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To: Fuzzy who wrote (6065)	4/28/1999 10:31:00 PM
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CMIC = ADAP . . .NEWS: California Microwave's MRC CodeRunner Receives Second Award: Broadcast Engineering Lists CodeRunner in "Pick Hits" of NAB 99 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999-- NAME, STOCK SYMBOL CHANGE EFFECTIVE APRIL 29 AT OPENING OF MARKET; ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORPORATION (Nasdaq National Market: ADAP) CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC. (Nasdaq National Market: CMIC) announced that its MRC CodeRunner(tm), digital and digital-ready microwave radio systems, was bestowed a second honor at the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention, NAB '99. MRC CodeRunner was chosen as one of Broadcast Engineering magazine's "Pick Hits of NAB '99". The award acknowledges unique products that will help broadcasters and video professional move their facilities into the 21st century. As previously announced, the MRC CodeRunner was also awarded Television Broadcast magazine's Pick of Show at NAB '99 highlighting innovation and technological excellence in digital newsgathering alternatives. "California Microwave is proud to receive this recognition," stated David Glidden, vice president and general manager of the MRC business area. "The MRC CodeRunner is just the latest example of our market-leading initiatives to provide the industry's best wireless digital video transport solutions. By honoring the CodeRunner product family, this award acknowledges our commitment to bringing completely engineered digital news gathering solutions to broadcasters." Name, Stock Symbol Change April 29 at Stock Market Opening With its emergence as a leading architect of the wireless broadband evolution, California Microwave is changing its name to Adaptive Broadband Corporation (Nasdaq National Market: ADAP) effective tomorrow morning at 6:30 a.m. PDT. The company's new Web site is (http://www.adaptivebroadband.com). Alternatives for ENG transmission The MRC CodeRunner series is designed to support the television industry as it transitions to new channel plans and from analog to digital transmission techniques. Radios can be deployed to support analog applications initially and later be upgraded to support analog and digital operations. The MRC CodeRunner products are designed to provide analog transmission capability within pending 12 MHz channel plan at 2 GHz; the products are also designed to support digital modulation using 4FSK, QPSK, and 16QAM modulation, including COFDM techniques. In addition to the MRC CodeRunner radio platforms, the new MRC CodeRunner Series also includes the CM series of COFDM modulation and MPEG compression products, based on products from NDS. On April 21, California Microwave announced its first orders for CodeRunner. systems. The company will be shipping initial versions of the product this Spring, with volume production following in the Summer of 1999. California Microwave, Inc. (http://www.calmike.com) is a leading supplier of terrestrial wireless and satellite-based systems to support ultra-high speed Internet access, broadcast digital TV transport and worldwide Internet backbones. California Microwave also provides industry-leading solutions for satellite-based data communications and terrestrial wireless telemetry networks. Coderunner a Featured Product at Company's April 29 Product Showcase in Sunnyvale The company is hosting a product demonstration of its new wireless broadband solutions in conjunction with its name change. Members of the media, customer and financial communities are invited to attend between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 29. Please RSVP to telephone: 408/743-3427, fax: 408/743-3482 or e-mail: knorris@adaptivebroadband.com.