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Und noch eine Nachricht Soundbreak.com Launches Broadband and Wireless Unit to Distribute Its <ACRI.O> Soundbreak.com Launches Broadband and Wireless Unit to Distribute Its Streaming Media Content on New Platforms WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Soundbreak.com (www.soundbreak.com) will bring its streaming media content to the broadband and wireless markets via a new advanced technology initiative announced today by Lisa Z. Crane, President and CEO of Soundbreak.com. Jon Eastman, who assumes the title of executive director of advanced technology at Soundbreak.com, will lead the initiative. Eastman was formerly at Pioneer and prior to that DIRECTV, where he developed and implemented its home satellite product launch. The company`s new unit will align Soundbreak.com with premier technology and distribution partners. In that role, Eastman is currently in active negotiations with global broadband and wireless providers. "The result of this business and technology initiative will put us on the map as a universal broadband content provider," said Crane. "The alliances that Jon Eastman will bring to Soundbreak.com will take us to the next level of new technology and, in the long term, provide a major source of revenue for Soundbreak.com, which is already a popular cutting edge destination on the Internet." Added Eastman: "This is only the beginning but it will not be long before we have content distribution that will make Soundbreak.com`s audio and video stream available independent of a personal computer. Collaborating and partnering with those major players who are pioneering these technologies and are readying to roll them out will help make Soundbreak.com a breakthrough experience for users as well as a profit generating global e-commerce site." Eastman joins Soundbreak.com after directing the overall strategic business plans for the Pioneer group of companies since mid-1999. Previously, from 1993 to 1999, he was at DIRECTV, where he helped bring the direct-to-home satellite system to the marketplace, which was subsequently recognized as the fastest-selling consumer electronics product in history. Eastman began at DIRECTV as a Systems Engineer. Prior to that he was at Hughes Electronics from 1989 to 1993. Eastman has a master`s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and a bachelor`s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. ABOUT SOUNDBREAK.COM Initially targeting "Generation i," the first generation of Internet users, encompassing the 15- to 35-year-old demographic, Soundbreak.com is designed to deliver the most comprehensive and engaging experience yet for music lovers around the world: live, continuous, personality-driven music and lifestyle audio/video programming... real-time display of artist and track information... single-click purchasing of music and merchandise... live chat and instant messaging... and a database of global events. Soundbreak.com is a pre-IPO company located in West Hollywood, California that is majority-owned by Pasadena, California based Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACRI), a developer and operator of technology companies (www.acaciaresearch.com). SOURCE Soundbreak.com -0- 08/03/2000 /CONTACT: Anita Pepper of Soundbreak.com, 310-358-2156, Anita@soundbreak.com; or Jenn Gross of People`s Revolution, 323-658-8700, jenngross@aol.com, for Soundbreak.com/ /Web site: http://www.acaciaresearch.com/ /Web site: http://www.soundbreak.com/ -- LATH061 -- 5725 08/03/2000 09:02 EDT http://www.prnewswire.com |
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