ORBAN/CRL A HIT AT 2005 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS
Tempe, Ariz., June 1 - Orban®/CRL, a worldwide leader in audio processing for radio, television, and the internet, completed another successful demonstration of new products and technologies at the 2005 National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas in late April. The new, award-winning Orban Optimod-FM 8500 was on display, receiving praise from attending broadcast engineers and media. Also unveiled at Orban/CRL's 1,600 square-foot demonstration booth in the Radio Hall were the Orban Optimod-FM 5300 and Optimod-FM 8400 Signature Series. At a separate booth in the Multimedia Hall, Orban showed the new Opticodec-PC aacPlus ® File Encoder, the new Opticodec-PC Archiver, and Opticodec-PC version 2.
At the Las Vegas Hilton, Orban/CRL's 35 th Anniversary Party included entertainment featuring Randy Meisner (formerly of the Eagles and Poco),Charlie Rich Jr., the son of legendary country music artist Charlie Rich, Billy Swan, and Augie Meyers of the Texas Tornados. The party was co-sponsored by the NAB.
"NAB 2005 in Las Vegas is being viewed as Orban/CRL’s best show in recent history," stated Orban/CRL President, Chairman, and CEO Jay Brentlinger. “With the introduction of several new products, including our new flagship Orban Optimod-FM 8500, a good presence in both the Radio Hall and the Multimedia Hall, our dealer training session, and a smash-hit 35 th Anniversary Party, we feel we have done our best to service and educate our dealers and customers. I would like to thank those attendees who visited with us and we look forward to seeing many of you again as we travel across the world demonstrating our product line with the U.S. Mobile Broadcast Laboratory and the European Mobile Broadcast Laboratory.”
Orban/CRL Vice President of Engineering Bob Orban, Vice President of New Product Development Greg Ogonowski, and a number of Orban/CRL sales, management, and engineering personnel answered questions from attendees from around the globe. Orban/CRL invites those not able to attend the 2005 NAB who are interested in learning more about Orban and CRL products to check the tour schedules for the Orban/CRL Mobile Broadcast Laboratories for the event or group meeting nearest you.
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.