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XM Satellite Radio to Provide Comprehensive Coverage of Supreme Court Nominee Roberts' Confirmation Hearing

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio company with more than 4.4 million subscribers, will provide comprehensive coverage of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate beginning September 6.

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XM subscribers will be able to listen to the Roberts hearing on XM radios for the car, home, and portable use from coast to coast. XM news and talk channels will carry live testimony, news, and commentary about the hearing. XM will also provide a toll-free telephone number (1-866-267-0375) for listeners to voice their opinions about the hearing. XM will air highlights of the calls on a variety of news and talk channels.

The Roberts hearing will be carried on XM news channels such as C-Span Radio (XM Channel 132), FOX News (XM Channel 121), CNN (XM Channel 122), MSNBC (XM Channel 130), CNN Headline News (XM Channel 123), BBC World Service (XM Channel 131), and CNN En Espanol (XM Channel 134).

News and commentary about the Roberts hearing can be heard on XM Public Radio (XM Channel 133), Air America (XM Channel 167), America Right (XM Channel 166), ABC News & Talk (XM Channel 124), Extreme XM (XM Channel 152), The Power (XM Channel 169), and Family Talk (XM Channel 170). A full list and description of the XM news and talk channels that will cover the hearings are online at http://www.xmradio.com/supreme_court

"XM Satellite Radio's coverage of the Roberts hearing is the latest example of our unique ability to cover a major news event from every perspective and deliver news and commentary to millions of people across the United States," said Eric Logan, Executive Vice President of Programming, XM Satellite Radio. "If you want to listen to the hearing as it unfolds, or find out the latest news, or take an active part in a live discussion, XM has a channel for you. We have all the information you need, whenever you need it, whether you are on the road, at home, or on the go."

About XM Satellite Radio

XM (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8-5-05. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

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Source: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317, or
david.butler@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

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CellStar Announces the Sale of Its Operations in Asia-Pacific Region

CARROLLTON, Texas, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CellStar Corporation (OTC Pink Sheets: CLST), a value-added wireless logistics services leader, today announced that it has sold its operations in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong to Fine Day Holdings Limited, a company formed by Mr. A.S. Horng, who was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CellStar (Asia) Corporation Limited, and effectively the head of the Company's Asia-Pacific Region. The Company has also retained the rights to pursue certain claims against specific cellular phone vendors and manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific Region. In connection with the closing of the sale transaction, Mr. Horng resigned as an executive officer of the Company effective September 2, 2005.

In addition, on August 25, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its operations in Taiwan to Ms. L.C. Lin, a Taiwanese individual and former employee of those operations. The sale is expected to close in September 2005. The Taiwan operation has not been profitable since the fourth quarter of 2001. These sales eliminate the Company's ongoing liabilities associated with the Asia-Pacific Region.

"With the completion of CellStar's exit from its Asia-Pacific Region, CellStar will become a smaller but stronger Company," said Robert Kaiser, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. "The closing of this transaction provides additional working capital from the sale proceeds and allows us to focus our attention on building successful operations in North America and Latin America."

About CellStar Corporation

CellStar Corporation is a leading provider of value-added logistics services to the wireless communications industry, with operations primarily in the North American and Latin American Regions. CellStar facilitates the effective and efficient distribution of handsets, related accessories and other wireless products from leading manufacturers to network operators, agents, resellers, dealers and retailers. CellStar also provides activation services in some of its markets that generate new subscribers for wireless carriers. Additional information about CellStar may be found on its website at http://www.cellstar.com/ .

This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of risk factors, including the Company's ability to implement its business strategies, to maintain its channels of distribution, continue to secure an adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms, improve its operating margins, secure adequate financial resources, maintain an adequate system of internal control, comply with debt covenants, and continually turn its inventories and accounts receivable, as well as changes in foreign laws, regulations and tariffs, new technologies, system implementation difficulties, competition, handset shortages or overages, terrorist acts, a decline in consumer confidence and continued economic weakness in the U.S. and other countries in which the Company does business and other risk factors, are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Any one, or a combination of these risk factors could cause CellStar's actual results to vary materially from anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements.

Source: CellStar Corporation

CONTACT: Sherrian Gunn of CellStar Corporation, +1-972-466-5031, or
ir@cellstar.com

Web site: http://www.cellstar.com/

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Verizon Foundation and Employee Donations to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims Double in One Day

More Than $2.5 Million Already Raised

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- More than $2.5 million -- a total that has doubled just today -- has been raised by the Verizon Foundation and Verizon employees as part of a special disaster relief campaign.

The Verizon Foundation is providing a 2-to-1 match for every dollar donated by employees to the American Red Cross to aid relief efforts in New Orleans and sections of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

"This is an incredible response from a generous and caring employee base," said Patrick Gaston, president of the Verizon Foundation. "This is an unprecedented response rate to our matching funds program, and it shows no sign of letting up."

Verizon is also making it possible for its customers to donate to the Red Cross through clicking on the link to Red Cross on the Verizon.com Web site. Also, Verizon Wireless customers can donate to relief efforts via text- messaging from their wireless devices. To participate, customers can send a message to the address 2HELP or 24357 using the key word "help." They will receive a reply message asking them to confirm a $5 donation to the Red Cross. The Verizon Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications. In 2004, the foundation awarded more than 26,000 grants totaling over $70 million to charitable and nonprofit agencies that focus on improving literacy, computer and technology skills, and identifying domestic violence solutions. The foundation uses its resources in the United States and abroad to develop partnerships in technology and connect them with organizations serving the needs of diverse communities, people with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, and the economically and socially disadvantaged.

The foundation also supports Verizon Volunteers, an incentive program that last year encouraged Verizon employees to volunteer 528,000 hours in their communities and provided $37.6 million in combined contributions to charitable and nonprofit organizations. For more information on the foundation, visit www.verizon.com/foundation.

With more than $71 billion in annual revenues, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. Verizon has a diverse work force of more than 214,000 in four business units: Domestic Telecom provides customers based in 28 states with wireline and other telecommunications services, including broadband. Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 47.4 million voice and data customers across the United States. Information Services operates directory publishing businesses and provides electronic commerce services. International includes wireline and wireless operations and investments, primarily in the Americas and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com/.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

Source: Verizon

CONTACT: Alberto Canal, +1-212-395-5959, alberto.c.canal@verizon.com, or
Mark Marchand, +1-518-396-1080, mark.a.marchand@verizon.com, both of Verizon

Web site: http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.verizon.com/news

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Unsolicited Marketing Calls to Cell Phones Are Illegal: With or Without a Cell Phone Directory

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) is warning consumers, legislators, and regulators about bogus e-mails that are causing anxiety about new proposed cell phone number directories. An urban myth has resurfaced in recent days claiming that proposed directories of cell phone numbers are being compiled for use by telemarketers.

Although there may be efforts to compile cell phone directories by phone companies, such directories may not be used for unsolicited telephone marketing calls, according to a 1991 federal law. The 1991 Telemarketing Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) makes it illegal for solicitation calls to be made to wireless phone numbers without clear permission from the individual to whom a number has been assigned.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and its members continue to support vigorous enforcement of the absolute restriction on unsolicited calls to cell phone numbers for marketing purposes and urge federal and state authorities to prosecute those who may engage in this illegal activity. Moreover, The DMA continues to work aggressively with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect against cell phone solicitations by ensuring that marketers understand and comply fully with the law.

To help our members prevent even inadvertent unsolicited telemarketing calls to cell phones, the DMA offers the following:

-- The Wireless Block Identifier Service identifies for the marketing community those numbers that have been assigned as cell phone numbers -- numbers they may not call without express permission from the holder of a number.

-- The Wireless Ported Number File identifies land-based phone numbers that have been ported to cell phone numbers -- new numbers that also fall under the protections of the 1991 law.

The Direct Marketing Association (http://www.the-dma.org/) is the leading global trade association for businesses and nonprofit organizations that practice and support direct marketing. As more marketing increasingly becomes direct marketing and utilizes a growing number of media, The DMA facilitates the pioneering of new frontiers in the industry by providing cutting-edge research, education and networking, as well as advocacy and brand-building benefits. By promoting these advances and establishing industry standards, The DMA enables members to better reach consumers with more personal, relevant and desirable offers.

In 2004, direct marketing generated more than $2.3 trillion in U.S. sales, including $143.3 billion in catalog sales and $52.5 billion in Web-driven sales. Founded in 1917, The DMA today has more than 5,200 corporate, affiliate and chapter members from the US and 44 other nations, including 55 companies listed on the Fortune 100.

Source: The Direct Marketing Association

CONTACT: Louis Mastria, +1-212-790-1529, Lmastria@the-dma.org, or
Stephanie Hendricks, +1-202-861-2407, Shendricks@the-dma.org, both of The
Direct Marketing Association

Web site: http://www.the-dma.org/

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French Startup ALLEGRO Announces H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Real-Time Encoding Platform at IBC (Hall 2 Stand 315)

The AL1000 Delivers Standard Definition Broadcast Quality Video to Support Satellite, Cable and Video-over-IP Services

GRENOBLE, France, September 2/PRNewswire/ -- Allegro, the Digital Video Technology company focused on the
H.264/AVC standard, will demonstrate its AL1000 Audio/Video Real-Time Encoder
for broadcast applications at next IBC 2005 in Amsterdam.

The AL1000 performs H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 3
(Standard Definition) broadcast quality real-time encoding without any frame
drop, with bitrates ranging from 1.5 Mbps to 2 Mbps. It can be used for both
VBR operation (e.g. for satellite multiplexing) and CBR operation (e.g. for
IPTV).

In addition, the AL1000 supports several audio compression
formats including MPEG-1 Layer II, Dolby AC-3 and AAC.

Its dedicated hardware platform is specifically designed to handle H.264
heavy computational requirements. It supports all advanced compression tools
such as new intra modes, new inter modes partitioning, 1/4 pel motion
estimation, CABAC, deblocking filter, progressive and interlace coding.

"The AL1000 is perfectly suited for Satellite, Cable,
Terrestrial and Video-over-IP broadcasting. Thanks to its state of the art
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression, the AL1000 allows service providers to
significantly reduce their transmission costs. Our H.264 Compliance Test
Suites demonstrated Allegro's expertise in the H.264 encoding techniques. The
AL1000 now takes advantage of our know-how, and confirms Allegro to be key
player in the H.264 market," says Pierre Marty, Allegro's co founder and CEO.

The encoder is packaged in a single rack unit (1RU). AL1000 hardware
platforms will support MPEG-2 encoding in the future.

AL-1000 can be seen at IBC 2005 Hall 2 stand 315.

About Allegro

Founded in November 2003, Allegro is a leading provider of H.264/MPEG-4
AVC solutions including Compliance Test Suites, Real-Time Audio/Video
Encoders for Broadcast applications and technical Trainings. Allegro
innovative technology won support from the French R&D Ministry and from
ANVAR, the French Innovation Agency. Allegro's headquarters are based in
Montbonnot, near Grenoble.

More information can be found at http://www.allegrodvt.com

Allegro contact:
Pierre Marty, CEO
pierre.marty@allegrodvt.com
Phone: +33-4-76-42-66-85
Fax: +33-4-76-41-75-00

Media contact:
Chantal Cochini
chantal.cochini@lops.fr
Phone: +33-142-71-30-93
Fax: +33-142-71-19-49
Mob: +33-622-98-03-80

Source: Allegro

Allegro contact: Pierre Marty, CEO, pierre.marty@allegrodvt.com, Phone: +33-4-76-42-66-85, Fax: +33-4-76-41-75-00. Media contact: Chantal Cochini, chantal.cochini@lops.fr, Phone: +33-142-71-30-93, Fax: +33-142-71-19-49, Mob: +33-622-98-03-80

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French Startup ALLEGRO Announces H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Real-Time Encoding Platform at IBC (Hall 2 Stand 315)

The AL1000 Delivers Standard Definition Broadcast Quality Video to Support Satellite, Cable and Video-over-IP Services

GRENOBLE, France, September 2/PRNewswire/ -- Allegro, the Digital Video Technology company focused on the
H.264/AVC standard, will demonstrate its AL1000 Audio/Video Real-Time Encoder
for broadcast applications at next IBC 2005 in Amsterdam.

The AL1000 performs H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 3
(Standard Definition) broadcast quality real-time encoding without any frame
drop, with bitrates ranging from 1.5 Mbps to 2 Mbps. It can be used for both
VBR operation (e.g. for satellite multiplexing) and CBR operation (e.g. for
IPTV).

In addition, the AL1000 supports several audio compression
formats including MPEG-1 Layer II, Dolby AC-3 and AAC.

Its dedicated hardware platform is specifically designed to handle H.264
heavy computational requirements. It supports all advanced compression tools
such as new intra modes, new inter modes partitioning, 1/4 pel motion
estimation, CABAC, deblocking filter, progressive and interlace coding.

"The AL1000 is perfectly suited for Satellite, Cable,
Terrestrial and Video-over-IP broadcasting. Thanks to its state of the art
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression, the AL1000 allows service providers to
significantly reduce their transmission costs. Our H.264 Compliance Test
Suites demonstrated Allegro's expertise in the H.264 encoding techniques. The
AL1000 now takes advantage of our know-how, and confirms Allegro to be key
player in the H.264 market," says Pierre Marty, Allegro's co founder and CEO.

The encoder is packaged in a single rack unit (1RU). AL1000 hardware
platforms will support MPEG-2 encoding in the future.

AL-1000 can be seen at IBC 2005 Hall 2 stand 315.

About Allegro

Founded in November 2003, Allegro is a leading provider of H.264/MPEG-4
AVC solutions including Compliance Test Suites, Real-Time Audio/Video
Encoders for Broadcast applications and technical Trainings. Allegro
innovative technology won support from the French R&D Ministry and from
ANVAR, the French Innovation Agency. Allegro's headquarters are based in
Montbonnot, near Grenoble.

More information can be found at http://www.allegrodvt.com

Allegro contact:
Pierre Marty, CEO
pierre.marty@allegrodvt.com
Phone: +33-4-76-42-66-85
Fax: +33-4-76-41-75-00

Media contact:
Chantal Cochini
chantal.cochini@lops.fr
Phone: +33-142-71-30-93
Fax: +33-142-71-19-49
Mob: +33-622-98-03-80

Source: Allegro

Allegro contact: Pierre Marty, CEO, pierre.marty@allegrodvt.com, Phone: +33-4-76-42-66-85, Fax: +33-4-76-41-75-00. Media contact: Chantal Cochini, chantal.cochini@lops.fr, Phone: +33-142-71-30-93, Fax: +33-142-71-19-49, Mob: +33-622-98-03-80

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French Startup ALLEGRO Introduces H.264/MPEG-4 AVC First Compliance Test Suites at IBC (Hall 2 Stand 315)

Allegro Bitstreams Allow IC Vendors, OEMs and Broadcasters to Certify Their H.264/AVC Decoding Platforms Exhaustively

GRENOBLE, France, September 2/PRNewswire/ -- Allegro, the Digital Video Technology company focused on the
H.264/AVC standard, will introduce MPEG-4 AVC first certification tools at
the next IBC in Amsterdam.

The Allegro Test Suites are first class tools able to
guarantee an H.264 /AVC video decoder to be compliant with the H.264 /AVC
standard. Created by ALLEGRO using its own H.264 encoder, the Allegro test
package includes also several proprietary tools which help to reduce debug
time dramatically.

H.264/AVC is the innovating emerging compression video
standard, which brings a 50% bitrate saving compared to the well established
MPEG-2 video standard. Due to improved coding tools (enhanced motion
estimation, CABAC coding, loop filtering...), H.264/MPEG4-AVC real-time
decoding is much more complex to achieve than any other video compression
standard.

Allegro's Test suites cover all H.264 potential applications
(including tests for Baseline, Main, and High profiles) and all potential
video resolutions from Level 2 (CIF) to Level 4.1 (High definition).

All Test Suites hold Syntax, Stress and Error Concealment
tests which allow a complete validation of H.264 decoders. They can be
delivered in several system formats: NAL units, byte stream NAL, MPEG-2
Transport Stream (13818-1). Certification bitstreams are particularly
important to ensure first generation H.264 capable devices to be compatible
with today's and tomorrow's encoders.

"Our Compliance Test Suites enable faster time-to-market,
which is vital for the success of any commercial product. Risks and costs are
cut radically through a reliable sign-off test suite during production. Video
decoders tested by Allegro are guaranteed to be 100% compliant with new
H.264/AVC standard.. They are the first H.264 certification tools available
on the market," stated Pierre Marty, Allegro CEO.

Allegro Tests suites have already been acquired by more than 15 leading
companies of the digital video industry.

Prices range from 20 000 Euros to 100 000 Euros.

Allegro products can be seen at IBC 2005 Hall 2 stand 315.

About Allegro

Founded in November 2003, Allegro is a leading provider of H.264/MPEG-4
AVC solutions including Compliance Test Suites, Real-Time Audio/Video
Encoders for Broadcast applications and technical Trainings. Allegro
innovative technology won support from the French R&D Ministry and from
ANVAR, the French Innovation Agency. Allegro's headquarters are based in
Montbonnot, near Grenoble.

More information can be found at http://www.allegrodvt.com

Allegro Contact:
Pierre Marty, CEO
pierre.marty@allegrodvt.com
Phone: +33-476-426-685
Fax: +33-476-417-500

Media contact:
Chantal Cochini
chantal.cochini@lops.fr
Phone: +33-142-713-0-93
Fax: +33-142-711-949
Mob: + 33-622-980-380

Source: Allegro

Allegro Contact: Pierre Marty, CEO, pierre.marty@allegrodvt.com, Phone: +33-476-426-685, Fax: +33-476-417-500. Media contact: Chantal Cochini, chantal.cochini@lops.fr, Phone: +33-142-713-0-93, Fax: +33-142-711-949, Mob: + 33-622-980-380

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Zoran Corporation Offers DivX Ultra Certified IC Solution for Next Generation DVD Players

Vaddis ICs Enable Playback of Advanced Interactive Features

BERLIN, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zoran Corporation today announced that its Vaddis 882 is among the first integrated circuit solutions to receive DivX Ultra Certification. The recently launched DivX Ultra Certification program will bring consumers a fully interactive, cutting edge digital media experience via the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.

Zoran, a provider of digital solutions for applications in the digital entertainment and digital imaging markets, has long been an official DivX partner with a number of DivX Certified IC solutions including DivX Video On Demand (VOD). By extending that partnership to the new DivX Ultra Certification program, Zoran is among the first integrated circuit suppliers to offer electronics manufactures a full featured, advanced interactive experience through support of the DivX Media Format.

Key elements of the DivX Media Format supported in DivX Ultra Certification include interactive video menus, multiple subtitles, alternate audio tracks, video tags and chapter points. DivX Ultra Certified devices support playback of all versions of DivX video, including DivX video-on-demand titles, while offering the premium, interactive experience enabled by the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.

"We're extremely pleased that Zoran has chosen to pursue DivX Ultra Certification for their leading line of integrated circuit solutions," said Bill Holmes, vice president of Consumer Electronics at DivX, Inc. "The real value of DivX Ultra lies in extending the powerful, interactive features of the DivX Media Format beyond the PC to provide consumers with an interoperable, customizable digital entertainment experience across a range of devices and platforms."

"DivX Ultra Certification offers a unique and compelling consumer experience that combines the great compression and portability of DivX video technology with the interactive features of physical media. We also expect to offer DivX video technology in other products such as Activa-based DVD recorders," said Jinxiang (Gene) Liu, senior vice president and general manager of Zoran's DVD Division, "Combined with features such as HDMI, HD-JPEG, DVD-Audio, SACD decoding, and Class D modulation, the Vaddis 8 series of ICs is one of the most powerful DVD solutions today. We look forward to working closely with the team at DivX to bring DivX Ultra Certified solutions to our partners."

DivX, Inc. is providing a full demonstration of the DivX Ultra Certification program at the IFA technology fair in Berlin, Germany in their booth. For more information on Zoran, visit www.zoran.com.

About DivX, Inc.

DivX, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company's core offering is the DivX(R) video codec, among the world's most popular video compression technologies with over 200 million users worldwide. The patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Zoran Corporation

Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions for applications in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio and video, imaging applications, and Connect and Share technologies for the digital home. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in millions of homes and offices worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.zoran.com or at 408-523-6500.

Source: Zoran Corporation

CONTACT: Tom Huntington, Director of Corporate Communications of DivX,
Inc., +1-858-882-0672, or thuntington@divxnetworks.com; or Betty Watkins,
Director of Corporate Communications of Zoran Corporation, +1-408-523-4373, or
betty.watkins@zoran.com

Web site: http://www.zoran.com/

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Visteon Promotes Digital Radio Mondiale for Automotive Applications

KERPEN, Germany, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a collaborative project with the RTL Group, Europe's leading broadcasting and production company, Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) will demonstrate an in-vehicle Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) receiver at the IFA World of Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin, Sept. 2-7. The Visteon DRM, FM & AM CD-Tuner will be on display at the DRM Automotive Digital Radio booth (hall 5.2a - stand 102).

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With support of the RTL Group, Visteon has contributed its audio and infotainment expertise to develop a modified radio receiver for DRM signal reception. The RTL Group is one of the key members of the Digital Radio Mondiale consortium.

The introduction of Digital Radio Mondiale will enable broadcasters to continue moving radio technology from analog to digital format, increasing sound and content quality. As a key benefit of DRM, consumers will be able to receive broadcasts in their homes and cars. DRM is designed to deliver a noise- and hiss-free sound quality, substantially improved over conventional analog radio. Most importantly for drivers, as already demonstrated in test drives, DRM can generally deliver excellent reception results in vehicles, even at high speeds.

"Digital Radio Mondiale is already aired in more than 30 countries with broadcast members from all six continents," said Gerhard Zeiler, RTL Group's chief executive officer. "Many broadcasters have committed to the DRM format including RTL Group stations."

Linda Rivers Bell, Visteon's electronics product strategy and planning director, points out that Visteon's infotainment and sound management capabilities are well established in the automotive industry, "We are prepared to deliver automotive grade DRM solutions, whenever the market is ready."

Visteon designs, tests and engineers sound systems for the automotive environment that accurately reproduce sound across all broadcast standards. Visteon is already supplying HD Radio/In-Band On-Channel (IBOC) modules and Satellite Radio Systems in North America, as well as Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) modules in Europe.

"As a strong supporter of new technologies, we consider DRM a complementary technology to the existing digital radio standards," says Bell.

The first DRM receivers will be available immediately following the IFA consumer show as tabletop radios able to receive DRM, DAB, FM and AM bands. Portable radios are expected to follow in 2006 and the market is expecting the first automotive solutions to follow thereafter.

About Digital Radio Mondiale

The DRM consortium formed in March 1998, when a small group of pioneering broadcasters and manufacturers joined forces to create a universal, digital system for the broadcasting bands below 30 MHz. DRM is the world's only, non- proprietary digital radio system for short-wave, AM/medium-wave and long-wave. DRM currently covers the broadcasting bands below 30 MHz, the DRM consortium voted in March 2005 to begin the process of extending the system to broadcasting bands up to 120 MHz. The design, development and testing phases are expected to be completed in the 2007-2009 time frame. The quality of DRM audio is considered excellent, and the improvement upon analog AM is immediately noticeable. Unlike digital systems that require a new frequency allocation, DRM uses existing AM broadcast frequency bands. DRM applications will include fixed and portable radios, car receivers, software receivers and PDAs. Broadcasters supporting DRM include Deutsche Welle and Sudwestrundfunk (SWR) in Germany, RTL Group stations, BBC World Service, Radio France and Voice of America, to name only a few. See http://www.drm.org/ for more information.

About RTL Group

RTL Group is Europe's leading commercial broadcaster, with interests in 31 television channels and 33 radio stations in 10 countries and content production throughout the world. Its television portfolio includes RTL Television in Germany, M6 in France, Five in the UK, and the RTL channels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia and Hungary, as well as Antena 3 in Spain and TVI in Portugal. RTL Group's flagship radio station is RTL in France. In addition, it also owns or has interests in other stations in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg. RTL Group's content production arm, FremantleMedia is one of the largest international producers outside the U.S. It is currently producing more than 260 programs in over 40 countries including the U.S., providing a wide range of drama, entertainment and factual programming for viewers around the world.

About Visteon

Visteon is the second largest manufacturer worldwide of factory-installed audio systems to the automotive industry; the company also supplies leading- edge in-vehicle audio and infotainment solutions to both automotive manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket.

Visteon was first-to-market with the integration of Bluetooth(R) wireless and voice technology. The company is also leading in Satellite Radio Systems and was voted best-in-class for several of its family in-car entertainment systems, including the portable Dockable Media Player and the terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting tuner DigiTune(TM) DVB-T M1.

Visteon Corporation is a leading, full-service supplier that delivers consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket. Visteon has about 70,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 200 technical, manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 24 countries.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Visteon Corporation

CONTACT: UK & Northern Europe: Vivien Ronco, (+44) 1268-701234,
vronco@visteon.com , Germany & Eastern Europe: Britta Lange,
(+49) 2273-595-2667, blange5@visteon.com , or France & Southern Europe:
Dolores Muniz, (+49) 2273-595-2828, dmuniz@visteon.com , all of Visteon
Corporation

Web site: http://www.visteon.com/
http://www.drm.org/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Visteon news releases, photographs and product specification details are available at www.visteon.com .

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OpenTV Shows New Solutions for Advanced Digital Television, Participation Television and Advanced Advertising at IBC 2005

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of enabling technology for advanced digital television services, will introduce and showcase at IBC 2005 a range of innovative new solutions designed to allow network operators, programmers and device manufactures to enable richer television. Featured products will include solutions for Advanced Digital Television, Participation Television and Advanced Advertising and will be demonstrated on Stand 1.421, Hall 1 from 9 - 13 September, at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam.

Advanced Digital Television: OpenTV will demonstrate the latest features of OpenTV Core, its leading set-top box middleware. OpenTV Core powers some of the largest and most advanced digital networks in the world, including UPC Broadband's recently accelerated deployment of digital television in The Netherlands. OpenTV will be demonstrating a range of new enhancements and extensions:

-- Personal Video Recording: Advanced features such as push/pull VOD,
remote monitoring and remote event booking via mobile phone
-- Home Networking: Broadcast and PVR content distributed around the home
as well as PC-based content such as photos and music
-- High Definition Television: The most advanced HD solutions for leading
European networks including support for MPEG4/AVC
-- IPTV: Scalable solutions for hybrid networks and telco TV
-- Flash(R) Application Support: Applications and services developed
using Macromedia authoring tools powered by Bluestreak Network Inc.
-- Quadruple Play Services: Including instant service provisioning, TV
caller ID, remote booking using mobile phone (SMS)

Participation Television: OpenTV will showcase its new offering OpenTV Participate(TM), an end-to-end participation television solution for the creation and real-time management of mass participation TV events synchronized with live or pre-recorded TV shows. OpenTV Participate enables programmers to offer viewers real time competitions, quizzes, auctions, voting, and games with viewer participation being enabled via a range of consumer devices such as landline telephone, mobile, PC and TV. OpenTV Participate also gives operators the opportunity to generate incremental revenues by building on the relationship with the viewer through industry leading CRM and marketing tools. The demonstration at IBC will be provided in partnership with Vizrt for live, 2D broadcast graphics, and with Opera Telecom for SMS and IVR communications. Show attendees will be able to compete for prizes themselves by participating via their mobile phone, in a pre-recorded TV show.

Advanced Advertising: OpenTV will demonstrate how its advanced advertising solutions help maximize an advertiser's ability to target and gather information on this targeted audience through interactivity, addressability, telescoping and measurement. Demonstrations will include:

-- SpotOn: OpenTV's addressable advertising solution
-- Award-winning ads created by digital TV advertising agency Weapon 7
-- Innovative examples of how PVRs can actually support advertising
including "speed bumps" and telescoping from disk

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television. Deployed in over 57 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, the company's software enables a wide array of functionality, including enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information

The foregoing information may contain "forward-looking statements" -- that is, statements that relate, in some way, to future events or that could possibly lead a reader to infer certain facts. There are many uncertainties associated with these statements, and we do not intend to suggest any inferences based simply on the information in this release. We discuss many risks associated with our business in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which readers are urged to obtain and review. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Source: OpenTV Corp.

CONTACT: Marc McCarthy, +1-415-962-5111, or mmccarthy@opentv.com, or
Barbara Cassidy, +1-415-962-5055, or bcassidy@opentv.com, both of OpenTV

Web site: http://www.opentv.com/

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Digital SLR Cameras Reach Mainstream Consumers as Nikon Launches Cross Country Tour to Promote New D50 Camera

Nikon Kicks off the 'D50 Digital Experience' Multi-City Road Tour, Proving To Consumers That Incredible Photos are Incredibly Simple to Take with a D50

MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall consumers in major cities across America will have the chance to see for themselves what the buzz surrounding digital SLR cameras is all about, as Nikon today embarks on a national multi-city road tour to put its newest, lightest and easiest-to-use digital SLR camera - the D50 - directly into the hands of curious consumers. Nikon's "D50 Digital Experience" tour kicks off today at the St. Louis County Fair and Air Show in St. Louis, Missouri, and will continue on to stops in 11 major cities across the country, helping people experience firsthand how easy taking incredible photos can be using the D50.

As part of the tour, a custom wrapped SUV and box-trailer convoy will make its appearance at popular local fairs and festivals within each of the 11 cities planned. At each stop, a six-member tour team will be equipped to offer attendees a complete experience of Nikon's hot new D50 digital SLR camera. Large photo displays and plasma screens will offer valuable tips and tutorials, while interactive displays will offer detailed product features and information. The tour will also feature a "mock photo shoot" studio along with the latest Epson(R) inkjet printers, so attendees can shoot pictures and print samples from the D50 on the spot. Attendees can ask available Nikon and Epson experts questions on digital SLR photography and printing techniques, and even borrow a D50 camera to "test drive" it to their fullest satisfaction.

Within each city, Nikon will also give away a brand new D50 digital SLR camera with an 18-55mm Zoom-Nikkor lens, valued at $799.95. By entering the camera giveaway on-site at each event, participants will also be automatically entered to win one national prize - a spectacular photo-trek for two to Sweden with American PHOTO(TM) magazine and world renowned photographers and Nikon mentors, Joe McNally and Reed Hoffman. This sweepstakes can also be entered online at http://www.nikondigital.com/D50experience/.

"At Nikon we're constantly amazed with the reaction we get from consumers who try one of our D50 digital SLR cameras. Its virtually instantaneous response time, superb intuitive design, and simple layout of controls, all lend to a very satisfying initial experience that allows most people to take great pictures within minutes of picking up the camera. In fact their admiration for the camera is often topped by their appreciation of the remarkable image quality they see in prints made directly from the camera," said Steve Heiner, general manager, Marketing, Digital SLR Camera Systems at Nikon Inc. "Energized by this reaction, Nikon is taking this remarkable camera on the road with the D50 Digital Experience tour allowing thousands of people to try the camera and witness how quickly and easily they can take incredible photos with little or no effort," he added.

Digital SLR cameras have grown rapidly in popularity over the last several months and Nikon's recent introduction of the 6.1 megapixel D50 further spurred excitement and interest among a broad range of consumers including family memory-keepers as well as photo enthusiasts. The D50 Digital Experience tour will be an excellent resource for consumers to get a hands-on experience with the camera and judge its advantages for themselves.

The Nikon D50 Digital Experience Tour 2005: Dates and Locations

Nikon's D50 Digital Experience tour will stop at local events, fairs and festivals in 11 cities across the country during September 2 through November 5, 2005. A detailed schedule for the tour is outlined as follows:

Date City & State Location/Event
Sep 2, 3, 4, 5 St. Louis, MO St. Louis County Fair and
Air Show; at the Spirit of
St. Louis Airport
Sep 9, 10, 11 Denver, CO Oktoberfest; at Larimer
Square
Sep 16, 17, 18 Seattle, WA West Washington Fair; at 110
9th Ave SW in Puyallup, WA
Sep 23, 24, 25 San Francisco, CA San Francisco Blues
Festival; at Fort Mason's
Green Meadow
Sep 29, 30 & Oct 1, 2 Los Angeles, CA Original Harvest Festival;
Ventura County Fair Grounds
Oct 6, 7 San Diego, CA Various area stops
Oct 8, 9 San Diego, CA North Island Speed Fest; at
Naval Base Coronado Island
Oct 14, 15, 16 Chicago, IL Halloween Pumpkin Plaza; at
Daley Plaza
Oct 17 Chicago, IL Various area stops
Oct 21, 22, 23 Boston, MA Head of the Charles Regatta;
at Charles River, Boston
Oct 26 Philadelphia, PA Sponsored Double Decker
tours in downtown
Philadelphia
Oct 28 New York, NY Central Park (Healthy
Halloween); at Central Park,
NY
Oct 29, 30 New York, NY Park Avenue South Autumn
Fair; at Park Ave 17th-23rd
St.
Nov 4, 5 Washington, D.C. Colonial Days; Williamsburg

The Ultimate Family Camera

The Nikon D50 is a user-friendly digital SLR camera that is fast and responsive so you never miss an important moment, delivering incredible quality images that can easily produce 4x6 inch to poster-sized prints. It stands out as ideal for families searching for that perfect camera to capture timeless memories during important occasions and life events such as weddings, first homeruns, birthdays, prom night, and golden anniversaries, among others. The D50 is the perfect combination of intelligent, easy-to-use features and impeccable image quality, and at a new low estimated street price of $799.95 (for the D50 outfit with the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED lens), it represents an excellent value for its capabilities. Key features of the D50 include:

-- Nikon's smallest, lightest and easiest-to-use digital SLR camera to
date
-- 6.1 effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor for
images with vivid color and sharp detail and ability to make prints as
large as poster size
-- 7 Digital Vari-Program modes, including Auto, Portrait, Landscape,
Child, Close Up, Sports, or Night Portrait
-- Incredible battery performance, delivering up to approximately 2,000
images on a single charge
-- Large, 2.0-inch LCD screen
-- High-performance digital processing technology that renders images with
brilliant color and sharp details
-- Refined 5-Area autofocus system with class-leading low-light detection
-- 2.5 frames per second continuous shooting up to 137 frames (Full
resolution images with JPEG NORMAL compression and a Lexar 60X or
SanDisk Ultra II 256MB SD Card)
-- 3D Color Matrix Metering II for accurate exposure, even in tricky
lighting situations
-- High-quality AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED lens (included
in D50 Outfit), plus compatibility with over 50 world-class Nikkor
optics
-- Complimentary PictureProject software included for automatically
importing pictures to a computer, e-mailing or auto enhancing them,
running slideshows, burning CD/DVDs* and much more.

For a complete list of D50 features and specifications, visit http://www.nikondigital.com/.

About Nikon

Nikon, At the Heart of the Image(TM). Nikon Inc. is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for its award-winning consumer and professional photographic equipment. Nikon Inc. distributes the Nikon Total Imaging System of consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, Nikkor optics, Speedlights and System Accessories; Nikon Coolpix(R) compact digital cameras; Coolscan(R) digital film scanners; 35mm film SLR cameras; Nikon software products and Nikon sports and recreational optics. At the heart of every Nikon camera is Nikon's Exclusive Feature System, making it easy for anyone to take amazing digital pictures. Through the Nikon Spirit Initiative(TM), the company, plays an active role in supporting aspiring and advanced photographers through a variety of philanthropic organizations, educational programs, events and workshops. For more information, dial (800) NIKON-US or visit http://www.nikonusa.com/, which links all levels of photographers to the web's most comprehensive photo learning and sharing communities.

Source: Nikon Inc.

CONTACT: Saurabh Wahi, swahi@mww.com, or Brian Williams,
bwilliams@mww.com, both of both of MWW Group, +1-201-507-9500

Web site: http://www.nikonusa.com/
http://www.nikondigital.com/
http://www.nikondigital.com/D50experience

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Atmel and LG Electronics, Inc. Collaborate on a DMB Extension for LG's New Laptop Family

HEILBRONN, Germany and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and LG International Co., Ltd. announced today a new family of laptop computers with DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcast), based on Atmel's ATR2740 DAB baseband processor. The LG LW40 Express is equipped with Atmel's latest DAB baseband processor, and is the world's first DMB notebook PC. This model features a 14- inch wide LCD screen with a WXGA resolution of 1280x768 and a ratio of 15:9, targetted towards the DVD market. The fine bright LCD installed in this model shows deep and clear images, appealing to consumers who seek enhanced entertainment features.

Also, the DMB notebook PC features functions such as DMB watching and recording, channel registration, broadcast-reception sense indication, and channel scanning, as well as booked recording, picture capture, and intelligent update (automatically downloading software from the Internet and upgrading itself), thus enhancing the user's experience.

"We selected Atmel's solution due to the impressive performance and flexibility, especially the USB interface was a very useful feature to us," said Mr. K.H. Kim from the PC Marketing Team of LG. "The co-work between Atmel and LG was enjoyable and very satisfying to us."

"We are very proud that LG selected our new baseband processor to realize this fantastic application," said Carsten Friedrich, Atmel's Cellular Marketing Manager. "We hope that this will be one of the successes of LG on the new and upcoming DMB market in Korea."

The DMB feature is realized with the help of Atmel's ATR2740 baseband processor, which provides a high level of flexibility and performance. This baseband processor is controlled by a standard ARM(R) core, making it easy to create customized software due to the controller being very well known with designers. The ATR2740 offers high processing power to enable the part to decode the full DAB data rate of 1.8 Mbit, powerful enough to run any DMB service, and still have plenty of free processing power available on the ARM controller for customer software. This makes it easy to implement this device in complex environments, enabling a fast time to market.

The wide flexibility offered by the ATR2740 is given from the large variety of interfaces which can be supported. UART, USB, and SPI are available for control functions, and SSO, SFCO and RDI interfaces, as well as two audio outputs, either I2S or SPDIF, are implemented data interfaces.

Due to the high integration of the device, the external component count is as low as only two external parts (a simple crystal and an 8-MB Flash are required) plus a tuner solution to run the full DAB function. To run DMB, the video and audio processing must be added; in the case of the LG LW40, it is done on the laptop.

In particular, the DMB-enabled notebook PC utilizes DMB antenna and signal treatment modules that can be replaced with an optical disc drive (ODD) in the notebook PC. This allows users to opt between the DMB module and the ODD, increasing mobility.

As for consumers' preference for DMB receivers, notebook PCs rank second after mobile phones, and with the development of DMB, the DMB notebook market will likely grow.

Footnote
DAB = Digital Audio Broadcasting
DMB = Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
DVD = Digital Versatile Disk
I2S = Infrared Imaging System
LCD = Liquid Cristal Display
ODD = Optical Disc Drive
RDI = Receiver Data Interface
SFCO = Simple Full Capacity Output
SPDIF = Sony/Philips Digital Interface
SPI = Serial Parallel Interface
SSO = Serial Synchronous Output
UART = Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB = Universal Serial Bus
USART = Universal Synchronous and Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
WXGA = Wide Extended Graphics Array

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions. Focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere You Are(R).

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics, Inc. (Korea Stock Exchange: 06657.KS) is a global force in electronics, information and communications products with 2004 annual sales of US $38 billion (consolidated). With more than 66,000 employees working in 76 subsidiaries in 39 countries around the world, LG Electronics is comprised of four main business companies including Mobile Communications, and Digital Appliance, Digital Display, and Digital Media.

LG Electronics Digital Display Company provides core technologies for cutting-edge digital products and is a world leader in digital display products including Plasma TVs, LCD TVs and Monitors, and HDTV (high-definition televisions). For more information please visit http://www.lge.com/ .

NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, Everywhere You Are(R) and others, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM(R) is the registered trademark of ARM Ltd. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

Information:

Atmel's baseband processor device ATR2740 product information may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=3562

Atmel Press Contacts:

Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Manager Communications and Automotive
Products
Phone: +49 7131 67-2081, Email: susanne.van-clewe@hno.atmel.com

Clive Over, Director of Press Relations - USA and Asia,
Phone: (+1) 408 451 2855, Email: cliveover@atmel.com

Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe
Phone: +33 1 30 60 70 68, Fax: +49 7131 67-2423, Email:
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com

LG Electronics Press Contact:

K.H. Kim, PC Marketing Team
Phone: +82-2-3777-5910, Fax: +82-2-3777-5723, Email: rainmaker@lge.com

Source: Atmel Corporation

CONTACT: Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Manager Communications and
Automotive Products, +49 7131 67-2081, or susanne.van-clewe@hno.atmel.com, or
Clive Over, Director of Press Relations - USA and Asia, +1-408-451-2855, or
cliveover@atmel.com, or Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager
- Europe, +33 1 30 60 70 68, or fax, +49 7131 67-2423, or
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of Atmel; or K.H. Kim, PC Marketing Team of
LG Electronics, +82-2-3777-5910, or fax, +82-2-3777-5723, or
rainmaker@lge.com

Web site: http://www.lge.com/

Web site: http://www.atmel.com/

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The UHAPI Forum Highlights Programming Solution and Open Source Implementation at IFA

Technical Presentations and On-site Demo Show the UHAPI Enabling Faster A/V Software Development

IFA-BERLIN, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Universal Home Application Programming Interface (UHAPI) Forum today introduced to Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) attendees its specification for reducing the software development cost and complexity of audio/video (A/V) technology.

The software effort in consumer electronics (CE) devices keeps growing rapidly, which results in increased development cost and increased lead times. The UHAPI eliminates the repetitive coding of standard, commonly used functions for Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standard and Personal Video Recording to speed up product development. As a result, UHAPI allows the semiconductor and CE vendor to concentrate on differentiating features.

The need for UHAPI is apparent; industry support of the UHAPI is quickly growing with Forum membership doubling in less than eight months. Within the past year, the Forum released the UHAPI 1.0 specification defining the hardware-independent software interfaces necessary to configure and control video-related functions.

The growing popularity of UHAPI gave rise to an open source implementation of UHAPI on a personal computer. This project was launched in June on Sourceforge under the project name UHAPI4Linux. The UHAPI Forum welcomes this initiative as it further accelerates the adoption of UHAPI.

Presence at IFA

The UHAPI Forum will be exhibiting at IFA's Technisch-Wissenschaftliche Forum (TWF) in Hall/Stand Number 05.3/11.

IFA attendees can observe an in-booth, Linux-based demonstration by LogicaCMG that incorporates UHAPI4Linux. The demo clearly illustrates the use of UHAPI and cost-savings associated with a UHAPI implementation.

On September 5, UHAPI Forum members will deliver two presentations during IFA's TWF lecture series:

11:30AM - 12:00PM CEST
"Reducing the Cost of Software Development via UHAPI"
Speaker: Jeroen Brouwer, Philips Semiconductors

12:00PM - 12:30 PM CEST
"UHAPI Technology Overview"
Speaker: John Vugts, Philips Semiconductors

Continued Industry Support

The UHAPI Forum's analog and digital ATSC television specification is available online to all industry representatives, including non-members. The Forum will augment the current specification this year with hard disk drive (HDD) recording and DVB support. Further enabling adoption of the UHAPI, training on UHAPI implementation techniques is available through BORES Signal Processing. More information about the organization, the specification and training is available at www.uhapi.org.

About The UHAPI Forum

Founded in November 2004, the UHAPI Forum develops and maintains the Universal Home Application Programming Interface (UHAPI) for the home CE industry. The UHAPI serves as a hardware-independent bridge between the CE and middleware or application software industries and the semiconductor industry. The technology enables middleware and application software to be easily ported across multiple devices. Deployment of the UHAPI also frees software developers to focus solely on application development, which reduces development costs and speeds a product's time-to-market. Current UHAPI Forum members include ACCESS Co., Ltd., Atos Origin, BORES Signal Processing, the Digital TV Industry Alliance of China, HP, Mediabolic, NVIDIA, Pioneer, Royal Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. For more information about the UHAPI Forum or to become a member, visit www.uhapi.org.

Source: The UHAPI Forum

CONTACT: Heather Ailara of The UHAPI Forum PR, +1-503-291-2563 or
press@uhapi.org

Web site: http://www.uhapi.org/

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New Members to the Nokia Group Executive Board: Kai Oistamo to Head Mobile Phones Business Group, Robert Andersson to Lead Customer and Market Operations

ESPOO, Finland, September 2/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Nokia Board of Directors has appointed Kai Oistamo, 40, and Robert
Andersson, 44, to the Nokia Group Executive Board as of October 1, 2005.

Mr. Oistamo, who joined Nokia in 1991, will lead Nokia's Mobile Phones
business group as of October 1, 2005. He is currently in charge of the
business line management of Mobile Phones, and prior to that held many
executive positions within the Nokia Mobile Phones business group.

Mr. Andersson has been appointed to head Nokia's Customer and Market
Operations unit. He has worked in various positions in Nokia since he joined
the company in 1985, and is currently in charge of Customer and Market
Operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to this he was in
charge of Nokia Mobile Phones' business in the Asia Pacific region.

Kai Oistamo, as well as other Nokia business group heads, Robert
Andersson and Pertti Korhonen, Head of Technology Platforms, will report to
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who starts as President and COO of Nokia on October 1,
2005. The other Group Executive Board members will report to Jorma Ollila,
Chairman and CEO of Nokia.

Yrjo Neuvo, 62, Senior Vice President and Technology Advisor, will retire
at the end of 2005. He and Pekka Ala-Pietila will leave their duties as Group
Executive Board members as of October 1, 2005.

Thereafter the members of the Nokia Group Executive Board will be: Jorma
Ollila (Chairman), Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Robert Andersson, Simon
Beresford-Wylie, Pertti Korhonen, Mary McDowell, Hallstein Moerk, Tero
Ojanpera, Rick Simonson, Veli Sundback, Anssi Vanjoki and Kai Oistamo.

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and
sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to
each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and
innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging,
games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services
for network operators and corporations.

www.nokia.com

Robert Andersson's and Kai Oistamo's CVs will be placed later today on
the Nokia website at http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,33097,00.html and
photos will be placed at http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,73858,00.html

Source: Nokia

Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900 E-mail: press.office@nokia.com Nokia, Investor Relations, Europe, tel. +358-7180-34962 U.S., tel. +1-914-368-0535

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'Desperate Housewives: The Complete First Season' DVD Launch Event

Friday, September 9, 2005 Santa Monica, CA

WHO: Cast members of the Emmy(R) Award nominated series, hit TV show
-- Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria,
Nicollette Sheridan, Steven Culp, Ricardo Chavira, James
Denton, Jesse Metcalf, Mark Moses, Doug Savant, Brenda Strong,
Alfre Woodard, show creator Marc Cherry and many more.

WHAT: Sexy Housewives -- Bree Van De Kamp, Susan Mayer, Gabrielle
Solis and Lynette Scavo have heated up primetime and fans are
hooked. Laden with mystery and intrigue, experience ABCs
darkly comedic drama that has everyone talking!

"Desperate Housewives: The Complete First Season" will be
released on DVD on September 20, 2005 from Touchstone
Television and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Fans can
uncover the secrets of Wisteria lane with over 5 hours of
exclusive, unrated bonus features, including extended episodes
with never-before-seen footage, bloopers from the set, audio
commentaries and much more!

WHEN: Friday, September 9th, 2005
6:00 PM Press Check In
7:00 PM Event Begins

WHERE: Viceroy Hotel
1819 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA

CONTACT: Cari Sanders - 818/295-5256 Broadcast press
Cari.M.Sanders.-ND@Disney.com

Chris Reichert - 818/295-5272 Print / Photographers
Chris.W.Reichert.-ND@Disney.com

Presenting Sponsorship by Nissan

Supporting Sponsorship by Vavoom

** Your Coverage Is Invited -- Advance Credentials Are
Required and RSVP Necessary **

PRNewswire -- Sept. 1

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

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Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Selects SRS Circle Surround(R) Encoding for Star-Packed Summer Radio Program, 'The Beginning of Time'

Circle Surround's Popularity Growing Among Asian Pacific Broadcasters

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRS Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRSL), one of the world's leading providers of audio technology solutions, announced today that Radio Television Hong Kong, ("RTHK"), one of three primary government-owned radio stations in Hong Kong, selected SRS Circle Surround(R) 5.1 ("CS") as their surround sound technology for a four-week long radio program called "The Beginning Of Time." The program was designed to target teens during the summer holiday season as part of their "Solar Project" to motivate young people to attend concerts and music events. The star-studded Sci-Fi drama, which features some of Hong Kong's leading artists including Andy Lau and Gigi Leung, was produced in surround sound with lots of surround audio effects. SRS Circle Surround was employed by RTHK as the surround sound encoding technology to enable the delivery and preservation of these 5.1 surround sound effects over RTHK's two-channel stereo broadcasting system. The "The Beginning Of Time" program which began airing earlier this month in Hong Kong is currently available to download at RTHK's official website, http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio2/myheart/20050801.html.

SRS Circle Surround is an advanced encode/decode system that allows professional audio engineers, such as Dimension-S Music Productions, who produced this program, to encode up to 6.1 channels of discrete audio for distribution or broadcast over existing two-channel carriers such as standard-definition and high-definition television, analog and digital radio, streaming media, CDs and VHS tapes. Since CS encoding is backward compatible with all playback systems, including mono and stereo formats, RTHK listeners who have a Circle Surround or other matrix surround decoder installed, will hear a stunning 5.1 surround sound experience, while those listening over regular two-speaker stereo systems will hear the broadcast in enhanced stereo.

Henry Lai of Dimension-S Music Productions, SRS Labs' partner in Hong Kong, is the surround sound encoding consultant for this event. He is working closely with RTHK and Cyberport Digital Media Center on the production of the program. For the Solar Project closing concert held on August 28, Lai provided real-time surround encoding of the concert, which was broadcasted live. Lai said, "Circle Surround is the only system that provides satisfactory live surround encoding results that can be broadcast over any media. The audio quality is superb and the system is very user-friendly, so along with its versatility, Circle Surround is the top choice for any broadcast facility."

"As a public broadcaster, we chose to encode our surround sound format in Circle Surround as a unique way enhance the quality and range of our broadcasting services," said David Ho, Deputy Head of RTHK Radio 2.

SRS Labs' director of business development for Hong Kong, Ricky Wong, says, "We are delighted that RTHK chose to use our Circle Surround technology. RTHK is clearly a leader in delivering the best broadcasting experiences to their listeners, and we look forward to continuing to work with them on these exciting surround broadcasts for Asian Pacific and online radio broadcasts."

Circle Surround is quickly becoming a broadcast standard for multichannel surround sound delivered over the standard two-channel radio and television broadcasting systems used in overseas markets. To date, over 500 million television viewers have experienced Circle Surround, and over 300,000 DVDs and CDs have been distributed that include CS. Key users include Guangdong Pearl Radio Station in the People's Republic of China, Yokohama FM and Tokyo FM radio in Japan and television broadcasters Mainichi Broadcasting System Inc, (MBS) and GAORA in Japan, as well as MTV, VH1, ESPN, ABC and others in North America. RTHK joins this list of surround broadcasters and gains a competitive advantage in their marketplace by being able to offer surround sound to their listeners.

Radio stations that use CS can broadcast one CS-encoded radio signal that satisfies all possible audience playback environments, because it is backward compatible to all mono and stereo formats. However, for the ultimate experience in surround sound playback, it is recommended that audio enthusiasts use a surround sound receiver that includes Circle Surround II decoding, available from A/V receiver manufacturers such as Marantz, Accuphase, Pioneer, Theta Digital, Motorola, Yamaha and Kenwood, and from car receiver makers including Eclipse, Panasonic, Kenwood, and Fujitsu Ten.

About SRS Labs Inc.

SRS Labs is a recognized leader in the advancement of audio and voice technology. The company works with the world's top manufacturers to provide a richer entertainment experience through patented sound techniques. SRS Labs' technologies can be heard through products ranging from televisions, LCD and plasma monitors, cell phones, MP3 players, car audio systems, and notebook and desktop computers. The company also offers hardware and software tools to professionals and consumers for the creation, production and broadcast of content featuring SRS Labs' technologies. Valence Technologies Limited, a Hong-Kong based subsidiary of SRS Labs, is a semiconductor company that designs and sells custom ASICs and standard ICs to leading manufacturers worldwide. Based in Santa Ana, Calif., the company also has licensing representation in Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, and Korea. For more information about SRS Labs, Inc. please visit www.srslabs.com. The information on the aforementioned website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

Except for historical information contained in this release, statements in this release including those by Mr, Wong in paragraph five are forward-looking statements and projections (which include statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations) that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. While the Company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the Company's goals and strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties, may affect the Company's actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. Some of these factors include RTHK's continued usage of Circle Surround for future broadcasts, the acceptance of new SRS Labs' products and technologies, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and release of technologies by the Company, general business and economic conditions, especially in Asia, and other factors detailed in the Company's Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. SRS Labs specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Investor Contact: Media Contact:
Tami Stegmaier Chris Locke
(949) 442-1070 x 3093 (949) 442-1070 x 3206 Cell: (714) 403-1855
tami@srslabs.comchrisl@srslabs.com

Source: SRS Labs Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Tami Stegmaier, +1-949-442-1070, ext. 3093,
tami@srslabs.com, or Media, Chris Locke, +1-949-442-1070, ext. 3206, or cell,
+1-714-403-1855, chrisl@srslabs.com, both of SRS Labs Inc.

Web site: http://www.srslabs.com/
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio2/myheart/20050801.html

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XM Satellite Radio to Broadcast 'A Concert For Hurricane Relief' Live on September 2

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 4.4 million subscribers, will broadcast "A Concert For Hurricane Relief," a live benefit special organized by the NBC Universal Television Group to help victims of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, on Friday, September 2, at 8:00 pm ET.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO )

The hour-long music and celebrity driven broadcast will air live in its entirety on XM's MSNBC channel (XM Channel 130) and XM's CNBC channel (XM Channel 127). Donation phone lines will be open throughout the evening. The special will feature performances by artists with ties to the affected areas, including Faith Hill, Aaron Neville, Tim McGraw, Harry Connick, Jr., and Wynton Marsalis, and appearances from stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Mike Myers, Hilary Swank, Lindsay Lohan, Claire Danes, John Goodman, Eriq LaSalle and Eli Manning. The event will also air across NBC's broadcast and cable TV channels.

XM is encouraging its listeners to donate much-needed funds to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through its web site (http://www.xmradio.com/helpinghand) and by phone at 1-800-HELP-NOW.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-4-05. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Anne-Taylor Griffith of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4151,
annetaylor.griffith@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

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WTT Announces Resignation of Cyrille Damany as CEO, Appointment of Paul Genova as Interim CEO

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (AMEX:WTT) announced today that Cyrille Damany has resigned as WTT's Chief Executive Officer by mutual agreement with WTT's board of directors. In addition to resigning his position with WTT, Mr. Damany has also resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the advisory board of Willtek Communications GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of WTT. His resignations are effective immediately.

By unanimous vote of WTT's board of directors, Paul Genova, WTT's President and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer of WTT, effective immediately. WTT's board of directors has formed an executive search committee and will be selecting an executive search firm to help identify qualified candidates to lead WTT on a permanent basis. The search committee intends to conduct a thorough search for a qualified successor.

Mr. Damany joined WTT as Chief Executive Officer at the closing of WTT's acquisition of Willtek effective July 1, 2005. He had been the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Willtek since August 1997.

Savio W. Tung, WTT's Chairman of the Board, stated, "The board greatly appreciates Cyrille Damany's contributions to Willtek over the years and to WTT over the past couple months and wish him well in his future endeavors. We believe that the management changes being undertaken are in the best interests of WTT's shareholders, and that WTT will emerge from this transition in a better position to take advantage of growth opportunities we identify through our ongoing strategic planning process. Paul Genova has played a central role in the strategic planning process, from both a financial and operational perspective, and is well suited to lead the company during the interim period."

Paul Genova, 49, has served as WTT's Chief Financial Officer since September 2003 and since March 2004 has served as WTT's President. He served as a director of WTT from March 2004 to July 2005. From 1994 to February 2002, Mr. Genova served as Chief Financial Officer of Wilson Logistics, Inc., a supply chain management and industrial services provider. From 1985 to 1994, Mr. Genova worked with Deloitte & Touche as a Senior Audit Manager.

About Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

WTT is a global provider of electronic noise generation equipment in the telecommunications field. It develops, manufactures and markets a wide variety of electronic noise sources, passive microwave components and electronic testing and measuring instruments, including power meters, volt meters and modulation meters. WTT's products have historically been primarily used to test the performance and capability of cellular/PCS and satellite communications systems, and to measure the power of RF and microwave systems. Other applications include radio, radar, wireless local area network (WLAN) and digital television. WTT's current operations are conducted through WTT and its wholly owned subsidiaries Boonton Electronics Corporation, Microlab FXR and Willtek Communications GmbH. Boonton Electronics Corporation is a leader in the manufacture of test equipment dedicated to measuring the power of RF and Microwave Systems used in multiple telecommunications markets. Microlab/FXR is a global provider of passive microwave components including power splitters, directional couplers and filters. These products are employed as system components in commercial applications such as wireless base stations for cellular, paging and private communications, in-building wireless signal distribution, television transmitters and aircraft navigation counter measures and missile guidance. Willtek is a leading provider of solutions that enable manufacturers and operators of wireless communications devices to test mobile phones, air interface, and base stations of cellular networks. Willtek serves a base of more than 5,000 customers worldwide with state-of- the-art products including testing equipment for GSM, GPRS, CDMA and WCDMA phones and wireless devices, as well as handheld spectrum analyzers. WTT's website address is http://www.wtt.bz/.

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release may be considered "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include declarations regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of WTT and its management. The words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," and similar words or expressions are generally intended to identify forward- looking statements. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect actual results. Such risks and uncertainties are identified in WTT's definitive proxy materials, dated May 9, 2005, and certain other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact: Todd Fogarty
Kekst and Company
(212) 521-4854

Source: Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Todd Fogarty, +1-212-521-4854, of Kekst and Company for
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

Web site: http://www.wtt.bz/

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Video Without Boundaries Files Amended 2003 10K-SB/A

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video Without Boundaries, Inc. , a leading provider of broadband media devices for home use, today announced that it has completed the restatement and filing of its 2003 financial statements.

According to V. Jeffrey Harrell, President and CEO, "With this filing we continue the execution of our plan to complete all required statements to be eligible for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board as expeditiously as possible."

To learn more about the VWB innovative MediaREADY 4000, NEW MediaREADY 5000, or Flyboy Portable Media Center, please visit the company's website at http://www.vwbinc.com/.

About Video Without Boundaries

We are a leader in digital media-on-demand, enhanced home entertainment, and interactive products that connect people simply. VWB is focused on flexible Consumer Electronics-based products and services that are affordable, easy to use, and simple to understand, while providing new revenue opportunities for online music and movie content providers. For more information, visit http://www.vwbinc.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors as may be discussed from time to time in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") and press releases which could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and from historical results of operations. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, statements with the terms "believes," "belief," "expects," "plans," "anticipates" and similar statements should be considered uncertain and forward looking.

Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation: unexpected delays in re-auditing and restating any required to-be-restated financial statements; unexpected delays in obtaining OTCBB approval for re- listing; and as further set forth from time to time in our press releases and reports filed with the Commission.

MediaREADY, MediaREADY Flyboy, and Video Without Boundaries are trademarks of Video Without Boundaries, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

VWB CONTACT:
Katie Eakins
S&S Public Relations, Inc.
858-509-7722
katie@sspr.com

VWB INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Video Without Boundaries, Inc.
954-527-7780
vwbinvestor@vwbinc.com

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com/.

Source: Video Without Boundaries, Inc.

CONTACT: Katie Eakins of S&S Public Relations, +1-858-509-7722,
katie@sspr.com, for VWB, or Investor Relations: Video Without Boundaries,
+1-954-527-7780, vwbinvestor@vwbinc.com

Web site: http://www.vwbinc.com/

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Charlotte-based Elevator Channel Braces for Rapid Expansion as a Result of New Partnership with Global Signage Provider Digital View

Outsourcing partnership expected to generate growth throughout several major U.S. markets

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elevator Channel, a unique advertising, news, information and entertainment network, announced today that it will partner with global digital signage provider Digital View to outsource the manufacturing and technical support of its flat-panel, high-resolution digital display systems found in elevators throughout Charlotte, N.C.

Since its inception in 2001, the Elevator Channel has been managing its elevator-based network of display screens, associated hardware, software and hosting services in-house. Outsourcing these technological aspects of the company's business to Digital View allows the Elevator Channel to save thousands of dollars on overhead expenses, respond to growth opportunities faster and focus on building its brand through its core competencies: advertising sales, media creation and real estate acquisition.

Digital View, one of the world's leading providers of digital signage and complete digital media networks, will be the primary provider of display units, supplying the Elevator Channel with LCD flat-panel screens, solid-state media players and Web-based media scheduling software called Remote Transfer(TM). Digital View will also provide hosting and help desk services to the Elevator Channel.

With the advent of this partnership, the Elevator Channel is currently in the process of retrofitting all of its current locations in Charlotte. In September, the company will also begin to install its enhanced network and equipment in approximately 100 additional elevators in Charlotte, including Gateway Center, Wachovia Two and Three, SouthPark and Interstate Tower.

"This is an exciting and pivotal point in the company's history," said Elevator Channel Chief Executive Officer Rudy Alexander. "Our recent expansion efforts demonstrate just how beneficial the company's new partnership with Digital View will be for our profitability and growth. Now we're positioned as a pure media company and equipped for rapid expansion."

According to Alexander, additional real estate acquisition is currently underway in Charlotte as well as other major cities in the southeast and southwest.

"The Elevator Channel is a very impressive company that is executing against a business model which brings tremendous value to their advertisers, building owners and viewers, and we're delighted at the opportunity to be working in partnership with them," said Stuart Armstrong, COO North America for Digital View, which is based in London, and has offices in New York, Toronto, Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. "We are thrilled that our solid-state remote media players, combined with our Web-based remote transfer media controls, are giving the Elevator Channel a much more cost-effective and reliable system, particularly for a challenging environment like elevators."

Alexander adds that acquiring real estate and deploying the company's network is a much smoother process financially for the Elevator Channel now that Digital View is on board. The new partnership will reduce the Elevator Channel's installation expenses by approximately 85 percent.

About the Elevator Channel

Founded in 2001, the Elevator Channel (www.elevatorchannel.com) is an advertising, news, information and entertainment media company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. that uses patented technology to reach consumers through high-resolution displays. The network capabilities of the Company can be deployed inside the elevators of high-rise commercial and residential towers and also through free standing, strategically located kiosks. The narrowcast flexibility of the Elevator Channel's medium allows for both broad range exposure and targeted, private networks. Today, the system generates over nine million impressions per month.

About Digital View

Established in 1995, Digital View Group (http://www.digitalview.com/) is one of the world's foremost suppliers of advanced connectivity solutions for the flat panel digital display market, and a world leader in the implementation of out-of-home advertising and digital signage networks. The company develops display electronics products and services used in mission- critical applications, with growing expertise in delivering digital media networks in retail and other commercial environments. Current brands and retailers using Digital View solutions include Toys "R" Us, P&G, Nine West, Hasbro, Viacom, Circuit City, Kraft, Starbucks, Swatch Group, L'Oreal, Nokia, TAG Heuer, Symantec, Logitech, Bose and Tempur-Pedic. Based in London, Digital View also has offices in Hong Kong, Toronto, Chicago, New York and Morgan Hill, Calif.

Source: Elevator Channel

CONTACT: Jennifer Wilson of Luquire George Andrews, +1-704-552-6565, or
wilson@lgapr.com , for Elevator Channel

Web site: http://www.elevatorchannel.com/
http://www.digitalview.com/

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