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Crisp Wireless Helps Deliver NPR and Public Radio Content to Mobile Users.


Powers Innovative Mobile Solution that Helps Provide Distribution of Audio to Almost Every Mobile Web-Capable Device

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Crisp Wireless built, powers and manages the primary technology behind NPR's mobile web site. Crisp Wireless leveraged their proprietary technology platform, mLogic[TM], which automatically transcodes and delivers streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters.  to mobile handsets and integrated IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time.  (Interactive Voice Response) technology for handsets that do not support streaming audio, resulting in a comprehensive mobile solution offering consumers a seamless and transparent listening experience. All visitors have the option to listen to the public radio audio via a click-to-call phone call. Visitors with phones and networks that permit streamed audio have the additional option of listening to audio via a WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point.

(2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages.
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 national news audio service available to almost any consumer with a web-enabled mobile device. NPR Mobile offers users top news stories, entertainment and popular programming.

"NPR offers an amazing service and already understands the value of quality, portable content as demonstrated by its longstanding commitment to podcasting. We are excited to help them expand their on-demand services and enhance the visibility of Member stations to mobile subscribers in a new way," said Boris Fridman, 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. , Crisp Wireless.

Consumer facing entertainment, news and publishing companies work with Crisp Wireless to create and manage mobile destinations. Each solution is tailored based on the customers' business objectives, incorporating a variety of features including automatic content updates, interactive polls and quizzes, data collection, image galleries, audio, video and store locators. Crisp Wireless helps their customers build mobile solutions and monetize them through content sales, retail and mobile advertising.

About NPR

Since its launch in 1970, NPR has evolved into a leading multimedia company, award-winning primary news provider and dominant force in American life. NPR produces and/or distributes more than 1300 hours of programming weekly. This includes more than 150 hours of news, information, talk, entertainment and cultural shows for the 800-plus NPR Member stations around the country, attracting more than 26 million listeners weekly. NPR also programs two 24/7 channels for Sirius satellite radio
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 and five 24/7 HD Radio music multicast channels, having served as an industry leader in HD research and development; additionally it produces more than 90 podcasts, making it the biggest podcaster among American media companies. Its 24/7 NPR Worldwide program stream reaches listeners in more than 100 countries. NPR.org offers extensive original video and audio, hourly newscasts, extensive music content and free audio streaming See streaming audio.  of current and archived NPR programs. More information is available at www.NPR.org

About Crisp Wireless

Crisp Wireless offers technology solutions and services for consumer facing companies that want to extend their brand onto mobile devices. Crisp Wireless' core product, the mLogic(tm) platform enables companies to efficiently deploy mobile web sites that offer rich media features including audio and video, commerce solutions to sell ringtones, wallpapers and subscriptions, text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , and integrated data feeds for content management. Leveraging mLogic's extensive device database, sites are optimized based on unique handsets and carrier capabilities offering consumers the ultimate browsing experience. Crisp Wireless customers are major media companies and publishers including USA Today, Tribune Interactive, NBC Universal, Bravo Cable Network, Hachette Filipacchi and Paramount Pictures. For more information, please contact info@crispwireless.com or visit www.crispwireless.com
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