DG Systems and Sky Radio Announce Pact to Provide Audio Delivery to Australia.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1998--DG Systems (Nasdaq/NMS:DGIT), through newly acquired Digital Courier International, and Australia's Sky Radio Network announced an agreement today linking the two audio distribution networks. Now, radio stations and advertisers will be able to deliver audio and related data easily and efficiently between the 7,700 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and 200 Australian destinations reached by the two companies. As part of the arrangement, Sky Radio will integrate Digital Courier's Capella technology into their newly deployed workstation network. "This sets up the bridge between these two English-speaking continents, to share commercials, content and talent," commented Kirk Stirland, vice president of Station Systems for DG Systems. "Now, American radio owners with stations in Australia have a familiar pipeline to their operations there." The arrangement will offer two services for delivery of audio: Next Day Rush, for delivery the next morning by 10:00 a.m., and Next Day Standard, for delivery by 5:00 p.m. "This will literally cut days off the conventional land/air courier routes," added Stirland. "Digital delivery orders placed by midday
Australian customers of Sky Radio will have ready access to North American markets as well. Audio delivery orders received by Sky Radio during regular business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a will be delivered the morning of the same day in the U.S. and Canada. "This is an excellent new extension of our already state-of-the-art network in Australia," stated Brendan Sheedy, general manager of the Sky Radio Network. "The link between Sky Radio and DG Systems offers an instant live audio gateway between Australia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ." Sky Radio Network is the leading supplier of live and pre-recorded programming and satellite distribution services to the Australian radio industry, advertising agencies, independent producers and production studios. DG Systems operates a nationwide, value-added digital network which links hundreds of advertisers and advertising agencies with more than 7,500 radio stations and 500 television stations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. The company's fault-tolerant network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. delivers audio, video, image and data content which facilitates transactions among advertising industry participants. DG Systems can be reached at 415/276-6600 or at www.dgsystems.com. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the company, including the expansion of its digital distribution networks, and the demand among certain clients for digital audio video delivery services. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to DG System's business are set forth in the company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1998. |
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