e.Digital Corporation (fka EDIG)

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BusyBump chats w/Putnam
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=695381

A few comments from Robert from a brief conversation last week.... (I will paraphrase...)

-several new product platforms will be announced between now and the end of this calendar year...one very likely this month but the actual timing is still up to the OEM.
-as these new products are announced, exact numbers (total initial units ordered) and dates will also be announced.

-(concerning speech recognition companies)-as you know, we are IBM-centric around here, but we are also working with some other companies that have technology specific to our product developments.

-(concerning set-top boxes)-we are very involved in product development in this burgeoning market.

-one big reason we hired Jim Collier was to be able to offer a suite of services to OEM customers and the public alike which will lead to increased revenue over and above royalties, as well as increased visibility.

-we understand the frustration among shareholders because we share that frustration...one of the first topics discussed at initial meetings with OEMs is the OEMs complete control over launch dates, PRs, etc. and the need to protect their interest and competitive edge. No one wants the public to be aware of what we are doing more than we do, so one of our first requests at initial meetings is that, when products are launched, Edig will receive the credit it is due.

-we feel good about revenues over the next 6 months and FY 2002, which is already underway, should be very good indeed.

-(concerning the recent BestBuy/RioPort deal)-I cannot comment specifically about that but I can say that we are still very involved in working with RioPort.

Many of you on this board are expressing various degrees of frustration with Edig. It is understandable. There have been high hopes followed by delays and disappointments. The rhetoric has become somewhat predictable and the litany of problems is familiar to all.

Yet, most of us are still here because a) we have a significant investment in Edig, b) we have done our DD and grasp the awesome potential of this company and its technology, and c) we don't want to miss yet another ship when it sails!

As you know, I still believe in Edig. It is not a blind faith but based upon my own understanding of Edig's role and position in the product development process, Edig's impressive list of partners and alliances, confidence in the dedicated management and highly qualified Board of Directors, awareness of the early stage we are in in the digital handheld products marketplace and its huge potential, and the realization that, no matter what has gone before, that I am still in on the ground floor of a company capable of becoming a global standard.