1995 DAVID Developers and Interactive TV Conference slated for September; Microware and CommPerspectives to co-host second joint interactive TV conference.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1995--Microware Systems Corp. and Multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple CommPerspectives announce the 1995 DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. Developers Conference and Convergence '95 Interactive Television Conference and Exposition. The conferences and exposition will be held Sept. 25-28, 1995 at the San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. The 1995 DAVID Developers and Convergence '95 Conferences will again feature the interactive television industry's premier gathering of real-world, end-to-end interactive television products, technologies and services. Seminars and exhibits will present hands-on, solution-oriented topics from breakout session speakers and keynote addresses as well as live demonstrations with valuable insight into the state of interactive television technology. "In addition to Convergence '95's comprehensive coverage of the interactive television industry's advancing technology, the 1995 DAVID Developers Conference will specifically address the needs of application developers and content providers," said Steve Johnson Steve Johnson is the name of:
"In particular, speakers and exhibitors at this year's DAVID Developers Conference will illustrate the variety of platforms and products which target DAVID's open architecture, essential in existing and future interactive television networks." Microware is hosting its second DAVID Developers Conference in response to the continuing demand from interactive content providers wanting to develop applications targeted to the growing number of DAVID-based interactive networks and set-top boxes. The inaugural DAVID Developers Conference was held in 1994 before a sell-out crowd at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Convention Center. The joint program with Multichannel CommPerspectives' Convergence '94 Interactive Television Conference and Exposition drew over 600 total attendees crowding the concurrent break-out sessions while nearly 1,000 combed the exhibit floors. "With the phenomenal success of the first DAVID Developers Conference, we are extremely pleased to once again team with Microware for the 1995 DAVID Developers Conference and Convergence '95," said Tom Brooksher, general manager at CommPerspectives. As with the 1994 DAVID Developers Conference and Convergence '94, Microware and Multichannel CommPerspectives will bring together speakers and exhibitors who are leaders in the interactive television industry for the 1995 event. In 1994, featured speakers and exhibitors included Philips, Motorola, NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange , Zenith, Intel, C-Cube, Oracle, Macromedia, LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic, BroadBand Technologies, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard and DEC. The 1995 DAVID Developers and Convergence '95 Conferences and Exposition will provide a seminar and exhibit forum for these, and more, industry leaders to present the very latest in the dynamic industry of interactive television. More on DAVID DAVID (Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder) is a standard operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. environment for interactive television decoders that can be used in telephone, cable TV and wireless networks. Created and licensed by Microware, DAVID is based on Microware's OS-9 Real-Time Operating System (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. which runs on 68XXX, PowerPC and X86 microprocessors. The DAVID System supports both networked and local interactive applications, graphics and user interfaces. DAVID gives firms who are providing interactive, multimedia content -- such as movie and TV studios, educational and government institutions, banks, retailers, and advertisers -- a turnkey platform for developing their applications. Moreover, DAVID's portability across multiple decoders, video servers and a variety of transmission networks (cable, telephone and wireless) ensures that content providers need only develop their DAVID applications once. The DAVID development environment integrates easily into existing popular multimedia tool sets. Existing CD-i, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , Mac- and PC-based assets can be incorporated easily into DAVID system applications. Because the DAVID development environment is supported on a variety of low-cost desktop platforms, programmers and artists alike can emulate the actual network on their desktops, thus enabling both the creation and validation of interactive applications. Microware Systems Corporation Founded in 1977, Microware was among the first microcomputer software houses to serve the real-time software market. Microware is a "total solution" supplier of real-time system software products, which encompass not only high-performance real-time operating systems, but high-quality network software and development tools such as optimizing compilers and debuggers. Microware supports over 750 OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers worldwide and has distributed over five million copies of its OS-9 Real-Time Operating System. Its product line encompasses the entire spectrum of real-time requirements found in industrial automation, instrumentation, telecommunications, data acquisition, networking, scientific and multimedia environments. OS-9 is also used in a broad range of multimedia applications, including CD-i, interactive TV and other video-on-demand applications. In 1994, Microware became the first real-time system software developer to achieve certification to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 quality standard. Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification organization. Based in Northbrook, Illinois, UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and Inc. (UL) certified Microware on July 12, 1994. Microware's certification number is A3084. Microware offices are located in Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, ; San Jose, Calif.; Tokyo; Winchester, England and Aix-en-Provence, France, with authorized distributors worldwide. For more information, please contact Microware Systems Corp., 1900 N.W. 114th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50325-7077. Phone: 800/475-9000 or 515/224-1929. Fax: 515/224-1352. Internet: info@microware.com. Multichannel CommPerspectives Multichannel CommPerspectives Interactive Television Conference and Exposition is part of the highly successful Convergence Conference series produced for the last three years by CommPerspectives. The conference and exposition has established itself as the premier gathering in the interactive television industry. Multichannel CommPerspectives is a division of Chilton Communications, publisher of Multichannel News, Convergence magazine, Cablevision, CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc) An earlier videodisc technology from RCA that was released in 1981 and abandoned five years later. Like phonograph records, the analog disc contained grooves that a stylus rode over. , Video Business and Video Software magazine. Reader inquiries Please direct reader inquiries to Microware Systems Corp., 1900 N.W. 114th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50325-7077. Phone: 800/475-9000 or 515/224-1929. Fax: 515/224-1352. Internet: info@microware.com. CONTACT: Microware Systems Corp. Steve Simpson The name Steve Simpson can refer to:
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