SCXC -- Sciax Corporation Reaches Agreement With Major Distributor of Digital Music
10/14/2005 8:00:36 AM
BAY CITY, MI AND TORONTO, Oct 14, 2005 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- RMD Entertainment Inc. (SCXC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sciax Corp., announced today that it has reached an agreement with SingTel Group to distribute RMD's complete digital music catalogue. This agreement will be undertaken through its existing contract with Groove Mobile. Groove Mobile is Europe's leading mobile music provider, delivering one of the most compelling downloadable mobile music experiences available. SingTel Group, which has significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), provides a comprehensive portfolio of services which include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.
In Singapore, SingTel has had more than 120 years of operating experience and has played an integral part in the development of the city as a major communications hub. In Australia, Optus serves more than six million customers. It has become a fierce competitor, leading the way in technological innovations and breakthroughs.
Over the years, SingTel has grown to be a global player with a strong regional heritage. With one of the most extensive and advanced telecommunications infrastructures in the world, the Group offers unparalleled reach in Asia and beyond.
SingTel's highly developed international network provides direct connections from Singapore to more than 100 countries. It is a major investor in many of the world's most sophisticated submarine cable and satellite systems. The Group is the second largest satellite operator in the Asia Pacific.
Mark Davis, Vice President of Digital Distribution for RMD Entertainment said, "in anticipation of our high profile music releases in the coming year, we continue to expand our presence in the fast growing digital music networks of the world. We are very excited by the prospect of receiving substantial revenues from our music distribution in digital format, including personal ring tones for mobile customers, which will complement the traditional CD and DVD revenue stream that we anticipate in the ensuing 12 months.''
About Sciax
RMD Entertainment (RMD) is a cutting-edge entertainment company with a primary focus on selling hip-hop music internationally. Additionally, the company markets other products, such as fashion accessories and fragrances, which are purchased by its music audience. RMD has a vast worldwide distribution network for its music to be sold to the end consumer in compact disc formats, digital downloads, and personal ring tones for mobile customers. RMD's hip-hop catalogue is exclusively distributed by Bungalo Records in North America, which is exclusively distributed by Universal Music Group. RMD's dance music catalogue is exclusively distributed by Inversus Records.
Truly a global company with well over 60 years combined experience in the music industry, RMD has had good success on the international level and its staff producers have collaborated with some of the most influential names in the music scene today, such as Sting, David Byrne of the Talking Heads, George Kranz, Freedom Williams of C & C Music Factory, Steve Winwood, Robin Scott, and jazz saxophone legend Bill Evans, among others.
Sciax Defense is an emerging leader in defense imaging systems for law enforcement and military personnel engaged in counter-terrorism and other special security operations. Sciax America Inc. and Sciax Technology Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sciax Corp. (http://www.sciax.com). Wolf Pack, the company's tactical remote viewing system, is manufactured under license from Eomax Corp. and is used by law enforcement and military organizations in North America and Europe. Customers include military and law enforcement agencies of the U.S. and German governments, contraband interdiction units of Canada Customs, and LAPD-SWAT.
Contact:
Sciax Corp.
Elliott Nadel (for Sciax)
516-750-9719
en@empirerelations.com
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