Electronic News: Apple iPod SOC Provider Prepares for IPO. On the success and proliferation of digital media content, increasing Internet-based content distribution, greater storage capacity and increasing functionality of devices, Apple iPod SOC provider PortalPlayer is preparing to file for its initial public offering.
PortalPlayer contracts include plenty of employment agreement, a few leases and some service agreements with LSI Logic and eSilicon. SoC means system-on-chip, for those who are wondering.