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iBiquity Digital Extends Licensing Program to Include Host Micro and User-Interface Design Software Firms

Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 09:00 CDT

COLUMBIA, Md., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer and licensor of digital HD Radio(TM) technology for AM and FM broadcasting, announced today that it has signed software development agreements with Samboo Info Tech Limited, Analog & Digital Soft Company Limited, and KRS Electronics Company Limited.

"We are expanding the companies we license to include software partners so that we can offer manufacturers a complete integrated solution for building HD Radio products," said Jeff Jury, COO, iBiquity Digital. "Having these partners on board will make it easier for receiver manufacturing to create compelling products, with effective user interfaces."

iBiquity will provide direct SDK support in the development of software on the host micro and user-interface design as well as advanced feature integration prototyping. With extensive experience in the automotive head unit arena, Analog & Digital Soft Company and KRS Electronics will focus on software development for head units and Personal Navigation Devices. Samboo IT will focus on supporting home products in various form factors including iPod Docks, Table Top Radios, Mini Shelf Systems, and AV Receivers.

All three of these companies can now begin developing the expertise to integrate into products advanced features such as iTunes Tagging, Store and Replay, Conditional Access, and Real Time Traffic.

About Samboo Info Tech

Samboo Info Tech was established in January 2005 by Founder & President Mr. Young Jae Lee, President of Samboo. Samboo is based in Shenzhen, China, and has a total of eight engineers with over 15 years of software design experience.

About Analog & Digital Soft Company

Analog & Digital Soft was established in September 1990 by President Mr. Park Hee Jong. Analog & Digital Soft is based in Seoul, Korea and branch office in Hong Kong, Soft-Max(H.K.) Co., Ltd. and has a total of twenty people between both locations.

About KRS Electronics Company

KRS Electronics was established in March 1997 by President Mr. D.C. Kwak. KRS Electronics is based in Kyonggi-Do, Korea and has a branch office in Shenzhen, China with over 90 R&D employees in two locations.

About the HD Radio(TM) System

iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer of the HD Radio system, which allows AM and FM stations to broadcast digital signals in tandem with their analog signals. This new technology provides broadcasters with a platform to offer crystal-clear, CD-quality sound as well as scrolling text and graphics. The additional digital signal enables multiple channels of programming on the same FM frequency (multicasting) and advanced services such as traffic updates. Over 1,600 HD Radio stations are now on the air, with more than 800 offering additional content via subscription free multicast channels. And, trials are underway in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com/ and http://www.ibiquity.com/.

HD Radio(TM) and the HD Radio logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

iBiquity Digital Corporation

CONTACT: Vicki Stearn, iBiquity Digital, +1-443-539-4345,stearn@ibiquity.com; Matthew Levison, levison@braincomm.com, or Nancy Zakhary,nancy@braincomm.com, both of Brainerd Communicators, +1-212-986-6667, foriBiquity Digital Corporation

Web site: http://www.ibiquity.com/http://www.hdradio.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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