Burli Teams with Global Radio News
November 14, 2001

Freelance radio news network integrates with Burli's news production system

Birmingham, UK -- Global Radio News Inc. (GRN) has today launched a major new service for radio newsrooms at the Sound Broadcasting Equipment Show (SBES). The web-based system links reports from freelance radio correspondents with newsrooms around the world. Burli's news production software has integrated with Global Radio News to allow seamless upload and download of reports.

"Correspondent reports are the cornerstone of good news," says Stefan Ellis, President of Burli Software Inc. "Global Radio News has developed an innovative bridge between freelance correspondents and radio newsrooms. Burli is delighted to offer an easy-to-use interface to GRN for both correspondents and newsroom editors."

Global Radio News and Burli appear at the RCS (Radio Computing Services) UK stand at the SBES. RCS is a world-wide reseller of Burli's news production software.

Global Radio News correspondents create and file reports in digital audio and send them to the Global Radio News website (www.globalradionews.com). Radio editors and producers can then browse and download the reports. Burli's integration of the Global Radio News service means correspondents can use Burli to create, edit and upload their items; editors and producers around the world can use Burli to receive GRN content directly to their desktops.

About Global Radio News

Global Radio News is an independent news distribution service connecting freelance reporters with the world's radio stations. The company provides stations with a one-stop shop of timely, relevant news reports filed by freelances around the world. Reporters file stories in digital format accompanied by a full transcript to the Global Radio News website (www.globalradionews.com), from where radio stations can browse and download selected items.

About RCS

With 23 offices in 19 countries, RCS is the world's leading supplier of broadcast software providing broadcasters and webcasters with the tools and expertise they need to increase their revenue streams. RCS has developed real-time audio recognition technology as well as strategic audio programming content for Internet and corporate sites.

About Burli

Burli is a news editing system that runs on Windows computers. It allows journalists to capture news wire feeds, write scripts, organize run-downs, digitally record and edit radio news reports, plan news assignments and much more at their desks. Burli also harnesses the latest mobile networking technology to create virtual newsrooms across the world. Reporters anywhere can use Burli to connect to their main newsroom, file stories, and access the industry-leading editing tools they have on their desktops.

Burli Software Inc. is a private software company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. Burli's newsroom editing software is used by journalists in about a dozen different languages across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

For more information, contact:

BURLI

Ian Gunn, Director of Communications

Tel: +1.604.684.3140 (ext 244)

E-mail: communications@burli.com

Web: www.burli.com

GLOBAL RADIO NEWS

Henry Peirce, Director

Tel: +44.(0)20.7242.9192

E-mail: info@globalradionews.com

Web: www.globalradionews.com

RCS (UK)

Sebastian Holmes, Managing Director

Tel: +44.(0)20.7636.9636

E-mail: info@rcsuk.com

Web: www.rcsuk.com

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