CRLI Circuit Research Labs Inc (CE)

Circuit Research Labs Inc. (OTCBB: CRLI), parent company of Orban/CRL, listed No. 192 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in North America, announced the release of the Orban Opticodec 1020 FE encoding application for netcasting, file encoding, podcasting, audio content downloading and mobile 3GPP Devices. A product of Orban's Personal Computer Product Division, Opticodec 1020 FE is the latest in Orban's line of "Optimized Audio" products for the Internet. The 1020 FE line supports the MP4 family of codecs including AAC and HE-AAC/aacPlus(R). It can produce iPod(R)-compatible podcasts that can be streamed live or played on demand, even when the file is still downloading. Also included are file hinting for streaming applications and 3GPP mobile phones. The 1020 FE can tag and add graphics for album art and/or logos. Thanks to the high efficiency aacPlus codec, downloads of quality comparable to high bit rate MP3s and WMAs can be done in half the time, using half of the bandwidth, yielding a superior experience for the user and cost savings for the content provider. The Opticodec 1020 FE Professional and Enterprise editions support batch encoding that can be launched from the application or command line. 3GPP Hinting is available on the Enterprise edition only. "This is a high-quality, full-featured AAC/HE-AAC/aacPlus encoder with all the necessary tools and features in one application. It is no longer necessary to use several potentially incompatible applications for various file operations," said Greg Ogonowski, Orban/CRL VP of product development. For information contact Orban PC Products Manager John Schaab at 480-403-8300, or e-mail him at jschaab@orban.com. iPod(R) is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Circuit Research Labs Inc. 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. About Circuit Research Labs Inc. Circuit Research Labs Inc. is a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding and noise reduction equipment. Circuit Research Labs Inc. is in the market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Circuit Research Labs continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media. The company purchased Orban(R) in May of 2000. Orban was founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, who is 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(R)digital audio processors and the Opticodec(R) codecs, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high-performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide.