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MILESTONES

YEAR EVENT
2007 PlayNetwork Assumes All XM for Business Sales and Service
2006 Video Media Services and Promotional Services Launched
2005

PlayNetwork merges with Crows Nest Entertainment

Adam Brotman spins off new venture (to be announced later); Lon Troxel takes over as CEO

PlayNetwork merges with Crows Nest Entertainment

Deloitte Technology Fast 500
2004 Inc. 500 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500

Industry veteran Lon Troxel joins as Executive Chairman of the Board

Fourth generation of music players (400 Series — Performer™ P400, Combo™ C400, and Producer™ A400) released
2003 Inc. 500 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 national fast-growth lists

Third generation of music players (300 Series — PlayDisc Player P300, E-Player E300D, Combo Player C300D, and PC Player 6.0) released

Dual-zone playback and enhanced rich mixing capabilities
2002 Private financing round of $4.4 million

9th Fastest Growing Private Company in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal ranking)
2001 Private financing round of $5 million

Market Engineering Award for Customer Service Innovation from Frost & Sullivan for “Great Installations – Great Systems” quality-assurance program

International distribution partnerships: Nippon Rediffusion Ltd. (Japan) and TSC Music Systems Ltd. (England)

Second generation of music playback:
E-Player™, PC Player™ and PlayServer™

PlayNetworkonline.com is launched — a self-subscription music service for small businesses
2000 Private financing round of $13 million

Key commercial audio partnerships
1999 PlayNetwork moves to Redmond
1998 First generation of digital music players released
1997 R&D focuses on music licensing and proprietary music-management system — Conductor™
1996 PlayNetwork is founded (Seattle)

16-20 hour CD-ROM music programming is developed