Veldhoven, January 3, 2007 – Simac Broadcast announces the signing of a non-exclusive distributor agreement with US-based Wegener Corporation. The agreement makes Simac Broadcast a worldwide distributor of Wegener media distribution products.

Innovative Enhancement to Simac Broadcast’s SolutionsRange
“Wegener’s new generation of innovative products includes features our customers need to use bandwidth more efficiently,” stated Dick Hamann, Managing Director of Simac Broadcast. “The flexibility of their solutions for linear or file-based video, radio and data networks holds great promise for our global customers.”
Simac Broadcast is an independent System Integrator and Solution Provider in the Digital Television industry headquartered in the Netherlands with sales and support offices in Latin America, Europe and Asia. Simac Broadcast chooses the best configuration of products in a multi-vendor environment, to create end-to-end solutions and support services dedicated for its clients.
“Simac Broadcast’s focus on tailor-made solutions and complete customer satisfaction make them an excellent partner to represent Wegener,” stated Raj Babbar, VP of Worldwide Sales for Wegener.  “We look forward to working with Simac Broadcast to explore new opportunities for Wegener media distribution solutions around the world.”

Wegener, a Leading Vendor in Media Distribution
Wegener specialises in the optimisation of end-to-end media distribution for dynamic multi-site networks. Wegener’s next generation of satellite receivers and streaming media decoders support a full range of advanced features for TV broadcast, radio and private networks. New features include: MPEG-4 video decoding, file-based broadcast channels, HD, enhanced DVB-S2 modulation, metadata and video-over-IP. Wegener offers leadership in targeted regional content delivery, disaster recovery, and blackout/embargo enforcement for multi-site networks.

About Wegener
Wegener (Wegener Communications, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), is an international provider of digital solutions for video, audio, and IP data networks. Applications include IP data delivery, broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music and financial information distribution. COMPEL, Wegener's patented network control system provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalise programming and commercials. COMPEL network control capability is integrated into Wegener digital satellite receivers. For more information please visit the newly launched Wegener website www.wegener.com or call (+1 for US) 770.814.4000.  

About Simac Broadcast B.V.
Simac Broadcast B.V. is an independent System Integrator and Solutions Provider in the Digital Television industry. Working with a global supplier network, they provide customers all over the world with turn-key solutions, focusing on advice, integration and management of high-quality digital services. Simac Broadcast B.V. is a joint venture of Impeq Technologies B.V., and is a participation of the technology company Simac Techniek N.V., both headquartered in The Netherlands. Simac Broadcast B.V. has office in The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, India, Singapore and Venezuela.


Simac Broadcast B.V.
De Run 1101, 5503 LB, Veldhoven
P.O. Box 340 , 5500 AH, Veldhoven
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 40 258 2050
Fax: +31 40 245 2055

For more information: http://www.simacbroadcast.com/