To: bob who wrote (10628 ) 2/3/2000 11:58:00 AM From: Walter Morton Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18366
Well bob, according to the news releases on PennyPI.com, EDIG has been working on these recorders since around August 1998: BW1194 AUG 10,1998 6:35 PACIFIC 09:35 EASTERN ( BW)(NORRIS-COMMUNICATIONS)(NCII) Norris Communications Signs Development Agreement to Develop a Digital Voice Recorder Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1998--Norris Communications Inc. (OTC:NCII) today announced that it has signed an agreement to design and develop a digital voice recorder for Intel Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, Intel will provide one-time development funding for the design. Terms and conditions for use of Norris' technology in a production product, or in derivatives of the current development effort, have been established with Intel in the current agreement. The Intel development payments to Norris do not represent any form of equity investment. Fred Falk, president and chief executive officer stated "Norris pioneered the use of removable Intel flash memory for portable digital voice recording. We were also the first in the industry to interface portable digital recordings to the computer, providing high speed downloading. Intel's decision to contract with Norris reflects our position as a leader in the world of hand held digital recorder technology." Norris Communications Inc. is a San Diego-based company specializing in computer-compatible OEM products utilizing its proprietary MicroOS flash memory management system. Norris is an innovator in utilizing flash memory for digital voice, audio, image, video and data recording, storage, computer interface and playback. Norris licenses its technology for use in OEM products and also offers custom OEM development and manufacturing. CONTACT: Robert Putnam, 619/679-1504