Yet another Italian DAB-order for Factum Electronics

Yet another Italian DAB-order for Factum Electronics Factum Electronics AB, a subsidiary of Effnet Holding AB (publ), has once again been awarded a contract to supply equipment for digital radio in Italy. Club DAB Italia, a radio broadcasting consortium formed by the major Italian national radio networks, with more than 20 million listeners, is now speeding up the roll out of digital radio. This contract is yet a considerable step forward for the digitalization of commercial radio in Italy. It is also a confirmation that Factum's solutions are state-of-the-art and highly competitive on the world market. Club DAB Italia, includes Radio24, M2O, Radio DeeJay, Radio Capital, RIN, RDS, Radio Maria, Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana and Radio Radicale, thereby representing major Italian media groups like Gruppo Espresso, Il Sole 24 Ore and RCS. The consortium has now strengthened its position as one of the major DAB broadcasters in Italy. Factum Electronics will deliver a DAB system based on the company's modular architecture, including audio encoders, data inserters, multiplexers and management systems, intended for a national multiplex based in Milan. "This new major DAB system delivery to Italy will serve as another important reference for our global efforts within the digital radio segment. We are very pleased to be selected as supplier to Club DAB Italia and the Italian market. It is also a proof that our focus on customer needs and our development concept are appreciated by our customers." says Kenneth Lundgren, Managing Director, Factum Electronics. "The DAB-technology and our cooperation with Factum will open the road to the future and to the second step of our DAB project, extending our service coverage, produce new data services and deliver high quality audio. Factum will allow us to take the next big step towards the future of radio." says Fabrizio Guidi, President of Club DAB Italia. Factum Electronics AB is a leading DAB system provider to national broadcasters, network operators and commercial radio stations. ""DAB by Factum" is an established concept for user-friendly and flexible systems. Factum is not only offering the solutions to digital challenges, we are setting the standards and are leading the way for the new kind of radio." concludes Kenneth Lundgren. For further information, please contact: Kenneth Lundgren, Managing Director, Factum Electronics, +46 13 36 86 07, +46 703 69 00 29 Fabrizio Guidi, President, Club DAB Italia, +39 028 1876 454 About Factum Electronics AB and Effnet Holding AB (publ) Factum Electronics AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Effnet Holding AB (publ), is a world leader in the areas of DAB, Digital Audio Broadcasting, and NICAM, digital stereo sound for television broadcasting. Factum develops and sells a wide range of standard system components and custom specified solutions for signal encoding, decoding and processing and serves professional broadcasting customers in more than 40 countries. For more information about Factum, please visit www.factum.se and more information about DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is available at www.worlddab.org. Effnet Holding AB (publ) is traded on the New Market of the Stockholm Stock Exchange, under the ticker EFFN. For more information about Effnet Holding AB (publ), please visit www.effnetholding.se. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/09/24/20040924BIT20150/wkr0001.pdf