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Digital Fountain Joins Innovation Network for Warfighter Systems

Posted on: Monday, 21 April 2008, 09:00 CDT

Digital Fountain, a leading provider of advanced standardized solutions for digital media delivery, announced today it has joined the EDGE™ Innovation Network, a collaborative, open-environment initiative that enables industry, academia and government entities to work together to enhance the delivery cycle of technology and innovation to the warfighter. The EDGE provides facilities and laboratories for developing and testing advanced technologies, products and systems to equip a new breed of warfighter who is mobile, connected and informed.

"Digital Fountain's core technology enhances the speed, range, reliability, and efficiency of any data network, even in the most extreme battlefield conditions, making our solutions a perfect fit for the EDGE Innovation Network program," said Rob Goodbody, Director of Business Development for Digital Fountain's Government Systems Division. "We are very pleased to join forces with the EDGE to provide enhanced performance capabilities of warfighter systems."

Since the EDGE Network's inception, more than 20 projects have either been fielded or positioned as a technology insertion into a military program of record. Projects underway for 2008 include improved distribution of video and digital imagery sent between soldiers and their commanders and improvements in power cells reducing weight and increasing battery life needed to power essential warrior communications and navigation systems.

The EDGE Innovation Network is sponsored by General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

There are currently 58 EDGE Innovation Network members. More information can be found on the Internet at www.EDGE-innovation.com. Members recently joining the EDGE include: Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, Calif.; Hidalgo, Ltd, Cambridge, England; QinetiQ North America Operations LLC., McLean, Va.; and UltraCell Corp., Livermore Calif.

About Digital Fountain

Digital Fountain software optimizes the delivery of digital media over any network, even in the most challenging environments. The company's proprietary DF Raptor technology redefines the science of forward error correction (FEC) and sets the standard for efficient and reliable transmission of digital media. Digital Fountain solutions and services are used today in advanced mobile broadcast, IPTV, streaming video, file transfer, and national defense applications, and are recognized by leading international standards bodies including DVB, 3GPP and IETF. Partners and customers include leading global companies such as Cisco Systems, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Scientific Atlanta, Northrop Grumman, Pioneer, KDDI, Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Radio, Sony, Nokia, and many more. For more information, please visit www.digitalfountain.com.

Source: Business Wire

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