Cass, it doesn't say anything to that effect. And I don't know Robert Putnam that well, any more than most others here. My email is in to him right now. You might be right but you have not demostrated it here. If you look there is nothing stating VoiceNAV is no longer being employed and it also states the product was introduced at CES 2002 by BOTH companies. Hope to clear this up one way or the other.
(SAN DIEGO, CA - March 6, 2002) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG), a global provider of comprehensive digital product development and designs, announced today that it has signed a development and manufacturing agreement with Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten. Under the agreement, e.Digital will receive non-recurring engineering (NRE) fees for design and development services. Additionally, e.Digital will receive revenues for the manufacture and delivery of Eclipse-branded audio products for the automotive infotainment and telematics market.
Steve Ferguson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of e.Digital, stated, "We are very excited about this opportunity to design Eclipse-branded products by integrating the latest in automotive infotainment and telematics into a system using our MicroOSTM and other technologies. We are integrating information, communication, and entertainment into a sophisticated, easy-to-use system."
Jim Collier, President and Chief Operating Officer of e.Digital, said, "This agreement represents a key step in our plans to move aggressively into the fast-growing OEM, ODM, and aftermarket automotive telematics industry. It also provides a technology foundation that will accelerate our expansion into what is potentially the fastest growing market since the PC. In addition to technology development e.Digital will design and manufacture these high-end products."
Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten automotive audio and infotainment products and technology received prestigious Audio Sound Grand Prix Awards in 2000 and 2001. Eclipse is the fastest growing brand in the car stereo world.
Both companies unveiled the Eclipse MP-3 Changer at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas early this year. Manufacturing and delivery of products to Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten are planned for the third calendar quarter this year. Eclipse-branded products will be sold to consumers through their established distribution channels.
