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

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

RealPlayer continues momentum towards becoming the standard for audio and
video delivery and playback on Linux desktops

SEATTLE, August 3, 2004 - RealNetworks=AE, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the leading
creator of digital media services and software, today announced the
availability of the final GOLD versions of both RealPlayer=AE 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=AE 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 <http://www.realnetworks.com/>>

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.