Logitech Brings MP3 Sound From AudioSoft

Logitech Monday made an equity investment in AudioSoft International, a Swiss software developer that specializes in the dissemination and management of secure MP3 music titles on the Internet.

Logitech is also bundling AudioSoft's Virtuosa, an end-user application, with several of its newest interface devices designed to help users access and manage audio and other multimedia programs on the desktop. Virtuosa, the world's first all-in-one user-friendly jukebox for the PC, allows users to download and play music from their personal CD collection or from the Internet in a secure MP3 format.

They can also create their own personal library of legally acquired music collections using Virtuosa's unique CD-burning capabilities. Included in the AudioSoft CD containing the Virtuosa application is an MP3 Music Center CD-ROM with more than 100 licensed MP3 songs and Internet music software.