American Multiplexer Corp. 'AMC' Announces an Agreement with Philips for Delivery of the Philips Clevercast Pc Data Broadcasting System for AMC's Satellite-Based Multimedia Delivery Platform.CleverCastPC Includes A Fully Redundant IP-DVB Gateway and Multiplexing System with CryptoWorks Conditional Access, And Initial Order Of PC-DVB Digital Receivers To Meet Current Demand In Potential Market For 100,000+ Digital Receivers During 1999-2001 Period Philips Digital Video Systems Company will deliver its CleverCastPC Data Broadcasting System to American Multiplexer Corp. (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. ) (Nasdaq:AMUT AMUT Advanced Manpack UHF Terminal )(OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:AMUT) of Sunnyvale, facilitating the debut of AMC's high speed multimedia delivery platform over satellite, it was announced jointly by Jeff Rosica, vice president and general manager, Philips Digital Video Systems Company, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Edward Tan, president and 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. of American Multiplexer Corp. The CleverCastPC Data Broadcasting System includes a fully redundant IP-DVB Gateway system, along with an initial order for PC-DVB Digital Receivers to meet the immediate demand for digital receivers, in a marketplace where potential demand is expected to exceed 100,000 receivers in the next 18-24 months. The Philips PC-DVB Receiver Cards, which are designed to fit into any multimedia PCs and easily integrate into PC software via the Win95/98 Plug-and-Play feature, offer PC users the ability to receive satellite transmissions of digital data. The order also includes MPEG-2/DVB Video Encoding, Multiplexing and QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) A phase modulation technique that transmits two bits in four modulation states. See PSK and phase modulation. Modulation, as well as the Philips Conditional Access system A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. CryptoWorks(TM), which works with both Set-Top Boxes and PC-DVB cards. The Customer Management System will also be delivered by Philips. For the first time, the Philips PC-DVB card will also be delivered in a Linux version, integrated in a Satellite Router developed with Helius Inc., of Orem, Utah Orem is an incorporated town in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,324. . The Satellite Router enables local IP multicasting over a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. to multiple PC users and essentially connects an entire LAN to the host network (e.g. the Internet) over satellite in a completely transparent manner. "Philips is pleased to announce the delivery of CleverCastPC, the most advanced end-to-end Data Broadcasting solution on the market today, with a well defined interface for service providers," said Rosica. "As the PC platform continues to increase in importance for both businesses and consumers alike, CleverCastPC provides the essential means to address those users via high speed multimedia data casting services to the PC." Set to launch its commercial service in 4th quarter 1999, AMC will provide an open technology, high-speed multimedia delivery platform over satellite, offering a wide range of services to both consumers and business-to-business partners around the world. These services include digital television, digital audio, web content "push", and high speed Internet delivery, among other related high bandwidth, multimedia-rich content. "With the installation of Philips' CleverCastPC, AMC will become one of a select few broadband carriers with actual commercial operation over satellite. We chose Philips because it offers the most technologically advanced system while enabling us to maintain an open platform, with open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , to operate in a non-proprietary environment," said Edward Tan. This allows AMC to choose from a wide variety of third-party applications, such a StarBurst StarBurst - An active DBMS from IBM Almaden Research Center. (TM), KenCast(TM), IP/TV(TM), etc. The CleverCastPC Data Broadcasting System allows for the reception of digital multimedia data (audio, video and data), which is broadcast at high speed through digital satellite transmission systems to PCs. This application makes it possible to transmit data to a single user (unicast), a group of users (multicast), or to all users with access to the service (broadcast). The platform can be used for new services such as Broadcast File Transfer and Webcasting at rates of up to 78 Mbit/s. Since the data need only be transmitted to the satellite network once, this 'push' method saves bandwidth and reduces transmission costs drastically compared to traditional methods such as ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. lines, 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). distribution, etc. Philips is a leading supplier of end-to-end solutions for Digital Video and Data Broadcasting, comprising compression equipment as well as professional and consumer receivers to international broadcasters and service operators around the globe. Philips Digital Video Systems Company, a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, is a leading manufacturer of digital equipment and systems for the professional television and video production communities, and is a world leader in MPEG-2 compression and transmission systems. -0-
-- North American headquarters is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Phone: 801/972-8000; Fax: 801/972-6304. (The HQ will move to
Sunnyvale, Calif., in 4Q '99)
-- European headquarters is located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Phone: 31-40-273-2420.
-- South American headquarters is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Phone: 55-11-821-2020.
-- Far East/Pacific Rim headquarters is located in Singapore. Phone:
65-350-2000.
-0- About Philips Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of more than US $33.9 billion in 1998. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubes for televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. Its 233,700 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, medical systems, business electronics, and IT services (Origin). Philips is quoted on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange , London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com. About AMC AMC is a Multimedia Service Provider (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ) that was incorporated on April 8, 1996 under the laws of the State of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . The company developed multiplexers and high-speed 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 devices for Internet use, and in 1998 focused on acquiring additional technologies to bolster its satellite communication development expertise, resulting in the current broadband services offerings. The company headquarters is in a 12,500 square foot facility located at 575 N. Pastoria Avenue, Sunnyvale, Calif. AMC is traded on the NASDAQ OTC market Noun 1. OTC market - a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange over-the-counter market under the symbol AMUT. Tel 408/730-8200, fax 408/730-2169, Web site www.amux.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The company's actual future results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements discussed herein based on certain risks and uncertainties including the timely development and acceptance of new products in a constantly evolving telecommunications industry, the impact of competitive products and pricing, government regulations and the other risk factors detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. Note to Editors: Please note that for your convenience, Philips has created the following rapid-response, toll-free number for all Philips editorial inquiries: 800/210-9605. Product slides/digital images available upon request. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion