Acorn Teams With ImagicTV for Commercial Roll-Out of 'TV on Copper'; First DiTV Broadcast Solution Over Existing Copper Phone Wires.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1998--Acorn today announced an agreement with ImagicTV to provide Acorn's acTiVe Digital Video Receiving Devices (DVRD DVRD Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (CDC) ) set-top in the first commercial roll-out of a broadcast TV solution over existing copper telephone wires. Canadian software Canadians have been contributing to the development of computer software from the beginning of the 1940s. In 1979 the Basic Software Group was formed by Norm Francis, Ted Comfoltey, Keith Wales and Don Thompson. company ImagicTV, an affiliate of both NBTel (The New Brunswick New Brunswick, province, Canada New Brunswick, province (2001 pop. 729,498), 28,345 sq mi (73,433 sq km), including 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) of water surface, E Canada. Telephone Company Ltd.) and Newbridge Networks, has developed the technology that allows service providers to deliver digital broadcast television to residential subscribers over high-speed Internet Protocol (IP) networks. ImagicTV enables telecommunications companies worldwide to reinforce their growth strategy in broadband multimedia. The multi-million dollar deal initially incorporates Acorn's delivery to ImagicTV of 10,000 acTiVe DVRD set-top boxes in the next nine months. "We are absolutely delighted to be working with ImagicTV on this trailblazing trail·blaz·ing adj. Suggestive of one that blazes a trail; setting out in a promising new direction; pioneering or innovative: trailblazing research; a trailblazing new technique. project," said Acorn Group CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Stan Boland. "This represents a recognition of Acorn's world-beating DiTV technologies, innovative solutions with truly global application." ImagicTV's integrated solution takes advantage of IP Multicasting, asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM), MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video and digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) technologies to enable home access to television and Internet content through the Acorn acTiVe DVRD set-top box or a personal computer. Utilizing an interactive program guide, residential customers who subscribe to the service will be able to access the Internet from their TVs. Viewers will also receive an extensive channel selection with digital-quality picture and sound. Customers can add or remove channel packages instantly, at their convenience, eliminating the wait time for service visits. Acorn's broadband acTiVe DVRD set-top box features high quality MPEG2 decoding and VCR-type functionality. President and CEO of ImagicTV Inc., Marcel LeBrun, commenting on the announcement, said, "ImagicTV is excited to be working with Acorn for the first commercial roll-out of 'TV on Copper.' We selected Acorn because of their proven product and deep skills in DiTV technology." About Acorn Acorn is a technology design company, with a strong market focus on Digital Interactive TV (DiTV) and Information Appliances (IA). Acorn offers world-class capabilities in complete product, silicon, operating systems and software component design. Acorn solutions provide high levels of functionality, the flexibility that only software can provide, and a reduced component count. Due to Acorn's independent status as a design company, their technologies can be applied in a range of applications across the consumer electronics industry. Visit Acorn on the World Wide Web at http://www.acorn.com. About ImagicTV Inc. ImagicTV Inc. is a software company located in New Brunswick, Canada. The ImagicTV product is a complete solution designed to integrate into a telco's existing business environment and systems. The ImagicTV solution is the key application for broadband services. It makes the business case work because it achieves the complete service bundle required. Visit ImagicTV on the World Wide Web at http://www.imagictv.com.
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