AKAOOS notes from pre-recorded interview........
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By: AKAOOS
Reply To: None Wednesday, 7 Jun 2000 at 1:56 PM EDT
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RWS PRERECORDED 5/30 -AVAILABLE:
Pardon my spelling and quick notes ... this is what I got from this interview now available from : many mistakes ... hope the ideas get through.
Notes from 6/7 RWS interview:
Consider MicroOS as an Industrial Strength Micro Operating System for Flash Memory.
Maycom and Lanier are main licensees;
Lanier focus on Digital Dictation Industry.
Maycom focus on Digital Music Products.
MP3 systems easy to build; components and chipsets off the shelf can be assembled to make players.
Differences are DRM systems need custom chips; not off the shelf.
Multiple Audio formats.
MicroOS looks at file first, then loads appropriate format.
Maycom will OEM products to other companies; will not re-license to others.
Sanyo OEMed the product to get product out there faster. e.Digital allows earlier Market participation for OEM instead of doing it themselves.
Newer technologies continue to be introduced to keep companies coming to e.Digital to get out there faster. Video is next new product to go out there.
Viewpoints on encryption:
Content for encryption only.
Waiting until this is assured.
Device to interface with DRM products.
Metallica with new CD ... how will they prevent this from being converted to MP3 file and being distributed for free?
If CD sold in encrypted format, it cannot be played now because new players not out yet? But, portable device will need to recognize watermarks within the recordings; won't play the song without these watermarks.
What will prevent a listener from taking this file and translating it to MP3, then distributing it in an unsecure format? Will not allow ripping them to shareware for free distribution.
Much of this delay is due to attempts to keeping this from being illegally distributed as shareware; if CD itself is not copy restricted, then anyone can make MP3 files and distribute it for free. New business models must be introduced to make it non-profitable for people to do this copying; still want this to be easily accessed and played.
OEMs need to see several audio codecs and DRMs used; EDIG allows all of them to be used. EDIG vision is in 5 years CDs won't be around.
Still, how does this get implemented in an orderly way? Concerns in industry copy restriction and encryption an exercise in futility ... what will stop a clone opening up in Antigua to violate all these rights and produce free copies despite the most careful planning?
EDIG is there to allow OEMs to get to market quickly, no matter what format is being used, whatever content is to be downloaded. Even some types of mechanical storages (IBM Microdrive), to go portable and not be tied to desk.
New board chairman (from Simplenet); this is a strong endorsement of e.Digital.
Intel high level executive ...
What about these people and this company?
Worked closely with strategic partner who provides flash memory - INTEL; used INTEL flash memory in EDIG device. Intel helped to understand details of flash memory and spent 3 years developing this OS. Knew this would take off eventually and flash memory would eventually be preferred over rotating memory. MicroOS will still work with rotating memory as well.
MicroOS is flexible enough to work with these other rotating technologies; also works with Lanier technologies. Continues to grow in features and functionality. Will grow with the company and is the core to what EDIG developes with other companies. E.Digital bet years ago that flash memory would become important as it is. Made the right bet.
Portable music player devices. Provides the companies with next generation technologies.
1987 working on technology for telephone with speakerphone. Headset is being used. With cellphones? 1992-93 portable recording technology only allowed 10-20 secs w/analog chip.
Flash memory won't lose memory ... non-magnetic; cellular structure; cells makes it more difficult to use; MicroOS makes transferring form one cell to another to save and use cell over for other info.
Won't lose data with loss of power. Flash memory non-volatile; D-RAM is VOLATILE; Non-volatile is major benefit. Flash memory still more expensive.
Notes on digital voice recorder lost if battery is gone; Flash memory saves all these notes so they are not lost.
EDIG begining of portable devices so people not stuck in front of screen. VTT/TTV is big news. Picking up steam; Microsoft, Intel working here. Pen-based sytems not the way to go.
Simplicity is necessary.
Content is the key.
By 2005, all consumers will be into these portable devices...all formats (video, audio, etc) merged into these portable devices.
Coccumelli; Skip Matthews; know what to do and how to do it; Skip knows the customers;
Ramsauer - worked for a number of Internet start-ups; mergers and acquisitions; mergers for harware and software companies.
All information is in for NASDAQ; being reviewed; NASDAQ SOON; no time frames; listing officer still giving questions but from the type of questions, they seem to be getting to the point of final submission and listing.
Music sector alone ... announcements past Maycom? Supporting 2nd and 3rd Generation content from record labels. July 1, EMI; BMG announcing specific systems.
Announcements both from Maycom and from e.Digital. Maycom came to e.Digital first; a great strategic relationship. Maycom will build players for anyone; also great marketing presence out there.
New industry just being born ... they believe EDIG is a big part of this
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