Roxio is an American software company specializing in developing consumer

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products. Its product line includes tools for setting up digital media projects, media conversion software and content distribution systems. The company formed as a spin-off of

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's software division in 2001 and acquired MGI Software in 2002.

Sonic Solutions Sonic Solutions was an American computer software company headquartered in Novato, California. In addition to having a number of offices in the U.S., the company also maintained offices in Europe and Asia. It was acquired by Rovi Corporation in 2 ...

acquired Roxio in 2003, going on to acquire Simple Star and CinemaNow in 2008.

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acquired Sonic Solutions in 2010, but Rovi announced in January 2012 that it would sell Roxio to Canadian software company

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. That acquisition closed on February 7, 2012. Roxio HQ 2

Products

* Roxio Creator *

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* Easy VHS to DVD * Easy LP to MP3 * Popcorn * DVDitPro * PhotoShow * RecordNow * Back on Track * Easy DVD Copy * MyDVD * Retrospect * Roxio Game Capture * Roxio Game Capture HD Pro * Roxio Creator NXT 8 * Roxio Creator NXT Pro 8

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* American companies established in 2001 Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Companies based in Santa Clara, California 2001 establishments in California Corel 2012 mergers and acquisitions American subsidiaries of foreign companies Software companies of the United States 2001 establishments in the United States Companies established in 2001 Software companies established in 2001 {{software-company-stub