Scientific Atlanta Purchases License to Use Command Audio's PVR Technology

Command Audio Corp., a pioneer in the development of broadcast on-demand media technology, today announced that Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company and a leader in the market for cable television set-top boxes, has purchased a license to use Command Audios patented PVR (personal video recorder, also known as digital video recorder, or DVR) technology.

Under terms of the agreement, Scientific Atlanta acquired a license to use Command Audios patented technology in all of its PVR set-top box products. The worldwide agreement runs for the life of Command Audios patents. No financial terms were disclosed.

Command Audio previously has licensed its patents and technology to industry leaders in the consumer and automotive electronics fields, including Motorola (NYSE:MOT), ReplayTV®, Sony (NYSE:SNE), XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) and iBiquity Digitals HD Radio.

Our patents are critical to the time-shifting functionality and convenience that millions of TV viewers are demanding, said Don Bogue, Chairman and CEO of Command Audio. Our license agreement with Scientific Atlanta further reinforces the strength and value of our patents in the enormous and fast-growing market for products with PVR functionality. We expect continued success as we actively protect and license our intellectual property.

Industry analysts estimate that there were more than 25 million PVR units sold in 2006 and predict a growth rate in excess of 30 percent in 2007.

Command Audio holds more than 60 U.S. and foreign patents with applications that span the television, personal computer, digital radio, cell phone and game console industries.

The demand for devices and services that provide consumers convenient time-shifting functionality for broadcast media is growing rapidly in each of our target markets, said Bogue. The Scientific Atlanta agreement speaks to our ability to license our technology to the most innovative and powerful participants in these fast-growing markets.

About Command Audio:

Command Audio, founded in 1995, pioneered the development of broadcast on-demand interactive media. The Company owns and licenses a portfolio of U.S. and foreign patents covering the transmission, storage, navigation and consumer playback of the audio elements of broadcast media. These capabilities are offered in a variety of consumer and automotive electronic devices and in the services that transmit content to them. Some of the best-known products incorporating Command Audios technology are personal video recorders (PVRs, also known as digital video recorders, or DVRs), personal computers with PVR functionality and digital radios with record capability. Emerging applications include cellular telephones and game consoles.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA, Command Audio is a privately-held company backed by strategic investors Macrovision, Motorola and Texas Instruments and leading financial investors, including Canaan Partners, Granite Ventures, J.P. Morgan Capital Partners and Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures. Visit Command Audio at www.commandaudio.com. Contact: Gary Tobin, 415.256.9490.

About Scientific Atlanta:

Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, is a leading supplier of digital-content contribution and distribution systems, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support. Scientific Atlanta, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. More information about Scientific Atlanta is available at http://www.scientificatlanta.com.

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