This article seems to indicate that the money was specifically for manufacturing of the digEsystem, indicating this channel flows through EDIG.
May 23, 2005 - APS/Wencor has placed an order worth $635,000 for network-enabled digEsystem units with e.Digital Corporation, the company responsible for industrial design and manufacture of the original handheld digEplayer.
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