RealNetworks Launches Final GOLD Versions of RealPlayer 10 for Linux and Helix Player

SEATTLE, August 3, 2004 - RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the leading creator of digital media services and software, today announced the availability of the final GOLD versions of both RealPlayer® 10 for Linux and Helix(tm) Player, completing another key milestone in the standardization of a robust, secure desktop for the Linux and open source communities. Recently announced agreements with Linux development partners Novell, Red Hat, and TurboLinux complement a standing agreement with Sun Microsystems and establish RealPlayer and Helix Player as the new standard for audio and video on the Linux desktop. For the growing number of enterprises and organizations looking for a complete, secure and affordable enterprise desktop solution, they now have access to the best audio and video available on the Web via the RealPlayer 10 for Linux and Helix Player. Additionally, RealNetworks', Rob Lanphier, Helix Community Coordinator, will speak at Linux World in San Francisco on Thursday, August 5, at 10:30 a.m. in the panel, "Where's the Video? When Open Source has a First-class A/V Experience." The session will discuss the state of open source multimedia today and the importance of first-class audio and video applications. About RealNetworks RealNetworks, Inc. is the leading creator of digital media services and software including the award-winning Rhapsody® Internet jukebox service and RealPlayer 10, the first product to integrate finding, organizing, buying, playing and managing digital audio and video in a single product. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at RealNetworks, Rhapsody, RealPlayer, Helix and the Real logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. Other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.