( August 9, 2005 ) - DULUTH , Georgia – Wegener® Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR ), a leading provider of television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, announced a substantial fourth quarter order from FOX NewsEdge for WEGENER's iPump Solution, including WEGENER's end-to-end digital content management system, MediaPlan™. The system will allow FOX NewsEdge's 24-hour news operation and its affiliates to upgrade their network operations - combining elements of digital asset management with WEGENER's robust satellite network control system. Ned Mountain, COO and President of WEGENER, said, “Our iPump Solution allows affiliates to simplify their operations and optimize their current workflow – allowing scripts and video news clips to remain linked together all the way to the news director's desk.” WEGENER's MediaPlan digital content management system ingests, encodes, tracks and archives news information as digital assets. Each digital asset includes video clips, low resolution video clips for desktop viewing, metadata, script information and associated graphics. Each broadcast affiliate will receive a WEGENER iPump Media Server to receive and serve digital assets to their news systems. FOX NewsEdge will upgrade their WEGENER COMPEL™ Network Control to coordinate and monitor digital asset distribution. Delivery of the system begins in WEGENER's fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 and will conclude by the end of second quarter of fiscal 2006. ABOUT WEGENER ABOUT FOX NEWSEDGE
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