previously posted by emit--
Alex Diaz, Chairman
Alex Diaz joined e.Digital's Board of Directors in July 2002, and was appointed Chairman in November 2002. Mr. Diaz is Executive Vice-President of Califormula RADIO Group, whose holdings include RADIO Latina 104.5 and the classical music station XLNC1 90.7, and formerly included the popular FM stations Jammin' Z90 and Hot Country 99.3, now operated by Clear Channel Communications.
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Ibiquity Acquires Exclusive License to Command Audio's On-Demand Interactive Audio Technology for Digital RADIO
Advanced Digital RADIO Application will Enable Listeners to Receive Exciting New Services from Broadcasters and Advertisers
Columbia, MD and Redwood City, CA - August 6, 2002 - IBIQUITY Digital Corporation, the sole developer of digital AM and FM broadcast technology in the United States and Command Audio Corporation, the pioneer of broadcast on-demand interactive media technology, announced today that IBIQUITY has acquired an exclusive worldwide license to Command Audio's intellectual property and technology in the field of digital RADIO and Command Audio's other digital RADIO-related assets. The acquisition has set the stage for RADIO broadcasters to provide consumers content on-demand--from program selection via electronic guide to scanning content to pausing or saving for later listening. Advertisers will be able to develop new messages which appeal to and connect with consumers, and content providers will have new tools with which to design innovative programming. IBIQUITY has established a Redwood City, California office and has hired the former software engineering employees of Command Audio. Both companies are privately held and terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
According to Robert Struble, President and CEO of IBIQUITY, "IBIQUITY plans to integrate the Command Audio technology with our digital AM and FM system to allow broadcasters and consumers to fully leverage the revolutionary capabilities of digital RADIO. The ability for broadcasters to manage the delivery of additional advertising-supported content like news, weather and traffic information along with their current audio is a major benefit of the technology. RADIO manufacturers will be positioned to fully utilize the additional storage and multimedia capabilities in their products to differentiate the digital RADIO experience from today's analog."
"This transaction is very positive for both organizations and for consumers, broadcasters and advertisers who will benefit from services based on Command Audio's underlying intellectual property," said Don Bogue, Command Audio Chairman and CEO. "Our license agreement with IBIQUITY represents another major validation of our leadership position in on-demand media technology and intellectual property. IBIQUITY, as the leader in AM and FM digital RADIO technology development, can effectively commercialize the on-demand media capabilities developed by Command Audio for RADIO products, while we continue our licensing initiatives in the large and dynamic television arena."
In acquiring the digital RADIO assets of Command Audio, IBIQUITY Digital has secured exclusive licensing rights to all Command Audio intellectual property for all RADIO systems and products including digital AM and FM RADIO, SATELLITE digital RADIO and other digital RADIO systems worldwide. Command Audio's business now is focused entirely on licensing its on-demand media intellectual property in non-RADIO fields, such as the fast-growing market for personal video recorders in terrestrial and SATELLITE television applications.
About IBIQUITY Digital (www.IBIQUITY.com)
IBIQUITY Digital is the sole developer and licenser of digital AM and FM broadcast technology in the U.S., which will transform today's analog RADIO to digital, enabling radically upgraded sound and new wireless data services. The company's investors include 15 of the nation's top RADIO broadcasters, including ABC, Clear Channel and Viacom; leading financial institutions, such as J.P. Morgan Partners, Pequot Capital and J&W Seligman; and strategic partners Ford Motor Company, Harris, Lucent, Texas Instruments and Visteon. IBIQUITY Digital is a privately held company with operations in Columbia, MD, Detroit, MI, Warren, NJ, and Redwood City, CA.
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re Fujitsu Ten Eclipse--
The following a portion of Wolfpackvoltare's post at the CES in Jan '02:
The Eclipse was the highlight of the CES show. They had a large center booth with a car that would knock your socks off with the sound that it would put out. The audio must have been worth more than the car itself. I counted at least fifteen representatives in the Eclipse booth. In a stand alone display, approximately 9-ft. high, three sided, and right in front of the Eclipse booth, was the e.Digital Eclipse powered by e.Digital product number CD5442 that also has global positioning, voice navigation, and was Bluetooth enabled. I talked to one representative, and I guess I was to technical, so he referred me to an engineer who was working with the e.Digital's design. As he was explaining all of the features, I noticed that the voice navigation board on display was made by Pronounced Technologies (no Lucent here) and was the key component to the Eclipse commander that was total hands free with voice command that would integrate all functions of your car, lights, locks, air conditioner, radio, global positioning, and most other functions for your car. Most Eclipse radios come with an E-COM button that you push to talk with the unit, so all Eclipse models with this E-COM functions will have e.Digital inside, which is just about every Eclipse unit out there. Another feature that e.Digital has in the unit, was a WRITEBACK (patent pending from e.Digital) capabilities, where a five minute BUFFER will store music or information that you could retrieve. Let's say you hear a song from a satellite radio station, you would be able to record that song on your 10 gig storage Eclipse radio immediately. Did I say 10 gig? This will also have a 20, 40, 80 gig of storage. This unit by Fujitsu Ten and e.Digital is the newest and the most advanced system they have developed together for the after market audio systems (Can you say Toyota?). e.Digital is also supplying the software and the Bluetooth technology to this unit. I remember BACK in 1999 at the shareholders meeting when I asked if e.Digital was working with Bluetooth and Fred's comment was, "Atul Anandpura (VP, of Research and Development) would be in charge of that." Now, e.Digital products are Bluetooth enabled. You will be able to download to your car, music, or other information from your PC, as your car sits in the driveway.
