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Former Monster Cable COO and Former Apple VP of iLife Applications Join Riptopia Board (31/8/2006)

Booth 2418, CEDIA US Expo 2006

As the premiere CD ripping service for the AV industry, Riptopia will be making several key announcements during CEDIA EXPO 2006. Most notably is the addition of two industry icons to Riptopia's Board of Directors. Former Monster Cable COO Irene Baran and Former Apple Vice President of iLife Applications Todd Basche have joined Riptopia's team to fulfill a core mission of building the first national CD processing service to support the ever-growing array of digital media centers, music services and portable media players.

During her 21 years at Monster Cable and 14 years as COO, Baran helped to turn the company into the world's leading manufacturer of high performance cables that connect audio/video components for the home, car, and computers.

"At Monster Cable we created more than just a new product category, we pioneered a new way to attach Monster products to the sale of any speaker system or stereo component," said Baran. "In the same way, I believe that the sale of every digital media component is an opportunity to attach Riptopia's CD processing service."

From 2001 to 2003, Todd Basche was in charge of all Apple iLife applications including iTunes, iTunes Music Store, iMove, iDVD, and iPhoto and was instrumental in helping to create the digital sea change within the audio video industry.

"Riptopia sits on the nexus between the AV industry and the computer industry as the two merge to create the digital home," said Basche. "I look forward to helping the company provide digital media services that aid consumers in choosing when and where they listen to their digital media."

Stemming from Riptopia's success at CEDIA EXPO 2005, over 350 AV Installers, manufacturers and AV retail stores have partnered with Riptopia. With the addition of a second 10,000 sq. ft. processing center in the heart of downtown San Francisco, Riptopia has tripled its processing capabilities and guarantees a 48-hour processing time on orders of 1000 CDs or less. Riptopia also announced earlier this month the acquisition of its strongest competitor, RipDigital. RipDigital's former founder and President, Richard Adams, has now joined the Riptopia team as Vice President of Business Development.

Located at Booth # 2418, Riptopia will provide on-site presentations to attendees to clearly explain the Riptopia process and to explain the benefits of offering plug-and-play solutions such as digital music servers and media centers that come pre-loaded with a customer's CD collection. Riptopia will work with manufacturers, AV retail chain owners and AV installers attending CEDIA to best integrate ripping service into their existing products and service offerings.

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