Strategic alliance formed between Digital Sound Corp. and Siemens for worldwide business development

Business Wire, Dec 22, 1994

CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 1994-- Digital Sound Corp., (NASDAQ/NMS:DGSD), a leader in high-capacity network-based message processing systems, Thursday announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Siemens AG, Public Communication Networks Group for global business development.

Specifically, the two companies will collaborate on the marketing and sale of enhanced messaging and response services to public network providers worldwide, such as PTTs (Post Telephone and Telegraph).

"Digital Sound is pleased to have an alliance with a company as well-respected as Siemens," said Robert T. Knight, president and chief executive officer of Digital Sound. "Our products complement Siemens' products and markets. The power and flexibility of our open platform and applications make it a perfect fit for the needs of the PTTs."

Products that will be sold to wireline and wireless carriers under this agreement include equipment and applications for a wide range of voice messaging and voice processing services. Existing telephone networks, as well as emerging Advanced Intelligent Networks, can take advantage of these services.

Digital Sound is a leading supplier of high-capacity network-based message processing systems. The company manufactures and markets the VoiceServer(R) family of products integrating voice, fax, text and other messaging technologies on a single open-system platform.

This platform links to telephony and computer networks and provides unified messaging services for a variety of information devices.

Digital Sound is based in Carpinteria and is a public company. -0-

NOTE TO EDITORS: VoiceServer is a registered trademark of

Digital Sound Corp.

CONTACT: Digital Sound Corp., Carpinteria

Jo Lamoreaux, 805/566-2030