Sprint And Orb Networks Announce The Immediate Availability Of Sprint Personal Media Link(sm)
EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 25, 2005 - Orb Networks, Inc., a developer of streaming media software and services, and Sprint (NYSE: FON) today announced immediate availability of a free, new service that enables Sprint local wireline telephone customers subscribing to Sprint high-speed Internet to remotely access their digital home media through high-speed broadband. This new service, Sprint Personal Media LinkSM, powered by Orb, gives these consumers the ability to access digital content on a home personal computer with Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition XP from virtually anywhere in the world via a laptop computer or wireless device.
Sprint Personal Media Link was introduced to give consumers an easy way to integrate remote services and entertainment into their everyday lives. By leveraging Orb, customers will now be able to enjoy their digital content beyond the home network.
Sprint intends to initially roll out the Sprint Personal Media Link service through its consumer Web site at http://local.sprint.com/home/local/dsl/DSL_home.html, and the service will also become part of the Sprint high-speed Internet customer enrollment.
Sprint is focused on delivering groundbreaking next-generation services that will open new avenues and opportunities to digital content and enhance our customers' lives, said Steve Carter, vice president - Marketing, Sprint Local Telecommunications Division. The introduction of the Sprint Personal Media Link is another example of Sprint's leadership in the digital environment revolution. Using Orb Networks platform gives our broadband users the most advanced technology and best customer experience possible.
The relationship between Orb Networks and Sprint will enable both to benefit from commerce through new enhanced services powered by Orb. This would include purchases, promotions, and transactions to be introduced later this year and offered through Sprint Personal Media Link.
This is an exciting time for both Sprint and Orb, as well as for consumers taking advantage of the most advanced personal media technology, said Jim Behrens, CEO, Orb Networks. By leveraging Orb, Sprint is offering a compelling consumer digital media experience. Sprint's customer service and business strategy are second to none and we're ecstatic to help bring this technology to their users.
About Sprint
Sprint offers an extensive range of innovative communication products and solutions, including global IP, wireless, local and multiproduct bundles. A Fortune 100 company with more than $27 billion in annual revenues in 2004, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network; an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone; and one of the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide wireless networks in the United States. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/mr.
About Orb Networks, Inc.
Orb Networks is the first developer of streaming media software and services giving people free access to digital home media -- any kind, at any time, from any location in the world. The groundbreaking Orb Architecture allows users to access music, live television, videos, photos and other digital content from any device that can connect to the Internet, such as a cell phone, PDA, or notebook. Orb Networks develops, licenses and markets its services in partnership with leading content providers/creators, wireless carriers, electronic distributors and consumer electronic companies. As an active participant in the issues affecting digital media, Orb Networks is a member of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). Orb Networks is a privately held company located in Emeryville, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks, please visit http://www.orb.com.
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