4.0 bundle, further simplifying CD-RW use.
  • Adaptec's software has received numerous awards from European publications such as PC Magazine France, PC Intern Germany, Family PC Spain, and PC World UK.
  • Adaptec is the global leader in innovative storage solutions and has announced plans to spin off its software business unit as a fully independent and separate company.
  • Packard Bell, a home PC market leader, held a 12.2 percent market share in 1999 (Source: Dataquest) with 1,038,481 PCs sold.

Statistics:

  • Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 4.0 software is currently the most popular CD recording software available.
  • 43 percent growth rate in 1999 for Packard Bell (Source: Dataquest).
  • 12.2 percent market share held by Packard Bell in 1999 (Source: Dataquest).
  • 1,038,481 PCs sold by Packard Bell in 1999 (Source: Dataquest).
  • Adaptec is an S&P 500 and a Nasdaq 100 member.

Sources:

  • "Packard Bell Chooses Adaptec to Bundle Industry-Leading CD Recording Software" by Business Wire, August 22, 2000.
  • "About NEC Computers International and Packard Bell" by NEC Computers International.
  • "About Adaptec" by Adaptec.
  • "Dataquest" (Source: Dataquest).