[0] ATSC & NIST to Co-sponsor Symposium On DASE; Featuring Enabling Technology for Enhanced & Interactive Television.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001 The Advanced Television systems Committee (ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. ) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ) announced that they will co-sponsor a symposium on the emerging ATSC DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. Application Software Environment (DASE DASE - Distributed Application Support Environment ) Standard. DASE defines a DTV receiver A DTV receiver is a set-top box that permits the reception of Digital television. Its components are very similar to a desktop PC. The DTV receiver is a vital link in the chain of television system. middleware layer to create common platforms that will support enhanced and interactive data services. Glenn Adams, interim chairman of the ATSC specialist group on DASE, endorsed the symposium as "an excellent opportunity for broadcasters, content providers, authoring tool developers, professional equipment and consumer receiver manufacturers to learn about this enabling technology." The symposium will be held on June 19th & 20th at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. Register on-line at www.dase2001.nist.gov. The Advanced Television Systems Committee is an international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for the entire spectrum of advanced television systems. The ATSC has 200 member organizations representing the broadcast, broadcast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite, and semiconductor industries. The National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration. Established in 1901, NIST strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the quality of life by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. It carries out this mission through a portfolio of four major programs: Measurements and Standards Laboratories, Advanced Technology Program, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and Baldrige National Quality Award. |
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