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ESCIENT FIREBALL™ E2-40 MUSIC MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
FEATURED IN SKYLOFTS AT THE MGM GRAND
-- E2-40 Systems from Escient’s Award-Winning FireBall Line Will Help Provide SKYLOFTS
Guests with the Ultimate In-Room Entertainment Experience --
INDIANAPOLIS, IN., January
6, 2005 – The MGM Grand wanted to provide guests with the best of everything
in its new Las Vegas SKYLOFTS accommodations, and that’s exactly
what they’ll get when it comes to in-room music, thanks in part to the Escient
FireBall E2-40 music management systems being installed in each of the 51 new 2-story
suites. Escient, a world leader in advanced digital home entertainment solutions, was
selected by Bang & Olufsen (the company chosen by the MGM Grand to create the in-room
entertainment systems) to provide music management system for the “SKYLOFTS
Jukebox,” a customized PC-based music selection system.
Each of the SKYLOFTS will include an Escient FireBall E2-40 Music
Management system, which gives users access to a huge selection of CD-quality music stored
in the built-in hard-drive, all via an easy-to-use on-screen interface. Using the Escient
FireBall E2-40, guests will also be able to view CD cover art, genres, play lists and
more. The video interface will be displayed on a 42-inch plasma TV in each SKYLOFTS
suite, and the music can be streamed throughout every room. In a seamless integration of
advanced audio and video products, guests will be able to control the system through
customized remote controls and in wall touch panels designed by Crestron Electronics.
Noted Bernie Sepaniak, president of D&M Holdings’ Rio, ReplayTV, Escient and ACT
business units: “The SKYLOFTS at the MGM Grand represent the
pinnacle of luxury hotel accommodations, so it’s fitting that each one will be
equipped with one of our award-winning FireBall products. By integrating the FireBall
E2-40 with state-of-the-art audio/video equipment from Bang & Olufsen, Crestron and
others, guests will be able to enjoy a totally integrated and convenient entertainment
experience.”
About
Escient
Escient is a division of D&M Holdings U.S., Inc., and is the pioneering leader in the
design, development, manufacture, marketing, sales, distribution and support of a
groundbreaking category of audio/video products that meld the power of the Internet
seamlessly with intuitive home-entertainment devices. Escient’s products and services
are designed to enhance the entertainment experience by providing previously unheard-of
ways to access music, movies and related content throughout the home. The company
possesses a deep portfolio of designs for new products including media servers, DVD
systems, remote players and networking and streaming devices, that are brought to market
under the Escient brand through a channel of over 800 locations throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe and Mexico, and in partnership with other leading global consumer
electronics brands.
About D&M
Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE II: 6735) is based in Tokyo and owns the Denon, Marantz,
McIntosh Laboratory, Boston Acoustics, Snell, D&M Professional, ReplayTV®, Rio® and
Escient® brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry
leaders in the specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional
audio markets, with a strong and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing
high-performance audio and video components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature Boston
Sound,™ is a leader in premium loudspeakers for home and audio markets. Snell is a
super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV, Rio and Escient brands represent award-winning
technologies in digital home entertainment. Additional information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.
DISCLAIMER
Statements in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may include
forward looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of
the company. We wish to caution you that such statements are just predictions and that
actual events or results may differ materially. Forward looking statements involve a
number of risks and uncertainties surrounding competitive and industry conditions, market
acceptance for the company's products, risks of litigation, technological changes,
developing industry standards and other factors related to the company's businesses.
Escient and the Escient logo are registered trademarks and FireBall is a trademark of
Digital Networks North America, Inc.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION:
Media Contact:
DBA Public Relations
John Muscari
+1-212-388-1400
jmuscari@dba-pr.com
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