Barix Partners with Digigram on New EtherSound(TM) Initiative

ZURICH, Switzerland, January 31 /PRNewswire/ --

- Barix to implement Digigram ES-100/spkr solution into Exstreamer IP
audio decoders, bringing EtherSound(TM) technology to new markets

Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, monitoring and control,
today announced that it is partnering with Digigram to bring EtherSound(TM)
technology, a widely-used digital audio transport technology developed by
Digigram, to new markets including security, transportation and other public
address applications. Digigram has recognized Barix as a launch partner for
the technology, with Barix implementing Digigram's ES-100/spkr technology
within its successful Exstreamer IP audio decoder and IPAM modules for OEM
partnerships.

The Digigram ES-100/spkr, a variant of its network audio standard
EtherSound, enables manufacturers to implement EtherSound in new devices at a
lower cost while keeping typical EtherSound control and administration
features when a fully features ES-100 or ES-Giga implementation is not
required. Digigram and Barix unveiled the ES-100/spkr solution at the
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam this week.

"As a major and innovative player in the markets we target with
ES-100/spkr, Barix was an ideal and obvious launch partner," said Philippe
Delacroix, Digigram's President and CEO. "We are confident that our joint
efforts will speed up the proliferation of EtherSound in markets where
low-latency and other typically-EtherSound features were just a Holy Grail
until now. That's why we are really delighted to welcome Barix among our
community of proactive EtherSound licensees and to add a new EtherSound
Implementor allowing manufacturers to quickly integrate network audio
connectivity in their products."

EtherSound(TM) offers superb audio quality, low latency, and
mission-critical redundancy for digital audio transport in live sound
applications. Digigram developed the ES-100/spkr solution to define a variant
that could co-exist and interoperate with ES-100 or ES-Giga networks for
markets with other priorities, including live paging and background music for
public address systems. ES-100/spkr products will fit nicely into portions of
EtherSound networks where only unidirectional streams and audio-out devices
are required, such as terminal network branches with public address networks
or monitoring-only systems.

"Barix is pleased to join Digigram in its efforts to bring the
exceptional audio quality and platform efficiency of the EtherSound(TM)
protocol to new markets," said Johannes G, Rietschel, CEO and Founder of
Barix AG. "Barix has succeeded in implementing ES-100/spkr technology in
software in the Audio Devices in record times, which enables our customers to
use Barix products in either IP or EtherSound environments. OEMs using the
Barix IPAM modules can now join the EtherSound community and offer their
products in both EtherSound as well as IP installations. The combination of
low cost, high reliability network audio decoders from Barix and EtherSound
technology is ideal for many applications. Barix has found a professional
technology partner in Digigram and our joint offering will help spreading the
EtherSound and Barix offerings further in markets including security,
transportation and, general paging/public address markets," Rietschel
continued.

Visit http://www.barix.com for more information, or call +1-866-815-0866
(U.S.) or +41-43-43322-11.

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