iTunes Match is part of the "icloud",the new cloud service from Apple. In the icloud you save aboute-mails, appointments, contacts not on a local hard drive, but viathe internet on an Apple server. From this, your data is accessibleanytime, anywhere (on-line connection required). And icloud ensuresthat the inventory data on all your devices (phone, notebook, desktopPC) is identical. The synchronization takes place automatically inthe background, according to Apple, you need to worry about anything.


icloud also ensures that the songs youbuy on iTunes, are automatically available on all devices. Inaddition to access via icloud to music that you purchased on iTunesin the past. Apart from this "iTunes in the cloud" calledfunction but Apple does something to match iTunes. This servicescours your library for songs that are not from the iTunes Store, andautomatically adds them to iTunes in the cloud - and in high audioquality (256 kbps) and AAC format. To get on the icloud also haveaccess to music that comes from another online record store or from aCD that is in your possession and you for use on the PC or on adigital MP3 player.