The Briefing Room

Integrated end-to-end solution for the distribution and presentation of a wide range of Retail and Corporate Messaging applications

(February 24, 2009) – Duluth, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that it will provide a technology preview of the WEGENER iPump® 525 IP Media Player and WEGENER Compel Connectâ„¢ at Digital Signage Expo 2009 (Booth #2156), which runs Feb. 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Optimized for retail and other applications that require timely and visually compelling presentation of information, the combination of the new iPump 525 and Compel Connect provides an easy to use, integrated system for control of regional advertising, retail video displays, corporate communications, and news and information services.

Compel Connect is a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) that provides management tools for content distribution, scheduling, playout control, and continuous monitoring of WEGENER iPump media receivers/players. Using partitioned web access, clients have access to a full-featured remote Compel network control system via the Internet, as well as support for multiple users per network. Additional benefits include control of text and graphic overlays, real-time network health and status monitoring including report files, WEGENER support, file backup of data archives, and free automatic software updates.

The iPump 525 IP media player is the ideal product for projecting multimedia messaging to target audiences. With it, you can present your corporate message – be it product advertising, critical information, training or entertainment – right to the point where it will be most useful. Its output can be tailored on a site-by-site or regional basis, so advertisement-based signage systems can showcase specific products and services based on sales targets or availability. All video playout can be augmented with graphics and text, so it’s easy to add local merchant contact information. Plus the iPump 525’s text overlay feature can immediately update hundreds of displays with time sensitive information – such as stock prices, flight schedules, and horse racing odds – with a choice of static, scroll, or crawl formats. Output can be standard definition video, or attention getting 1080i high definition.

“Digital Signage Expo is the ideal venue for us to introduce the iPump 525 and Compel Connect, which let you easily control one, two or hundreds of digital signage installations,� said Ned L. Mountain, President and COO of WEGENER. “You don’t have to be limited to a common presentation across your entire network; WEGENER’s retail solutions can provide custom messages to any number of locations simultaneously.�

The iPump 525 IP media player supports standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) video, including playlists with mixed formats. MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 (H.264) video compression are supported, and outputs include composite (NTSC or PAL), S-Video, component, and HDMI. The five-pound unit is just over two inches high and about the size of a sheet of notebook paper and includes 80 GB of internal storage.

Editor’s Note:

Kamy Merithew, Vice President of Marketing for WEGENER, will be a featured speaker at a free workshop, “After Hours’ Uses for Digital Signage Networks,� on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Digital Signage Expo 2009. Co-located with the Interactive Technology Expo & Out-of-Home Network Show, Digital Signage Expo provides the largest concentration of exhibits and resources devoted to the creation, management, and presentation of digital signage networks.

ABOUT WEGENER

WEGENER® (Wegener Communications, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), is an international provider of digital video and audio solutions for broadcast television, radio, telco, private and cable networks. With over 30 years experience in optimizing point-to-multipoint multimedia distribution over satellite, fiber, and IP networks, WEGENER offers a comprehensive product line that handles the scheduling, management and delivery of media rich content to multiple devices, including video screens, computers and audio devices. WEGENER focuses on long- and short-term strategies for bandwidth savings, dynamic advertising, live events and affiliate management.

WEGENER’s product line includes: iPump® media servers for file-based and live broadcasts; Compel® Network Control and Compel® Conditional Access for dynamic command, monitoring and addressing of multi-site video, audio, and data networks; and the Unity® satellite media receivers for live radio and video broadcasts. Applications served include: digital signage, linear and file-based TV distribution, linear and file-based radio distribution, Nielsen rating information, broadcast news distribution, business music distribution, corporate communications, video and audio simulcasts.

WEGENER® can be reached at (770) 814-4000 or at www.wegener.com.