EchoStar, a Leader in the Pay-TV Industry, Taps into Percussion's Rhythmyx ECM for Rapid Web Content Roll-Out

WOBURN, MA - January 18, 2005 -Percussion Software, a leading developer of practical software solutions enabling customers to maximize the value and quality of enterprise content, today announced that EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) has selected the company's Rhythmyx 5.5 Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system to drive its extensive Web presence. EchoStar is the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services over the last four years. It serves more than 10.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network service, offering hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming.

"We selected Rhythmyx 5.5 because it is the best content management solution for our needs," said Curtis Elswick, EchoStar's vice president of Information Technologies. "We were impressed by its quick implementation capabilities, which will bring the system up in an extremely aggressive time-frame, and help us clear the bottleneck that developed as the number of our Web sites has grown and become more complex over time. Instead of waiting for days for a content change to go live, business users working with Rhythmyx 5.5 will be able to execute a change within minutes. Each of our departments will own their specific content and we'll be able to shift IT resources to other projects."

"We plan to take full advantage of Rhythmyx 5.5's ease-of-use," Elswick continued. "By combining customized Web templates with the Rhythmyx Active Assembly graphical capabilities, we'll reach a whole new level of efficiency in creating and updating Web pages. In addition, the Rhythmyx De-Coupled Delivery Architecture enables us to scale easily and cost-effectively, to deliver content to multiple Web platforms."

EchoStar departments that will use Rhythmyx 5.5 include marketing, customer care, retail sales, IT, human resources and service installation.

Barry Reynolds, president and CEO of Percussion Software, said, "Rhythmyx 5.5 is the ideal choice for organizations that need a Content Management solution with the right balance of out-of-the-box functionality and customization. Our rapid implementation package will deliver fast time-to-value, without sacrificing high ROI and full-function ECM capabilities to support EchoStar's dynamic Web presence."

About EchoStar

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 10.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network™, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last four years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH.