CHARLIE RICH JR. APPOINTED TO MANAGE ORBAN & CRL WEBSITES
Tempe, Ariz. — 2004, Dec. 9 — Orban®/CRL (NASDAQ: CRLI.OB), the worldwide leader in audio processing for broadcasting and the Internet, has announced the appointment of Charlie Rich Jr. as Website Manager for both the Orban and CRL websites. Rich will be responsible for the execution of engineering and marketing directives, bringing web skills and technical abilities which will help to improve Orban and CRL's extensive websites.
Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, Rich will visit Orban/CRL's Tempe, Arizona and San Leandro, California locations frequently. He will work to present effective, easy-to-navigate sites that will allow potential customers to learn about the Orban/CRL product lines.
Orban/CRL President, Chairman, and CEO Jay Brentlinger stated, "Charlie Rich Jr. comes to Orban/CRL with a wealth of experience in website development, graphic design, and web usability. We made the decision to bring in Charlie to create more excitement for our websites. Having known Charlie for over 30 years, I can state that in addition to being a skilled website manager, he is a fine individual who we will enjoy working with. We expect to be able to service our customers even better with improved websites for Orban, Orban-Europe and CRL."
Charlie Rich Jr. is well versed in all aspects of website development. He is the son of the late country singer Charlie Rich, who topped the country charts in the 1970's with "Behind Closed Doors", "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", and "A Very Special Love Song". He has worked in this field while simultaneously continuing his father's legacy as a performer, being an accomplished musician himself. Rich tours consistently, playing with the likes of Smokey Robinson, Randy Meisner (Co-founder of Poco/The Eagles), Billy Swan, The Texas Tornados, and Freddy Fender. He recently performed at this year's IBC in Amsterdam for Orban/CRL Dealers, an exciting show that the dealers thoroughly enjoyed.
"I would like to thank Orban/CRL for allowing me the opportunity to further develop their websites," Rich commented. "When designing or implementing improvements or even simple website updates, I try to emphasize user-friendly designs. We want to use inventive graphic design values while making the site fast loading, easy to read, and easy to navigate. In other words, the end user should have a seamless experience while visiting the site. I look forward to a long relationship with this fine company."
Orban has introduced several new products over the past two years, including Optimod-FM 2300, Optimod-FM 8300, Optimod-TV 8382, Optimod-PC 1100, and Opticodec-PC. With more new products on the horizon and as sales increase for all Orban/CRL products, the company has made enhancing the Orban and CRL websites (www.orban.com and www.crlsystems.com) a top priority.
Orban/CRL Systems is a world leader in the design and manufacture of transmission audio processors for broadcasting and the Internet. For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 480 403-8300, fax +1 480 403-8301 or Email: drusch@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.
About Orban
Founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, the world's foremost expert in transmission audio processing for broadcast, Orban leads the industry in the design and manufacture of audio processors for radio, television and Internet broadcasting. Recognized for its standard-setting Optimod ® digital audio processors and the Audicy digital audio workstation, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment, editing tools and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide. In 2000, Orban ® was acquired by Circuit Research Labs — a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction equipment. Orban/CRL Systems now accounts for the majority of the global market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Orban/CRL continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media.
Orban/CRL Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Management's anticipation of future events is based upon assumptions regarding levels of competition, research and development results, raw material markets, the markets in which the company operates, and stability of the regulatory environment. Any of these assumptions could prove inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. Orban/Circuit Research Labs, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets electronic audio processing, transmission encoding and noise reduction equipment for the worldwide radio, television, cable, Internet and professional audio markets. The Orban division manufactures and markets audio processing equipment, primarily using digital technology. Orban Europe is a worldwide leader in ISO/MPEG, audio, ISDN, satellite transmission, networking, and storage. More information is available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.