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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000--e.Digital
Corp.
(OTCBB:EDIG.O) today announced an agreement with
RioPort Inc., a pioneer
in the digital audio download market, to integrate RioPort's
secure
digital audio platform with e.Digital's Internet music player
design.
As a result, e.Digital will be able to provide portable hardware
manufacturers with a secure, licensable solution for seamlessly
delivering digital audio content to consumers.
Atul Anandpura, vice president of research & development at
e.Digital, said, "While e.Digital's player can play multiple
codecs
seamlessly and support major Digital Rights Management
schemes,
e.Digital wanted to partner with a company that can provide a
complete, integrated solution for enabling the end user to easily
download secure digital audio content to the player without
encountering incompatibility issues. e.Digital's design will
support
the RioPort Audio Manager jukebox software to allow
seamless delivery
of secure digital audio content to the portable player."
RioPort will provide compatibility to e.Digital's designs through
its RioPort Audio Manager software and other related software
tools
including the RioPort Media Device Manager API(R)MDM,
allowing
consumers to easily transport digital audio content from the
Internet
directly to portable devices that use the e.Digital design.
Fred Falk, president and chief executive officer of e.Digital,
added, "This is an appealing option for licensees because it
makes it
easier for end users to locate and download a wide variety of
secure
popular audio content from RioPort's network of digital audio
partners, in one easy step. The e.Digital music player design
features
Lucent's ePAC music compression and is forward-compatible
with several
music formats, which will allow consumers easy access to
content today
and in the future as new compression schemes are adopted.
This
design's flexibility will be a big benefit to both hardware
licensees
and to end users."
Anthony Schaller, chief technology officer at RioPort, stated,
"Our relationship with e.Digital extends our capabilities to
provide a
variety of hardware manufacturers with our integrated RioPort
platform. This partnership will result in an easier, seamless
digital
audio experience for consumers, which will help expand the
digital
audio market as a whole."
About RioPort
RioPort Inc. is redefining digital audio by delivering an
integrated, secure platform for acquiring, managing and
experiencing
music and spoken audio programming from the Internet. A
pioneer in the
digital audio market, RioPort partners with companies to
provide them
with an easy-to-use platform that includes access to a wide
range of
digital audio content, customizable software solutions and
device
design services.
For consumers, RioPort provides easy access to a variety of
popular and innovative music and word programming through
its
RioPort.com digital audio getaway site. In addition, RioPort
markets
the RioPort Audio Manager, an easy-to-use jukebox
application for the
acquisition, management and playback of digital audio content
from the
desktop or RioPort compatible portable appliances, which the
company
licenses to third parties.
RioPort also provides content companies with production
services,
including encoding and secure packaging, allowing them to
easily get
their content into the hands of digital audio enthusiasts.
RioPort's
investment partners include Vulcan Ventures, Oak Investment
Partners,
MTV Networks Online and S3 Inc. RioPort's Web site is at
www.rioport.com.
About e.Digital
e.Digital Corp. offers an engineering partnership for the
world's leading electronics companies to link portable digital
devices
to PCs and the Internet. Engineering services range from the
licensing
of e.Digital's patented MicroOS(TM) file management system
to custom
software and hardware development, design and manufacturing
services.
For more information on the company, visit www.edig.com.
Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains
forward-looking
statements relating to future performance, technology and
product
development that may impact on future results and the future
viability
of the company. Actual results could be affected or differ
materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a
result of
risk factors such as: future products and results; technological
shifts; potential technical difficulties that could delay new
products; competition; general economic conditions in the
markets in
which the company operates; the ability of the company, its
customers,
and suppliers to become Year 2000 compliant; pricing
pressures; and
the uncertainty of market acceptance of new products by
OEM's and
end-user customers.
Note to Editors: e.Digital and MicroOS are trademarks of
e.Digital Corp. Windows Media Device Manager is a
trademark or
registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. ePAC is a trademark
or
registered trademark of Lucent Technologies. All other
product,
company, or service names are the property of their respective
owners.
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CONTACT: e.Digital Corp.
Robert Putnam or Wendy Ravenel, 858/679-1504
robert@edig.com or wendy@edig.com
Or
The MWW Group (for e.Digital)
Matthew Messinger, 201/964-2377
mmessing@mww.com
Or
RioPort Inc.
Brandon Talaich, 408/325-7386
brandont@rioport.com
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