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Acacia Technologies Signs 200th Digital Media Transmission License Agreement; Licenses Include 25 Cable TV Companies.


NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG ACTG Acting
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)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that its Acacia Technologies
''Acacia Technologies was also the name of division within Computer Associates that effectively closed down in 2002 when its assets were sold to SSA Global Technologies.
 group has entered into its 200th license agreement for its Digital Media Transmission (DMT See DSL. (R)) technology. These licenses include 25 cable TV companies, 12 of which have signed DMT license agreements in the last three weeks.

"We continue to make great progress with our DMT licensing program. What is most exciting is the accelerating growth in the use of our DMT technology. Cable TV companies are continuing the transition to receiving content in digital form, are reporting rapid adoption of video-on-demand by their subscribers, and are rolling out digital ad insertion services for targeted television advertising," said Paul Ryan, Acacia's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

"Telephone companies have recently announced plans to deliver video to over 21 million homes via fiber-optics, and wireless companies have announced they will be offering full motion video-on-demand with the new 3G technology. These new markets are creating additional opportunities to derive revenues from our DMT patent portfolio," concluded Mr. Ryan.

In addition to the cable TV licenses, Acacia has entered into over 170 licenses for online entertainment, movies, music, news and sports, as well as e-learning and corporate websites. Acacia has also licensed the leading companies that provide over 90% of video-on-demand TV entertainment for the hotel industry in the United States.

Acacia has recently launched the licensing program for its Internet Access Redirection ("IAR IAR - Instruction Address Register.

The IBM name for program counter.
") technology covering redirected Internet registrations commonly used at wireless hotspots and hotels, and is evaluating the acquisition of additional patent portfolios for licensing.

ABOUT ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

Acacia Research Corporation comprises two operating groups, Acacia Technologies group and CombiMatrix group.

The Acacia Technologies group develops, acquires, and licenses patented technologies. Acacia's DMT(R) technology, which is supported by 5 U.S. and 31 foreign patents, relates to audio and audio/video transmission and receiving systems commonly known as audio-on-demand, video-on-demand, and audio/video streaming, and is used for distributing digital content via several means including Internet, cable, satellite and wireless systems. Acacia's Internet Access Redirection ("IAR") technology covers redirected Internet registrations commonly used at wireless hotspots and hotels.

The CombiMatrix group is developing a platform technology to rapidly produce customizable active biochips, which are semiconductor-based tools for use in identifying and determining the roles of genes, gene mutations and proteins. CombiMatrix's technology has a wide range of applications including DNA DNA: see nucleic acid.
DNA
 or deoxyribonucleic acid

One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes.
 synthesis/diagnostics, drug discovery, and immunochemical im·mu·no·chem·is·try  
n.
The chemistry of immunologic phenomena, as of antigen-antibody reactions.



im
 detection. CombiMatrix's Express Track(sm) drug discovery program is a systems biology approach, using its technology, to target common viral diseases with siRNA compounds.

Acacia Research-Acacia Technologies (Nasdaq:ACTG) and Acacia Research-CombiMatrix (Nasdaq:CBMX) are both classes of common stock issued by Acacia Research Corporation and are intended to reflect the performance of the respective operating groups and are not issued by the operating groups.

Information about the Acacia Technologies group and the CombiMatrix group is available at www.acaciaresearch.com.

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