<s>
Dante	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
software	O
,	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
network	O
protocols	O
that	O
delivers	O
uncompressed	O
,	O
multi-channel	O
,	O
low-latency	O
digital	O
audio	O
over	O
a	O
standard	O
Ethernet	O
network	O
using	O
Layer	B-Application
3	I-Application
IP	B-Protocol
packets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
2006	O
by	O
a	O
Sydney-based	O
company	O
named	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
,	O
Dante	B-Protocol
builds	O
on	O
previous	O
audio	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
and	O
audio	O
over	O
IP	B-Protocol
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
other	O
audio	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
technologies	O
,	O
Dante	B-Protocol
is	O
primarily	O
for	O
professional	O
,	O
commercial	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
digital	O
multiplexing	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
cabling	O
requirements	O
for	O
digital	O
audio	O
distribution	O
are	O
almost	O
always	O
reduced	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
analog	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	B-Protocol
also	O
provides	O
specific	O
advantages	O
over	O
first-generation	O
audio	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
technologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CobraNet	B-Protocol
and	O
EtherSound	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Motorola	O
closed	O
an	O
Australian	O
research	O
facility	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
current	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
CEO	O
Aidan	O
Williams	O
brought	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
researchers	O
to	O
the	O
National	O
Information	O
and	O
Communication	O
Technology	O
Australia	O
(	O
NICTA	O
)	O
research	O
centre	O
in	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
government	O
funding	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
three	O
years	O
developing	O
the	O
foundations	O
of	O
Dante	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Williams	O
founded	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
and	O
began	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
bringing	O
Dante	B-Protocol
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audinate	B-Protocol
received	O
funding	O
from	O
NICTA	O
until	O
negotiations	O
concluded	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
became	O
NICTA	O
's	O
first	O
successful	O
spin-out	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2006	O
,	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
has	O
also	O
secured	O
two	O
rounds	O
of	O
A$4	O
million	O
investments	O
led	O
by	O
venture	O
capital	O
firms	O
Starfish	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Innovation	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
established	O
an	O
office	O
in	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
and	O
named	O
Lee	O
Ellison	O
as	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audinate	B-Protocol
also	O
has	O
offices	O
in	O
Cambridge	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audinate	B-Protocol
has	O
licensed	O
350	O
companies	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
produced	O
over	O
3000	O
products	O
that	O
incorporate	O
Dante	B-Protocol
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audinate	B-Protocol
offers	O
Dante	B-Protocol
technology	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
companies	O
that	O
sell	O
Dante	B-Protocol
solutions	O
must	O
license	O
it	O
from	O
Audinate	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
