09/08/2008 - eCollege, Cdigix Partnership Gives Students Enhanced Learning Experience

Students have more access to online class resources, including audio, video files

Denver, CO, September 8, 2008 – Students at colleges and universities using eCollege now have seamless access to audio, video and other online class resources, under the terms of an agreement with Cdigix, the leading provider of rich digital media services to higher education.

eCollege, a leading provider of a comprehensive course management system and associated services, is the underlying technology for hundreds of the most successful online education programs in the country. The company is continuously adding to its suite of integrated and supported technologies to enable educational institutions to deliver quality online education that helps students succeed at their educational goals.

The Cdigix agreement gives students and faculty in programs managed by eCollege quick access to the C-Labs Enterprise Edition—the digital media platform powered by Cdigix—directly from the eCollege course management system. With C-Labs, colleges and universities can easily deliver, manage and access digital content, including full-length films, videos and audio. Schools using C-Labs, for example, can provide students in foreign language classes with access to an audio laboratory that is entirely online, giving students flexible and on-demand access to vital resources for their classes.

Through a single, sign-on integration, eCollege users can easily access course-assigned media through the C-Labs platform without re-entering login credentials. C-Labs digital files will appear as links in eCollege courses—allowing students to simply download audio and video files to be played immediately or saved for offline use.

“Our primary goal is student achievement,” said Matt Leavy, Chief Executive Officer of eCollege. “This partnership will enhance our customers’ online learning programs, making for a more successful learning experience for students and educators alike.”

“We are pleased to partner with eCollege and look forward to providing online administrators, faculty and students with greater access to on-demand class resources,” said Larry Jacobson, CEO of Cdigix. “Working together, we can help educators enrich the teaching and learning experience through an ever-increasing availability of resources, improving student performance and success in online learning.”

C-Labs Enterprise Edition also offers administrative tools for better management and accessibility of digital class resources. Important features include:
• C-Labs Community provides participating institutions the ability to post institution-owned media into a shared media pool that is available to other C-Labs clients.
• C-Labs Library allows administrators to acquire media that is not currently in their campus libraries, while alleviating the challenge of acquiring individual titles for specific classroom assignments.
• C-Labs Podcasting allows students and faculty to download recordings, such as class lectures, in non-encrypted audio and video formats to their computer or transfer the files to a portable device, such as an iPod.

Cdigix is a powerful addition to eCollege’s suite of applications that are designed to support high quality, highly effective online education. eCollege is unique in the industry in its comprehensive support and dedication to client success and works with its customers and partners to ensure that integrated products are supported and functioning. These services are part of the overall eCollege mission to help educators with online programs focus on education and student success instead of technology.

About eCollege
eCollege, a Pearson company (LSE: PSON, NYSE: PSO), is a leading provider of a comprehensive course management system and associated services to postsecondary institutions and K-12 education. The company provides a comprehensive, on-demand eLearning solution that supports many of the most successful, fully online degree, certificate/diploma and professional development programs in the country, and increasingly, around the world. Pearson, the international media company, is the global leader in educational publishing, assessment, information and services, helping people of all ages to learn at their own pace, in their own way. In addition to Education, Pearson’s primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. For more information, visit www.ecollege.com or www.pearson.com.

Susan Aspey
Pearson
Susan.aspey@pearson.com
(347) 421-2473

07/16/2008 - C-Labs Digital Media Platform Now Accessible at the Course Level within the Blackboard CMS

Integration Makes it Easier for Students to Access Wider Variety of Digital Media

Seattle, WA, July 16, 2008 – Cdigix Inc., the leading provider of rich digital media services for colleges and universities, today announced course level access to its C-Labs digital media platform from within Blackboard’s course management system. Through the Blackboard Building Blocks open architecture initiative, Cdigix is now providing students with simplified, seamless access to rich media fully integrated into their Blackboard courses.

C-Labs enables colleges and universities to easily deliver, manage and access rich digital media securely and legally for students and faculty anytime, anywhere. The course level integration with Blackboard provides schools with better accessibility and management of rich on-demand media, specifically as an integrated part of their curricula and existing course management system.

“Our customers using the Blackboard CMS have been anxiously awaiting this latest advancement as it further streamlines digital content delivery for an enhanced teaching and learning experience,” said Anthony Ravani, Senior Vice President of Technology for Cdigix. “The automated process improves student productivity and performance by allowing students to concentrate their efforts on course content rather than navigating various technology platforms.”

Through a single sign-on process, students can easily access assigned media through the C-Labs platform without ever navigating outside of their Blackboard course or entering additional login credentials. Their Blackboard sign-in automatically authenticates them with C-Labs.

Once logged in to a course, students simply click “Tools” on the left hand navigation bar, and then click the “C-Labs” tab. All assigned media titles are displayed for easy access, viewing and management. Students have the flexibility of downloading media files to their computer or transferring them to a portable device, such as an iPod.

The standard C-Labs Building Blocks integration is included with the C-Labs service at no additional charge. Institutions only need to provide or request the media, enter the metadata for each piece of content, and relate it to a class and its associated students using the C-Labs Administration Web-based software program.

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01/11/2008 - Cdigix and Tegrity Partner to Provide Seamless Access to Wider Variety of Course Materials Anytime, Anywhere

Partnership Increases Availability of On-Demand Resources for Improved Student Performance

Seattle, WA and Santa Clara, CA, January 11, 2008 - Cdigix Inc., the leading provider of rich digital media services for colleges and universities, and Tegrity Inc., provider of the leading Web 2.0 Class Capture System for Higher Education, announced today that they have formed a partnership. By virtue of this collaboration, institutions can now provide seamless access to recorded classes and lectures, in addition to other rich media assets owned and licensed by the institution, all integrated into their teaching and learning environment.

Tegrity Campus 2.0 enables institutions to capture, store, and index every class in a single repository that can be accessed students anywhere, anytime through a secure web page, portal, CMS, or SIS. Students can also access assigned audio and video files that have been digitized, encrypted, and catalogued in the Cdigix C-Labs platform. Since both solutions utilize a common single sign-on procedure, the process by which students retrieve course materials is simplified to provide a seamless user experience and enriched learning process.

"Tegrity is a leader in class capture and its Web 2.0 architecture provides an incredibly easy way to record and playback the entire class experience," said Larry Jacobson, CEO, Cdigix. "We share a common focus with Tegrity on the importance of on-demand access to course materials as a way to not only enhance the teaching and learning experience, but also as a means to drive student success."

Tegrity Campus 2.0 enhances the learning process by enabling every student to review all or selected parts of a class. By adding links to media files from Cdigix, students can utilize other rich media assets to complement their studying and complete their coursework, easily accessing a wider variety of materials from a single location anytime, anywhere.

"Our partnership with Cdigix presents a tremendous opportunity for institutions to include a wider breadth of materials for course playback, including all of an institution's library audio and video assets," said Isaac Segal, CEO, Tegrity. "Providing students with on-demand access to a richer set of course materials will undoubtedly increase the potential for improving student performance, retention, and satisfaction."

Cdigix and Tegrity will be showcasing their products and discussing the opportunities afforded by this partnership at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia, January 11-14, 2008. More information about the partnership and each other's solutions can be found at www.cdigix.com and www.tegrity.com.

About Tegrity, Inc.

Tegrity Campus 2.0 is the leading Web 2.0 class capture system, impacting learning, student satisfaction, and retention across the entire institution. Requiring no hardware or software installation, Tegrity Campus 2.0 makes class time available all the time by automatically capturing, storing, and indexing every class on campus for replay by every student. Educators know that the more students can see, hear, and experience a class, the better they learn. With patented Tegrity "Search Anything" technology, students instantly recall key class moments for replay online, or on iPods and mobile devices. Tegrity is based in Santa Clara, California with regional offices throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.tegrity.com.

For Tegrity, Inc. Information Contact:
Matt Langan
Tegrity, Inc.
202.292.4563
matthew@dbcpr.com

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10/23/07 - Cdigix Expands its Team to Support Increasing Demand for C-Labs Digital Media Platform

Company Also Continues to Invest in Technical Capabilities for Long-Term Growth

Seattle, WA, October 23, 2007 – Cdigix Inc, the leading provider of rich digital media services for colleges and universities, today announced it has expanded its team and technical capabilities to support the increasing demand and use of its C-Labs digital media platform. Joining the company are Chuck Myers, regional director in the West; David Petty, regional director in the Southeast; and Kristi Emerson, marketing and PR. Additionally, Cdigix has expanded its media encoding farm and increased its storage capacity to handle current and future growth.

“We are seeing tremendous interest in the higher education market for C-Labs, and we look forward to leveraging the unique insight and extensive experience of Chuck, David and Kristi to further serve this market,” said Mark Brodsky, vice president of sales and marketing for Cdigix. “Additionally, we expect strong growth as more institutions are realizing the positive impact and cost effectiveness of our digital media delivery platform, and therefore we continue to invest in our system to more efficiently and effectively support our customers’ needs long term.”

C-Labs: Enterprise Edition and C-Labs Faculty Edition enable schools to unlock their extensive libraries of rich media titles to seamlessly deliver digital media on-demand to students, while also enhancing the teaching and learning process. As more institutions begin to leverage C-Labs, Cdigix has expanded its sales and marketing team to include the following:

Chuck Myers has spent more than 20 years as an accomplished sales leader and strategic consultant serving the higher education and publishing industries, as well as national corporations. His background includes numerous management positions with companies such as RJT Compuquest, Collegis, Bowker Publishing, eCollege, and Thomson Publishing. Mr. Myers’ has helped large institutions, as well as public and university libraries, harness the power of technology and implement enterprise-wide solutions to improve teaching and learning.

David Petty brings more than 25 years of technical direct sales and channel management experience with various Fortune 500 companies such as Compaq, Gateway, StorageTek, and Computer Associates. For the past 10 years, Mr. Petty has specialized in the higher education IT market where he has helped to implement college and university departments with large scale, campus-wide program rollouts, including wireless-enabled campuses, Smart Classrooms, and other teaching and learning applications that increase education performance management capabilities.

Kristi Emerson comes to Cdigix with a strong background in media relations, strategic communications and investor relations. Her experience in higher education includes more than eight years at eCollege, most recently serving as director of Corporate Communications. Ms. Emerson oversaw all public relations, collaborating with customers, trade press and industry researchers. She also played a key role in working directly with the analyst and investor community on behalf of the company.

In addition to building its team, Cdigix has made some recent system enhancements that will enable the company to more efficiently meet customer needs. Cdigix has expanded its media encoding farm for greater productivity and faster turn-around times. The company also increased its storage capacity so it can more effectively grow with its current customers, as well as serve a larger overall customer base.

Cdigix will be showcasing C-Labs: Enterprise Edition and C-Labs: Faculty Edition at key upcoming industry events, including Educause, being held October 23-25 in Seattle, WA, and Internet Librarian, being held October 29-31 in Monterey, CA.

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10/03/2007 - Cdigix Announces Call for Faculty Advisory Group

Qualifying Faculy Members Obtain Free Use of C-Labs: Faculty Edition for 2007-2008 School Year

Seattle, WA, October 3rd, 2007 - Cdigix Inc., the leading provider of rich digital media services for colleges and universities, announched a call for faculty to join its Faculty Advisory Group, a panel of qualified faculty members who will help shape the direction of C-Labs: Faculty Edition. As part of the Advisory Group, faculty members will be able to use C-Labs: Faculty Edition free of charge for the 2007-2008 academic year. Cdigix will encode up to 25 media titles from its library of over 100,000 feature films and public domain titles at no charge for each Advisory Group member.

C-Labs: Faculty Edition is now being consumed at numerous colleges and universities across the U.S., and the company is anxious to capture critical feedback directly from faculty as it continues to evolve the platform. C-Labs: Faculty Edition, which is compliant with the technical requirements of the TEACH Act, enables students and faculty to directly access a variety of audio and video media anytime, anywhere. Faculty members joining the Advisory Group will be able to leverage this groundbreaking digital education tool to further enhance their courses. In exchange, faculty members will be asked for their feedback on the usability, functionality, and ideas for future advancements of C-Labs Faculty Edition.

"The Faculty Advisory Group will provide us with critical firsthand knowledge on how features and capabilities are being utilized, as well as important direction for future releases," said Mark Brodsky, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Cdigix. "By collaborating with faculty, we can collectively develop ideas to further enchance the teaching and learning experience."

The Advisory Group will comprise up to 20 qualified part or full time faculty members from accredited public and private institutions and community colleges. The Advisory Group is open to faculty members from a variety of academic disciplines. For more information on the application process, please visit www.cdigix.com.

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09/05/2007 - Cdigix Launches HD-DVD Capability for C-Labs

Advancements Enable Educators to Leverage Latest and Highest Quality Video Media to Further Enchance Student Learning Experience

Seattle, WA, September 5th, 2007 - Cdigix Inc., the leading provider of rich digital media services for colleges and universities, today announched that it is offering HD-DVD encoding and encryption services to academia. Colleges and Universities are now able to leverage HD-DVD content online and on-demand through C-Labs, which provides students and faculty with direct anytime, anywhere access to a variety of audio and video media.

By offering HD-DVD capabilities to colleges and universities, Cdigix is building on its commitment to enchance the learning and experiencefor students. This new service enables educators to leverage the latest and highest quality video media, and broadens the resources available to further engage students. As HD-DVD evolves and becomes more on the forefront, librarians, professors, and on-campus IT prifessionals will now be able to integrate the new technology into an online reserve of university-owned digital media, including HD format.

"The delivery of this new capability by Cdigix opens up the exciting world of HD digital media to educators," said Tony Ravani, Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations for Cdigix. "As the digital media marketplace actively moves forward with more enhanced viewing quality, such as high definition video, we are continually evolving our services to ensure that academia has access to the latest media technology advancements as they are released into the market."

Along with HD-DVD encoding and encryption, Cdigix also offers the same service for VHS, BETA, Laserdisc, DVD and film projector media conversion into Windows Media, Real Media, and Quicktime video formats complete with podcast capability.

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08/13/2007 - Cdigix Earmarks $100,000 in Grant Funds To New Advisory Panel being formed for C-Labs: Faculty Edition

Qualified Higher Education Faculty Members Invited to Join Panel,
Use Funds toward Web 2.0 Digital Audio and Video Learning Platform

Seattle, WA, August 13, 2007 – Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital educational services to the college marketplace, today announced that it is seeking 20 qualified faculty members from the nation’s leading universities to join an exclusive advisory panel being formed for C-Labs: Faculty Edition. Each esteemed educator selected by Cdigix will be eligible to receive up to $5,000 in grant funds, to be used toward media acquisition and delivery services as well as product development relating to this next generation digital audio and video education tool.

To be considered, faculty members from accredited universities nationwide need to submit an application to Cdigix, including a short description of how they will utilize digital media in their course. Once chosen, the panel members will be given full access to C-Labs: Faculty Edition during the 2007 – 2008 school year and will be asked periodically to provide critical feedback in the form of written surveys, questionnaires and other information-gathering methods.

In return, each advisory panel member will be able to utilize up to $5,000 in services, for the acquisition and production of audio and video media to benefit his or her coursework. Titles acquired on behalf of each member also become permanent additions of his or her university’s library.

Unveiled last month, C-Labs: Faculty Edition allows individual faculty members to easily incorporate rich audio and video media into classroom study. Once the course-critical content is posted to the platform, it is distributed in a secure manner to students who are using both PCs and Macs. Faculty members can work directly with Cdigix for media procurement from its library exceeding 120,000 titles, receive content encoding and encryption services, customer support, student authentication and other user needs. The service also offers podcasting capabilities, allowing campus-produced content, such as lectures, to be posted in non-encrypted audio and video formats and then played back on a student’s computer or transferred to a portable device such as an iPod.

The application form and other details pertaining to the advisory board and grant funds are available at www.cdigix.com. C-Labs: Faculty Edition is also available for immediate access at www.cdigix.com.

“User feedback is critical for any successful product or service,” said Mark Brodsky, Vice President of University Sales at Cdigix, Inc. “We’re excited about assembling a panel of expert educators and providing them with the appropriate support and financial resources in order to fully leverage C-Labs: Faculty Edition’s capabilities. We look forward to receiving invaluable feedback that could be incorporated into future versions of the service.”

C-Labs: Faculty Edition, a self service product designed for faculty, is the companion to the company's full campus solution, C-Labs: Enterprise Edition. The Enterprise Edition allows librarians and on-campus IT experts to post and maintain an online reserve of university-owned digital media that can be shared across all departments and disciplines. C-Labs: Enterprise Edition also integrates with many other premier campus applications such as the Blackboard Building Blocks™ open architecture initiative.

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07/31/2007 - Cdigix Unveils C-Labs: Faculty Edition, Giving Faculty Members Direct Access to Next Generation Digital Media Platform

Turn-key, Online and On-Demand Solution Available for Fall Classes; Up to Five Pieces of Digital Audio and Video Content Offered at No Charge

Seattle, WA, July 31, 2007 – Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital educational services to the college marketplace, today unveiled its new C-Labs: Faculty Edition product. Individual faculty members at universities nationwide now have direct access to this groundbreaking digital education tool which incorporates rich audio and video media into classroom study in an easy and hassle-free way. Currently in beta, the product is available for immediate access at www.cdigix.com.

Teaching professionals using C-Labs: Faculty Edition may choose to post audio or video media onto the platform or utilize the product’s demonstration module, a real-world teaching experience that offers access to more than 120 pieces of pre-existing content, illustrating the power of the delivery platform. The course-critical content is then distributed in a secure manner to students who are using both PCs and Macs. The product also offers podcasting capabilities, allowing campus-produced content, such as lectures, to be posted in non-encrypted audio and video formats and then played back on a student’s computer or transferred to a portable device such as an iPod.

Access to C-Labs: Faculty Edition is available on an individual basis, putting next generation teaching capabilities directly in the hands of progressive educators. Faculty members can also work directly with Cdigix for media procurement from its library exceeding 120,000 titles, content encoding and encryption, customer support, student authentication and other user needs.

To help mark the launch of C-Labs: Faculty Edition, Cdigix will post up to five pieces of audio or video content at no charge to new faculty customers who sign up. Additional content may be uploaded for a nominal fee.

“The creation of C-Labs: Faculty Edition was born out of numerous conversations we’ve had with educators who want to be individually empowered to incorporate rich audio and video into their coursework,” said Mark Brodsky, Vice President of University Sales at Cdigix, Inc. “We are pleased that we were able to respond quickly by making this direct, turn-key solution available for individual faculty use as soon as this fall and allowing free access to up to five pieces of content.”

C-Labs: Faculty Edition, a self-service product designed for faculty, is the companion to the company’s full campus solution, C-Labs: Enterprise Edition. The enterprise edition allows librarians and on-campus IT experts to post and maintain an online reserve of university-owned digital media that can be shared across all departments and disciplines. C-Labs: Enterprise Edition. C-Labs: Enterprise Edition also integrates with many other premier campus applications, such as the Blackboard Building Blocks™ open architecture initiative.

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05/02/2007 - Cdigix Integrates C-Labs Digital Educational Platform Into Blackboard’s Course Management System

Integration Allows University Students to Seamlessly Access Digital Content From Within Blackboard Applications

Seattle, WA, May 2, 2007 – Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital educational services to the college marketplace, today announced that it has completed the integration of its C-Labs digital education platform into the Blackboard Building Blocks™ open architecture initiative. The new C-Labs enhancement allows faculty and students at any university currently using the Blackboard Academic Suite™ to access and deliver rich media using the C-Labs service in a seamless fashion. Students will find greater ease of use, as their Blackboard sign-in now automatically authenticates them with C-Labs.

C-Labs is a complete turnkey service that provides universities with all the tools necessary to easily post and maintain course-critical digital audio and video media online — to be accessed by students on multiple platforms to fulfill their course requirements. The Blackboard Building Blocks software development kit is used by thousands of academic institutions and independent software vendors to develop, contribute and share educational web applications which integrate with the Blackboard platform. By integrating with Blackboard Building Blocks, C-Labs customers can easily access C-Labs from within their Blackboard® application, enhancing the academic benefits of both platforms. This integration also eliminates duplication efforts that administrators may encounter when maintaining class rosters and authentication criteria in the two systems.

The Standard C-Labs Building Blocks integration is included with the C-Labs service at no additional charge and is now available to C-Labs customers. Cdigix is currently working with several partner schools to fully implement this new feature for them.

“We are pleased to announce this technology pairing with Blackboard, as it serves as the next step in making digital media more accessible to faculty, administrators and students,” said Mark Brodsky, Vice President, University Sales, Cdigix. “By integrating C-Labs with the Blackboard Building Blocks application, we are offering faculty members a technologically sophisticated yet incredibly user-friendly way for them to assign audio and video content into classroom learning.”

“We applaud Cdigix for the development of this innovative tool,” said Jan Poston Day, Director of Standards and Interoperability at Blackboard. “Third party applications that integrate with the Blackboard platform such as the Standard C-Labs Building Block are a great value to academic institutions that can offer a richer, enhanced experience to students.”

C-Labs is gaining recognition as an essential service to universities around the country by allowing universities to post and maintain an online digital media reserve of content that they already own in their library, while simultaneously distributing that media in a secure manner to their students on both PCs and Macs. Administrators need only provide the media, enter the metadata for each piece of content, and relate it to a class and its associated students using the C-Labs Administration web-based software program. C-Labs automatically controls which users can see which pieces of content, delivering both protected and secure files.

The recently upgraded version, C-Labs 2007, offers a significantly enhanced user experience, new administrative tools, and three important new features:

• C-Labs Community, giving a participating university the ability to post institution-owned media into a shared media pool that is available to other C-Labs partner institutions. All media posted to the C-Labs Community must be owned by the university responsible for the posting of those materials;
• C-Labs Library, allowing administrators to acquire media that is not currently in their campus libraries while alleviating the challenge of procuring individual titles for specific classroom assignments; and
• C-Labs Podcasting, letting students and faculty download campus-produced content that is posted to C-Labs in non-encrypted audio and video formats to their computer or transfer it to a portable device such as an iPod.

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03/29/2007 – Cdigix Joins Forces with PALINET

Cdigix Joins Forces with PALINET; Offers Library Consortium Premium Access to its C-Labs Educational Platform

Seattle, WA, March 29, 2007 – Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital educational services to the college marketplace, announced that it has formed a relationship with PALINET, one of the largest member-owned and -governed library networks in the country. As part of this new relationship, PALINET members are entitled to preferred pricing and premium customer support on Cdigix’s digital educational platform, C-Labs. For a limited time, members of PALINET will also be eligible for a free semester trial of the service.

C-Labs is a complete turnkey service that provides universities with all the tools to easily post and maintain course-critical digital audio and video media online — for access by students on multiple platforms to fulfill their course requirements. The recently upgraded version, C-Labs 2007, offers a significantly enhanced user experience, new administrative tools, and three important new features: C-Labs Library, C-Labs Podcasting, and C-Labs Community.

“We are excited about our relationship with PALINET, one of the nation’s most reputable and influential library consortia,” said Larry Jacobson, Chairman and CEO of Cdigix, Inc. “Since shifting our business model to focus solely on educational products and services, we have made huge strides in creating awareness about C-Labs and securing new partners. Our relationship with PALINET is an important step toward making C-Labs the industry standard for digitally distributing educational media for academic libraries at universities nationwide.”

“C-Labs addresses an important issue that university librarians and other faculty members are faced with daily — how to support the online distribution of the enormous amount of audio and video content collected over the years,” said Chris Martire, Director for Strategic Partnerships at PALINET. “We are pleased to partner with Cdigix to offer C-Labs to PALINET members at a preferred rate and enable institutions to significantly enhance the learning experience by incorporating valuable material into their curriculum and their collections.”

C-Labs Overview

C-Labs is gaining recognition as an essential service to universities around the country. Institutions currently offering or piloting C-Labs include Yale University; University of Michigan; California State Fullerton; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Arizona; University of Chicago; and Mount Holyoke College.

C-Labs allows universities to post and maintain an online digital media reserve of content that they already own in their library, while simultaneously distributing that media in a secure manner to their students on both PCs and Macs. Administrators need only provide the media, enter the metadata for each piece of content, and relate it to a class and its associated students using the C-Labs Administration web-based software program. C-Labs automatically controls which users can see which pieces of content, delivering both protected and secure files. C-Labs integrates with common authentication systems, such as LDAP and Shibboleth, and course management systems, such as Blackboard and Sakai.

C-Labs 2007, now available to universities nationwide, includes three significant upgrades:

• C-Labs Library, allowing administrators to acquire media that is not currently in their campus libraries while alleviating the challenge of procuring individual titles for specific classroom assignments;
• C-Labs Podcasting, letting students and faculty download campus-produced content that is posted to C-Labs in non-encrypted audio and video formats to their computer or transfer it to a portable device such as an iPod; and
• C-Labs Community, giving a participating university the ability to post institution-owned media into a shared media pool that is available to other C-Labs partner institutions. All media posted to the C-Labs Community must be owned by the university responsible for the posting of those materials.

About PALINET

PALINET, a member-owned and governed regional library network, was founded in 1936 and is one of the largest U.S. networks, serving 600 members throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. PALINET trains over 1,400 people annually through its classroom and online distance education events, provides discounts on hundreds of library services from 80 business partners through its group purchasing program, and is the region’s provider of OCLC services. For the latest information on PALINET, visit www.palinet.org.

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01/19/2007 – Cdigix Joins Internet2

Cdigix, Inc. Joins Internet2 to Develop Next-Generation Content Distribution Technology and Services

Seattle, WA, January 19, 2007 – Cdigix, Inc. today announced that it has become a corporate member of Internet2 and plans to collaborate with the consortium and its members to develop innovative content distribution and federated identity management technologies that will play a critical role in the future of online digital media. In the future, Cdigix will also look to leverage the exceptional speed and advanced capabilities of Internet2’s nationwide network to offer its Clabs educational multimedia service and to provide a platform for technology experimentation in ways not possible on today’s commercial Internet.

“As more universities leverage online content to enhance their academic resources,our community has looked to partner with industry leaders like Cdigix to participate in the development of next-generation distribution and middleware technologies,” said Laurie Burns, Internet2 executive director of Member and Partner Relations. “We look forward to working collaboratively with Cdigix as we explore this important area.”

Cdigix’s participation in Internet2 builds upon its long history and experience within the research and education communities. For more than two years, Cdigix has provided its university partners with its innovative Clabs educational platform, supplying them with the tools they need to post and maintain course-critical digital audio and video media online – to be accessed by students on multiple platforms to fulfill their course requirements, while complying with copyright policies.

In addition, last year, Cdigix partnered with several universities to join the InCommon Federation and to deploy Shibboleth(R) open source federated identity management software, a technology and trust community developed by Internet2 members. InCommon builds on Shibboleth, which is deployed by thousands of educational organizations worldwide, to provide a scalable trust infrastructure which allows universities and resource providers to share protected online information in a highly secure environment.

“Internet2 is comprised of the nation’s most progressive campuses which are connected via an advanced network infrastructure,” said Larry Jacobson, Chairman and CEO of Cdigix. “We are proud to be a member of this community and look forward to working with other members to distribute legal digital content in truly innovative and effective new ways.”

About Internet2®

Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Internet2 brings the U.S. research and academic community together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community to undertake collaborative efforts that have a fundamental impact on tomorrow's Internet. For more information: www.internet2.edu.

For Internet2 Information Contact:
Lauren Rotman
202-331-5345
lauren@internet2.edu

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10/10/2006 - Cdigix Unveils C-Labs 2007 Digital Media Educational Platform At Educause 2006 Conference

Clabs 2007 Provides College Students with On-Demand Access to Audio/Video Assignments While Giving Administrators Enhanced Tools To Upload, Assign and Share Content on Multiple Platforms

Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA, October 10, 2006)— Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital media services to the college marketplace, today announced the immediate availability of Clabs 2007, the latest version of its digital media educational platform. Clabs is a complete turnkey service that provides universities with all the tools they need to post and maintain course-critical digital audio and video media online – to be accessed by students on multiple platforms to fulfill their course requirements, while complying with copyright policies. Clabs 2007 offers a significantly enhanced user experience, in addition to three important new features: the Clabs Library, Clabs Podcasting, and the Clabs Community.

“Gone are the days when college students need to attend scheduled screenings or visit the media lab to access audiovisual media as part of their learning experience,” stated Larry Jacobson, chairman and CEO of Cdigix. “Clabs enables students to easily and conveniently access their course-critical multimedia assignments on demand, while assuring college professors of secure and immediate availability of their curriculum. In response to input from thought leaders using Clabs, we’ve now instituted new features to expand the reach, relevance and impact that digital media delivery affords.”

Clabs Overview

Clabs is now emerging as an important part of the digital media landscape at universities around the country, including the University of Michigan; California State University, Fullerton; and others. New institutions that will launch Clabs 2007 this fall include the University of Maryland, College Park; La Salle University; and Mount Holyoke College.

Through the Clabs product offering, universities can post and maintain an online digital media reserve of content that they already own in their library, while simultaneously distributing that media in a secure manner to their students on both PCs and Macs. Administrators need only provide the media, enter the metadata for each piece of content, and associate it with a class and its associated students using the Clabs Administration Web-based software program. Clabs automatically controls which users can see which pieces of content, delivering both protected and secure files.

“We are looking to Clabs to help to change the way that our professors are designing their courses and delivering assignments to their students,” stated Elizabeth Housewright, Associate University Librarian at California State University, Fullerton. “The Clabs platform can significantly enhance the learning experience by increasing the amount of educational multimedia that can be incorporated into a class syllabus without the concern that students won’t be able to access the required material due to time or distribution constraints.”

Clabs 2007 New Features Clabs Library

The Clabs Library was created as a response to administrators’ requests to acquire media that is not currently in their campus libraries while alleviating the challenge of procuring individual titles for specific classroom assignments. The Clabs Library features more than 125,000 video titles, representing the vast majority of generally available in-print DVDs and VHS programs, as well as a search interface that allows university administrators to purchase media for procurement and processing into their Clabs service.

Clabs Podcasting

Clabs Podcasting allows for campus-produced content to be posted into Clabs in a non-encrypted format such as MP3 for audio files and MPEG 4 for video files. Students and faculty are then able to download the file to their computer or transfer it to a portable device such as an iPod and a wide array of MP3 players to allow for mobile viewing or listening.

Clabs Community

The Clabs Community enables a participating university to post institution-owned media into a shared media pool that is available to other Clabs partner institutions. By utilizing the Clabs Community feature, a university is able to enhance its campus-based repository of rich media with additional multimedia content from other schools that supports its curriculum. All media posted to the Clabs Community must be owned by the university responsible for the posting of those materials.

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10/05/2006 - Cdigix Names Mark Brodsky Vice President of University Sales

Leading Sales and Marketing Executive from eCollege to Oversee Cdigix’s Initiative to Expand Digital Media Products to Universities Nationwide

Seattle, WA, October 5, 2006 — Cdigix, Inc., the leading provider of digital media services to the college marketplace, has appointed Mark Brodsky to the position of vice president of University Sales, effective October 13th. Mr. Brodsky, who also has been named to Cdigix’s executive committee, brings to the company a rich background in sales and marketing, and years of experience in both the higher education and digital media sectors.

Mr. Brodsky will oversee the company’s efforts to expand its broad-based digital media services – including its Clabs educational platform for accessing audio and video course material on demand, and its Ctrax legal music download service – to colleges and universities nationwide. He will also work closely with universities in the areas of product development, customer support, and on-campus marketing programs.

Today’s appointment follows last week’s announcement by Cdigix that it is experiencing increased demand from large public universities. The company is currently rolling out its services to 25 new institutions across the country including the University of Washington (Seattle); Indiana State University (Terre Haute); Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA); Adelphi University (Garden City, NY); the University of Colorado at Boulder; among others.

“Mark brings to Cdigix a passion for our university partners along with a deep background which intersects education, media and technology –three elements that make up the core of our company,” said Larry Jacobson, Cdigix’s Chairman and CEO, to whom Mr. Brodsky will report. “During this time of expansion, we are fortunate to have someone of Mark’s capabilities to lead our school relationships in defining the future together and then allowing it arrive ahead of schedule.”

“Cdigix presents an exciting new opportunity to apply my twenty years of experience working with leading edge technologies and education products, including the past eight in higher education,” said Mr. Brodsky. “Cdigix is allowing universities to leverage digital media in significant ways in order to facilitate learning and improve student life. I look forward to working with the company’s strong management team to strategically and aggressively move the company forward.”

Mr. Brodsky graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in finance from San Diego State University, and currently resides in Denver, CO.

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03/07/2006 - Cdigix Names Anthony Ravani SVP of Technology and Operations; Former Microsoft Executive to Lead Company's Product Development and Support.

Cdigix Also Secures Commitments from Sixteen New Universities, Including UCLA and Eight University System of Maryland Institutions

Seattle, WA, March 7, 2006 - Anthony Ravani has been named Senior Vice President of Technology and Operations at Cdigix by Chairman and CEO Larry Jacobson. The twenty-year industry veteran, who previously held senior management positions at Microsoft Corp. and ExxonMobil among other organizations, joins the leading college-focused digital media service provider, which recently secured new university contracts with 16 additional institutions.

Mr. Ravani is charged with managing the strategic direction of Cdigix's product development and infrastructure as well as bringing new technologies to the company. "Tony Ravani is a world class technologist who has innovated tirelessly in both large and small business environments," said Mr. Jacobson. "I'm thrilled that he has joined the Cdigix leadership team at a time of both rapid customer expansion and product innovation."

Mr. Ravani brings more than 20 years of IT and operations experience to Cdigix, including ten years in executive roles. He has worked with a variety of customers at both a national and international level to continuously build effective processes integrated with state-of-the-art IT solutions. From 1991-1999 he held various titles at Microsoft including General Manager of Worldwide Operations/Information Technology from 1996-1999. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Ravani spent eleven years at ExxonMobil, most recently as Director, Nationwide Distributive Systems from 1989-1991. He has also held executive positions at start-up organizations including MediaPassage and Ontain. Ravani holds multiple graduate degrees from Louisiana State University and is a 2007 Juris Doctor candidate from Seattle University Law School.

"The future of media is with digital media," said Mr. Ravani. "Cdigix is at the forefront of this revolution, which has arrived ahead of schedule on college campuses across the country. I'm honored to join the Cdigix organization and to help facilitate the movement taking place within this critical demographic of active digital media consumers."

As part of his immediate responsibilities, Mr. Ravani will oversee the roll-out of the company's services to 16 new university partners. Included in this new round of partners are two California universities - the University of California, Los Angeles and California State University, Fullerton, which have a combined student population of approximately 50,000. Cdigix also won a competitive bid held by the University System of Maryland to provide select services, including its digital music subscription service, to eight of the system's degree-granting institutions. Furthermore, Cdigix has secured new relationships with eight other universities across the country including the State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill; Temple University in Philadelphia, PA; and the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

"Cdigix proved to have the right combination of compelling content, an excellent reputation within the university marketplace and the marketing muscle to help promote its services to our students," said Dr. Peter Murray, vice president and CIO, University of Maryland Baltimore. "After a successful trial at our College Park campus last year, we look forward to expanding its services to our other campuses."

Mr. Jacobson added: "We are extremely pleased to be partnering with these universities, which are now bringing secure entertainment and educational services to their students. While the Cdigix family of institutions continues to expand, we remain committed to delivering excellence in products and support to each and every campus we serve."

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10/20/2005 - Larry Jacobson Joins Cdigix as Chief Executive Officer Former RealNetworks President to Lead Cdigix's Operations and Expansion Efforts; Company Secures Institutional Funding

Seattle, WA, October 20, 2005 — Larry Jacobson, a seasoned executive with extensive experience spearheading both traditional and digital media organizations, has joined Cdigix as its chief executive officer, the company announced today.

In this newly created position, Jacobson is charged with overseeing and managing all facets of Cdigix, the leading provider of digital media services to the college marketplace. The company offers universities legal digital music, film, television, and educational content as well as a social networking platform, and currently has contracts in places with more than thirty campuses, representing nearly half a million students.

Jacobson brings more than 20 years of senior management experience to Cdigix. Among his accomplishments, Jacobson served as president of RealNetworks, Inc. the Internet digital media services and software company, from 2001-2004. Prior to RealNetworks, Jacobson served as president and chief operating officer of Ticketmaster Corporation, the world's largest ticketing company. He also held various executive positions during his nine years at FOX, including the role of president of FOX Television Network.

Brett Goldberg, the Company's founder, will work closely with Jacobson in the newly created position of Executive Vice President and will lead the business development, programming and industry relations aspects of the business.

"Cdigix is extremely fortunate to have someone as accomplished, knowledgeable and well-respected as Larry Jacobson at the helm going forward, and I look forward to collaborating with him," said Goldberg. "He brings an ideal blend of traditional and digital media experience to our organization, as well as the vision and enthusiasm to move the company into the next phase of its growth."

"In just a short period of time, Brett Goldberg and the Cdigix team have established a proven value proposition to media companies, universities, and students alike, which demonstrates the need and potential for robust and pervasive digital services on campuses in the years ahead," said Jacobson. "I look forward to the exciting challenge of further extending Cdigix's leadership position and uncovering new, strategic opportunities as we grow."

In conjunction with Jacobson's announcement, Cdigix also announced today that it has secured a round of institutional funding. Led by Meritage Private Equity Funds and Novak Biddle Venture Partners, with additional participation from Iron Gate Capital, the funding will be used to accelerate the development and marketing of the Company's services, increase the breadth and depth of its digital content offerings, and engage in new technological advancements that will create an even deeper user experience.

"Cdigix has built an impressive track record and it is a clear leader in a rapidly emerging marketplace-digital media to the college campus," said Jim Dovey, investment director of Meritage Private Equity Funds and former CEO of Telewest, a leading cable company in the UK. "Larry Jacobson is a world class CEO who will add significantly to the future prospects of Cdigix, and we are excited to help him achieve the company's goals."

Mr. Dovey will join the board of directors of Cdigix, as will Roger Novak of Novak Biddle Venture Partners. Both Mr. Dovey and Mr. Novak bring extensive educational board experience to Cdigix as they currently serve as directors of Trillion (trillion.net) and Blackboard (blackboard.com, NASDQ: BBBB), respectively.

The company also announced today that it is in the process of moving its headquarters to Seattle, WA from Englewood, CO.

About Meritage Private Equity Funds

Meritage Private Equity Funds (www.meritagefunds.com) is a Denver-based family of communications-oriented private equity funds founded in 1998 with more than $475 million of committed capital under management. The firm employs an integrated team approach in which all investment professionals participate in particular aspects of a transaction based on their specific area of expertise.

About Novak Biddle Venture Partners

Novak Biddle Venture Partners (www.novakbiddle.com) was established in 1997 to provide equity financing and assistance to the management of young information technology companies. NBVP is backed by a number of the country's most prestigious limited partners, and has over $350 million under management.

About Iron Gate Capital

Iron Gate Capital, LLC (www.irongatecapital.com) is a Colorado-based private investment company that provides both private equity and debt financing. A company that garners investment from Iron Gate gets the benefit of the Iron Gate management team plus its investors whose networks and expertise can be much more valuable than its capital. Iron Gate exercises "bottom-up" analysis (i.e., company specific) across multiple industries and investment stages in choosing its investment opportunities.