Article: Digigram Licenses MPEG Advanced Audio Coding, AAC; Premium Codec Will be Incorporated Into Digigram's Complete Suite of Professional Audio Tools.

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MONTBONNOT, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2001

Digigram, an innovator in digital audio networking solutions, announced today that it has licensed MPEG Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and will integrate the premium codec into its complete suite of professional audio tools.

"We think AAC is the heir apparent to MP3 in the next generation of digital audio technology and we are committed to offering products at the forefront of digital audio research," said Digigram president Philippe Girard-Buttoz. "Compared to MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) audio, AAC provides higher quality audio reproduction, yet it requires approximately ...

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