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To: cm who wrote (8588)	8/4/1999 10:12:00 AM
From: cm	Respond to of 11417

Something Leaked From The SDMI Awhile Back... Here's an article by, appropriately enough, "anonymous" at the MP3.com site... I think it dates from around May or April of this year. It deals with the SDMI's interest in something called "revocation." For whatever reason, I think of WaveMeter when I read this. mp3.com Best Regards, c m

To: cm who wrote (8588)	8/4/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: Klingerg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11417

cm, Re: Nobody Asked...As regards the management talent at NABLE, Countryboy from RB has connected quite a few dots here too. If true (I didn't verify all claims but Countryboy has a good rep on RB.) makes for an interesting picture, Huh?....Later By: Countryboy Reply To: None Wednesday, 4 Aug 1999 at 6:41 AM EDT Post # of 59410 NAble Background. Some interesting NAble and related info. Jeffrey Grammer got his start at Intel and left in 1985 to join Chips and Technologies. Patrick Chiumiento joined Chips and Technologies in 1987. In 1995 Chips and Technologies, partners with Databook. - Databook was listed as a leading security chip designer and manufacturer. Had Cardbus Technology. In 1995 two Chips and Technology people take positions in Databook as new management. Jeffrey H. Grammer Patrick Chiumiento Grammer and Chiumiento moved Databook from Ithaca, N.Y. to Danvers, MA. Databook partners with Fujitsu Microelectronics. In Oct. 1996 NAble was founded and Databook is listed as one of the 5 primary investors providing seed money to NAble. Three of NAble' founder's came from Databook, one from a Databook partner. Jeffrey H. Grammer - President and CEO. Patrick Chiumiento - Vice President of Sales and Marketing. William J. Junkermier - Vice President of Finance. Leonard Veil - Vice President, Engineering. - Fujitsu. In third quarter 1996 Databook and it's engineering talent was acquired by Standard Microsystems. In 1997 Chips and Technologies was acquired by Intel. In 1997 Intel Makes investment in Standard Microsystems. Chips and Technologies, Intel and a div. of Lockheed Martin Corp. were jointly developing the i740 a desktop three-dimensional graphics chip for broadband media. Intel was to merge this company into it's subsidary Intel Enterprises Corp. In June 1998, Sigma Designs Announces Single-Chip REALmagic DVD/MPEG-2 Decoder to Accompany Intel i740 Graphics Controller Chip. In 1999 Wave Systems acquires N*Able. Countryboy.

To: cm who wrote (8588)	8/4/1999 12:10:00 PM
From: Klingerg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11417

SDMI vs. MP3/a2b/Liquid Audio: Short and Long Term Scenerio from Cahners In-Stat Group July 19, 1999 For more information, contact: Christina Hecht at 602.483.4443 - Chrish@instat.com Personal Digital Audio Players Will See Over 80% Unit Growth from 1999 To 2003 Cahners In-Stat Group Predicts the SDMI Audio Specification Will Fuel Growth NEWTON, Mass., July 19, 1999 - Spurred by widespread Internet access, the market for personal digital music players utilizing audio compression technologies will experience a tremendous increase in growth, with nearly $800 million in sales in 2003, according to Cahners In-Stat Group, a high-tech market research firm. While products in this segment will initially focus on downloading technologies like MP3, over the next 12 months consumers should expect to see more features integrated into the players, such as FM tuners, increased storage capacity and security mechanisms like Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) compatibility. SDMI is the new audio initiative being spearheaded by the top five record companies and 120 other technology companies. The record and technology companies are currently working together to define guidelines for a secure solution for the digital music market. In mid-to late-2000, the record companies will start including digital "watermarks" that trigger the SDMI filters, preventing playback on non-SDMI devices. Its rollout and effectiveness at curbing digital content piracy will depend on the cooperation between the recording industry and the high-technology sector. "What is happening now in the music industry is both a radically new phenomenon and a natural evolution," said to Mike Paxton, industry analyst for Cahners In-Stat Group's Converging Markets & Technologies services. "The new phenomenon is how the Internet is changing the distribution model for music. Access to broadband transmission will be vitally important to the success of digital audio. The natural evolution is taking place on the hardware side of the industry and shows how a change in content storage changes the music playback device. Just as LPs and 8-track tapes gave way to cassettes and CDs, those audio storage methods will slowly give way to digital downloads." Cahners In-Stat Group sees several digital audio trends emerging over the next few years: The fight over "secure" digital recordings and "open access" technologies will continue over the next two years with SDMI eventually replacing the de-facto standard MP3. The phase-in of SDMI will boost sales of portable digital music players. The most dynamic unit growth will occur between the years 2000 and 2002. Over the next two years, portable music devices will support multiple compression technologies including MP3, a2b (from AT&T Labs) and Liquid Audio until the SDMI standard is finalized.In the not-so-distant future, we will no longer need a computer to transfer digital audio content. Retail kiosks, set-top boxes or even cellular telephones could be used to download selections onto the flash memory of a portable music player. Paxton's Emerging Digital Audio Opportunities: MP3, SDMI, and Portable Music Players (Report No. MM99-07BW), examines the status of the digital audio market and includes a survey of digital compression technologies and intellectual property management issues. The report also looks at key companies involved in the digital audio market and analyzes the trends likely to dominate the industry over the next five years. Cahners In-Stat Group is a high-technology market research firm covering the consumer and convergence, networking, wireless, telecommunications, Internet and semiconductor markets. Headquartered in Newton, Mass., offices are also located in Scottsdale, Ariz. and San Jose, Calif. Cahners In-Stat Group is part of Cahners Business Information (http://www.cahners.com), the largest publisher of specialized business publications in the United States, and a division of Reed Elsevier. Visit Cahners In-Stat Group online at cahnersinstat.com. For more information, contact: Mike Paxton, Cahners In-Stat Group: 480.483.4462, Email: mpaxton@cahnersinstat.com Deirdre Snyder, Marenghi & Associates: 781.239-0057, Email: dgsnyder@marenghi.com

To: cm who wrote (8588)	8/4/1999 7:57:00 PM
From: cm	Respond to of 11417

Just A Couple of Articles Re: Interactive TV... Must-click TV... from Wired... wired.com wired.com Best Regards, c m