StreamGuys in Affiliation with Coding Technologies and Orban are now Supplying High-Quality MPEG aacPlus Streaming Services for Listeners Using Winamp and Real Player

Business Wire, Sept 13, 2004

ARCATA, Calif. -- Streaming media provider StreamGuys announces a turnkey streaming audio service based on Coding Technologies' MPEG-4 aacPlus(TM). Using the new Orban Opticodec-PC encoder, aacPlus delivers DVD-quality 5.1 surround sound at 160 kbps, CD-quality stereo at 48 kbps, and excellent quality stereo at 32 kbps, especially when combined with Orban's Optimod-PC 1100 audio processor for streaming media in low-bit-rate stereo streams.

The extremely efficient aacPlus is the new common-denominator format between the consumer electronics, mobile, Internet, and digital broadcast markets. StreamGuys client, SomaFM, is one of the first Internet radio broadcasters to offer its listeners their station in aacPlus.

"We've been extremely happy with the quality of the audio, and the response from our listeners. Most people can't tell the difference between a 48Kbps aacPlus stream and a 128Kbps MP3 stream, plus we're reducing our bandwidth costs by over 60%. The new Orban Opticodec-PC encoder has been super stable, and works great with the latest Winamp. aacPlus is definitely the future of streaming audio." -- Rusty Hodge, SomaFM.

A selection of stereo and 5.1 surround streams already using the aacPlus format is available at http://www.tuner2.com/.

For information: http://www.streamguys.com
    Contact: info@streamguys.com
    Phone: 707-667-9479

    For information: http://www.codingtechnologies.com
    Contact: kdemarco@mprm.com
    Phone: 323-933-3399

StreamGuys is the #2 Content Delivery Network (as ranked by Arbitron 1/15/04) has 24/7 service in 3 languages, multiple data centers, 50,000 listeners in 52 countries, 600 channels and over 450 broadcasters worldwide and still growing.

Coding Technologies is the industry's leading provider of audio compression technologies for the mobile, digital broadcasting and Internet markets worldwide. www.codingtechnologies.com

Orban develops, manufactures and markets digital electronic audio processing, transmission encoding and noise reduction equipment for the worldwide radio, television, cable, Internet and professional audio markets. www.orban.com