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CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 1999--audiohighway.com
(NASDAQ:AHWY), an Internet-based information and entertainment company,
today announced it has signed a one-year production and distribution
agreement with modem manufacturer and distributor Digicom Systems Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:CREAF).
Under the agreement, Digicom Systems plans to bundle
audiohighway.com's AudioWiz(TM) software with its modem products,
including the products sold under its retail name, Modem Blaster(R).
Digicom Systems will feature the audiohighway.com logo on the outside
of its product boxes. The audiohighway.com Web site will include a
link to the Digicom Systems' site and Digicom's Web site will link to
audiohighway.com's.
AudioWiz is a software product developed by audiohighway.com that
provides a player for audio content downloaded from the
audiohighway.com Web site. It also allows users to download the
content for playback on their personal computer or on portable audio
devices. Visitors to audiohighway.com's Web site
(www.audiohighway.com) can currently review and listen to thousands of
free audio selections provided in eight channels of audio-based
content, including audiobooks, business, entertainment, music, news,
sports, technology and travel.
"Bundling AudioWiz software with Digicom's products gives
Digicom's customers and audiohighway.com users an innovative way to
take greater advantage of the power of the Internet," said Michael
Lamb, vice president of sales and alliances for audiohighway.com.
"Digicom's retail consumers now have an additional product bundled
with the hardware to help them be able to take advantage of the
quality products offered by Digicom under the Modem Blaster trade
name. The ability for customers of both companies to be able to
download and listen to audio content via the Internet using our
AudioWiz software and Creative's quality sound and modem products,
helps us to provide better value to customers of both companies.
"Digicom Systems and Creative are highly reputable and recognized
names among consumers and the agreement will showcase
audioghighway.com's product in the retail marketplace," said Lamb.
"Consumers know they are getting quality products when they purchase
products with the Creative logo on the box. We strive for the same
dedication to quality when users load the AudioWiz software on their
computers. This relationship will enhance the experience of our
listeners through the expanded utility of the Creative products."
"AudioWiz will help our customers realize the broader potential
of our products and experience the sheer fun and enjoyment of the
Internet," said Patrick Ang, president of Digicom Systems. "This
agreement with audiohighway.com lets Digicom's customers sample a
myriad of great audio materials available on the audiohighway.com Web
site, such as audiobooks, music and news, just to name a few.
Customers will be able to download this quality content through our
Modem Blaster products and play it back through our Creative sound
systems."
Digicom Systems Inc., headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., provides
a wide range of communications equipment from stand-alone modems to
corporate rack mounted data/fax, T-1 and ISDN solutions. Digicom
modems are widely used by online services, point-of-sale systems,
banking and other applications demanding reliable, cost-effective
communication products. Digicom also provides custom communications
solutions for OEM and PC vendors. Digicom Systems is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:CREAF) of Singapore.
audiohighway.com is an Internet-based information and
entertainment company which, through its AudioCast(TM) System, uses
the capabilities of the World Wide Web to enable users to download
from the Internet and play back selected audio content, such as
audiobooks, music, timely news programs and other forms of information
and entertainment. The company currently has available on its Web site
audio content from such providers as National Public Radio, Newsweek
On Air, Associated Press, Penguin Books USA, ESPN and Compact
Classics. For more information, contact the company at 408/255-5301 or
800/77LISTEN, or visit its Web site at audiohighway.com.
The statements made in this release that are not historical facts
contain forward-looking information that involves risks and
uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual results to
differ include, but are not limited to, the impact of competitive
products and services, the company's ability to manage growth and
acquisitions of technology or businesses, the effect of economic and
business conditions, and other risks detailed from time to time in the
company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
audiohighway.com, AudioWiz and AudioCast are trademarks of
audiohighway.com. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners."
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