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Wegener Communications Wins Order for African Project from Titan Corporation
04/06/2000 PR Newswire
(Copyright (c) 2000, PR Newswire)
UNITY Receivers With COMPEL Control and DiviCom Encoding Equipment Provide
End To End Contribution Solution
DULUTH, Ga., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR) announced it has received an order during its recently ended 2nd quarter from Titan Wireless, a division of The Titan Corporation (NYSE: TTN) for digital video broadcast equipment for use in Africa. Wegener's UNITY4000 IRD's (Integrated Receiver Decoders) plus COMPEL Control network management system will be used with DiviCom encoding equipment to provide two complete contribution links. One is a national television link while the other is a private business TV link. Video transmissions from both locations will be consolidated and re-multiplexed from an existing earth station at a third re-transmission site. The two channels will then be received at four remote locations, which will then rebroadcast the video stream to the entire country.
"We worked closely with Wegener to ensure that we provided the best possible solution for our customer's network requirements," states Ken Maynard, director of operation for Titan Wireless. "Wegener's COMPEL Control system was a key reason we chose Wegener. COMPEL enables our customer to manage its network with confidence as it grows."
Headquartered in San Diego, California, The Titan Corporation is a leading-edge company that creates, builds and launches technology-based businesses, offering innovative technical solutions. Three of Titan's four core businesses develop and deploy communications and information technology solutions and services. In addition, Titan markets the leading technology for the electronic pasteurization of food products and is continually identifying promising technologies suitable for commercialization. The Company has 5,400 employees, annualized sales of approximately $850 million and total backlog in excess of $1.6 billion.
"The Titan Corporation is a world leader with high standards," comments Keith N. Smith, president of Wegener Communications. "We are pleased to be able to provide our equipment and services to assist them in meeting their customer's requirements."
Wegener Communications is an international provider of digital solutions for IP data, video and audio networks. Applications include IP data delivery, broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music, satellite paging and financial information distribution. COMPEL, Wegener's patented network control system provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalize programming and commercials through total receiver control. COMPEL network control capability is integrated into Wegener digital satellite receivers. Wegener Communications can be reached at +1.770.814.4000 or on the World Wide Web at www.wegener.com.
COMPEL, ENVOY, UNITY, UNITY-IP and IPUMP are trademarks of Wegener Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Certain of the above statements regarding Wegener constitute forward-looking statements, which may involve risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements.
/CONTACT: Sally Campbell of Wegener Corporation, 770-814-4000; or Retail: Jim Estrada, Brett Maas, or Institutional/Analysts: Joe Diaz, or Media: Jeff Stanlis, all of RCG Capital Markets Group, Inc., 480-675-0400, for Wegener Corporation/ 06:30 EDT |
