To: cAPSLOCK who wrote (8588 ) 11/22/1999 10:24:00 AM From: R. Bond Respond to of 18366
(BSNS WIRE) e.Digital Corporation Launches Multi-codec Internet Music Pl e.Digital Corporation Launches Multi-codec Internet Music Player Design Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999--The launch of e.Digital Corporation's (OTC: EDIG) multi-codec Internet music player design was positively received by consumer electronics manufacturers, OEMs and members of the media last week at COMDEX and Webnoize 99. The e.Digital design, with same-device multi-codec and multiple digital rights management support, was seen as a breakthrough in features, flexibility and audio quality by the Internet music industry and is now available to OEM customers. "The response from the OEMs at COMDEX and Webnoize was tremendous," said Fred Falk, president and CEO of e.Digital. "We met with several key consumer electronics manufacturers and OEMs to demonstrate the advantages of our Internet music player design. They appreciated the flexible design and superb audio quality of the feature-rich player, enabled by our patented MicroOS(TM) file management system. With popular music content soon becoming available from the major record labels, we expect several OEMs will use e.Digital's designs in their secure Internet music players." The features of the e.Digital Internet music player design include: *T -- MicroOS(TM) File Management System -- Multi-Codec support including EPAC(TM), QDesign Music playback, AAC, MS Audio, Dolby Digital, MP3 and others -- Multiple DRM support including IBM's EMMS, Liquid Audio's SP3, InterTrust and others -- Compact Flash(TM) Memory card and/or an IBM 340MB microdrive -- Powered by alkaline or rechargeable NiMH `AA' batteries -- Real-time clock with programmable reminders -- Designed to be SDMI compliant *T For a picture and specifications of the design, please see the company's web site at www.edig.com and select "OEM Products", or enteredig.com in your browser's address window, or contact the company with your mailing address for a hard copy. 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. Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future performance, technology and product development that may impact on future results and the future viability of the company. Actual results could be affected or differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors such as: future products and results; technological shifts; potential technical difficulties that could delay new products and technology; competition; general economic conditions in the markets in which the company operates; the ability of the company, its customers, and suppliers to become Year 2000 compliant; pricing pressures; and the uncertainty of market acceptance of new products by OEM's and end-user customers.