Doc, morning... Where does it say in any of these releases..
<<"EDIG is working with Lucent AND Microsoft">>
These are the only 2 statements put out on the 6th.... Have I missed any ?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
E.DIGITAL AND RIOPORT, INC. COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP SEAMLESS, SECURE
INTERNET MUSIC DELIVERY SYSTEM
(SAN DIEGO, CA, January 6, 2000) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG) 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 CEO 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 Corporation 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.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
E.DIGITAL'S PORTABLE INTERNET MUSIC PLAYER DESIGN INCORPORATES IBM
MICRODRIVE(TM)
New 5«-Hour-Capacity Design Debuts Today in IBM Technology Suite at CES 2000
(LAS VEGAS, NV, January 6, 2000) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG)
announced today that its portable Internet music player design, using IBM's
340 MB Microdrive, will debut today in the IBM Technology Suite inside the
Las Vegas Convention Center and will remain on display through Saturday
during this week's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The
design is capable of holding over five and a half hours of compressed,
high-quality music downloaded from the Internet or a user's personal CD
collection.
Fred Falk, president and CEO of e.Digital, said, "The enormous capacity and
small, standard form factor of IBM's Microdrive immediately attracted our
attention, not only for music applications, but also for future video
applications in our portable player designs. We are dedicated to
integrating the latest standards and technologies into product designs for
our OEM customers and we are happy to demonstrate the huge potential of the
Internet music market using the Microdrive in this design."
Michael Kuptz, IBM Microdrive Products business line manager, added, "IBM's
Microdrive, a tiny, removable, 340 MB hard drive the size of a matchbook,
is suitable for use in all sorts of portable devices. e.Digital is one of
the first companies to seize the opportunity to incorporate the Microdrive
into a portable device where smaller size, greater capacity, and quick
access to data are of benefit to the end user."
For a press meeting about IBM Microdrive, please leave a message for Wendy
Sullivan, IBM Corporation, at (408) 256-6751. Television crews are welcome.
e.Digital's portable multi-codec Internet music player design is available
for licensing by consumer electronics manufacturers and other OEM partners.
The flexible design can be adapted to customer specifications and includes
options for music codecs, removable memory, and security features. The
design is SDMI compatible.
About Microdrive
The IBM 340 MB Microdrive for portable handheld devices is housed in an
industry-standard CF+ Type II one-inch format. It is ideal for a variety of
portable handheld electronic devices. The Microdrive is a winner of several
awards including PC Magazine's Technical Excellence Award, November 1999,
and the Best Mobile Storage Award, Mobile Insights Conference, February 1999.
About e.Digital
e.Digital Corporation 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.
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_____________________________________________________
Wendy Ravenel
Investor Relations/Public Relations
e.Digital Corporation
13114 Evening Creek Drive South
San Diego, CA 92128
(858)679-1504 PHONE
(858)486-3922 FAX
Note new area code (858) as of June 1999
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