Aptiv Digital Debuts New IPG Versions and Advanced Cross-Platform Applications at the Cable Show, Las Vegas, Nevada May 7-9, 2007, Booth #2459.BURBANK, Calif. -- Aptiv Digital Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is a media company that licenses interactive program guide technology to multichannel operators, such as cable and satellite television providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, video recorder scheduling code under brands such as VCR , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GMST GMST Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time GMST General Military Subjects Test GMST Genov Modified Stroop Test ), and a leading provider of interactive applications for digital television, today announced an exciting new line of products and product advancements showcased at booth #2459 of The Cable Show (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) ). Aptiv Digital will unveil brand new versions of Passport[R], Passport DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) An algorithm that is widely used for data compression. Similar to Fast Fourier Transform, DCT converts data (pixels, waveforms, etc.) into sets of frequencies. The first frequencies in the set are the most meaningful; the latter, the least. [TM], and Passport Echo[R]. The new IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there versions set the stage for a host of exciting new cross-platform applications designed to provide advanced services and raise the profile of any cable system. The new applications include ShowRunner Video-On-Demand, Venue, Interactive Video Mosaic, Harvest, Bill View, Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , and Front Door. Aptiv will also demonstrate Passport Echo OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan operating with many of the leading OCAP stack and set-top providers. "Cable Show attendees this year will experience brand new IPG versions and a range of applications to help cable operators redefine their service offerings and maximize the potential of their cable systems," said Dan Ward, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aptiv Digital. "Our interactive program guides have new advanced feature sets and built in seamless support for our new set of applications. Combining our applications such as Interactive Video Mosaic and iSubscribe[TM] or the new features of Venue and Video on Demand will provide MSOs with exceptional tools to drive revenue and customer satisfaction." Featured Application Highlights: * ShowRunner VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand Launched originally on the SA platform over four years ago, ShowRunner VOD is now available as a fully integrated Video On-Demand solution for the Motorola platform to complete the cross-platform offering of the product as a seamless, highly-scalable on demand solution for Passport, Passport DCT, and Passport Echo. Video On Demand (VOD) is a client application that is headend configurable for a variety of impulse-based services such as single offer, free on demand, video on demand, and subscription on demand (SVOD SVOD Subscription Video on Demand SVOD Stacked Volumetric Optical Disk SVOD Subscription Voice on Demand ). Designed with a biaxial biaxial /bi·ax·i·al/ (-ak´se-al) having, pertaining to, or occurring in two axes. interface, genres or categories are menu scrollable on the horizontal plane horizontal plane n. A plane crossing the body at right angles to the coronal and sagittal planes. Also called transverse plane. horizontal plane displaying vertically scrollable and selectable titles. The menu's intuitive nature easily walks a viewer through the on demand selection and purchase process. The Video On Demand interface is also hierarchical with super-categories, libraries, and feature channels that are configurable as virtual channels accessible directly or through the Interactive Program Guide. * Venue Originally launched over four years ago along with ShowRunner VOD on the SA platform, Venue has been upgraded and re-launched for cross-platform compatibility. Venue is a configurable template for creating custom multileveled On-Demand applications. Multiple Venues can be seamlessly linked to create hierarchical on demand menus. Each Venue screen in the navigational hierarchy can be configured to display a single category of listings and the return path to previous Venue levels. Combining Venue's interconnectivity with Video On Demand's architecture, 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). stills, and video streaming See streaming video and video stream. creates a powerful, customizable, and intuitive hierarchical interface, seamlessly linking any navigational, informational, or revenue generating services. Optionally, Venue can be configured with a biaxial interface including horizontally scrollable categories displaying vertically scrollable and selectable listings. In this configuration, Venue can be set as the default power-on channel to promote premium channels and to help guide subscribers to the most popular services. Enrich the subscriber's interactive experience while driving revenue with Venue. * Interactive Video Mosaic Having recently launched as a product for the Passport DCT platform, Mosaic will now be available in the next versions of Passport and Passport Echo for the SA platform. Mosaic is a multi-channel, multi-video-pane showcase and navigator for promoting, viewing, recording, and purchasing premium content. It provides cable operators with customizable or template-based video venues to display multiple thumbnail video streams on one channel. Video Mosaic enables viewers to watch multiple scaled video streams on a single channel, listen to the individual audio feeds by highlighting the video panes, or launch services by selecting the video panes. In addition, more information about the programs can be displayed by pressing the 'Info' button, and programs can be recorded directly from the Interactive Video Mosaic when viewed with Passport Echo on a DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. set-top. MSOs can also drive revenue with Interactive Video Mosaic by streaming preview clips of premium services and linking to Aptiv's iSubscribe[TM] impulse subscription application. * Harvest is a viewership data collection tool that enables cable operators to track how subscribers are utilizing their cable services. Harvest protects the anonymity and privacy of the subscriber by logging set-top usage without specific subscriber information. Because the usage data is available on demand, cable operators will be able to make critical programming and advertising decisions based on real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. . A basic daily report generated from the collection of logs is included within Harvest as well as daily raw database files for advanced data mining. Harvest is available for Passport, Passport DCT, and Passport Echo. * Bill View promotes the value of bundled packages while enabling the subscriber to have online access to their billing information. Data configurable, Bill View can display bundled packages on screen that reinforces the net savings to the subscriber, improving customer satisfaction, and reducing calls regarding statement increases. Bill View is available for Passport, Passport DCT and Passport Echo. * Caller ID Having been available with Passport and Passport Echo on the SA platform for over five years, Caller ID has now been ported to the Passport DCT and Passport Echo applications for the Motorola platform, and is compatible with any back-end Caller ID solution. When the phone rings, Caller ID displays a banner at the bottom of the screen with the phone number, optional line number, and name of the incoming caller. The viewer can also display a call history of up to four phone lines by accessing the Caller ID preference in the Settings Menu. * Front Door is the perfect operational tool to simplify the installation and management of Aptiv's new set of advanced applications. Front Door is a server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. , application management portal providing both scalability and customization of regional application deployment. Engineered to reduce hardware and maintenance overhead, MSOs can customize application deployment on a region-by-region or headend-by-headend basis for the entire system from one Front Door server. Front Door is enabled with administrative security and is easily accessed from an internet browser See Web browser. on any networked authorized and internet ready PC. With a faster learning curve than a command line interface, the intuitive management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. provides for the installation, configuration, and removal of a variety of Aptiv applications. Front Door is one more way Aptiv Digital maximizes efficiency through software innovation. About Aptiv Digital Aptiv Digital, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., and is a leading provider of interactive navigation applications for digital cable TV. Millions of subscribers throughout 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. , Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. , South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and the Caribbean enjoy Passport[R], Passport DCT[TM], and Passport Echo[R] application suites deployed on virtually every type of digital cable set-top from basic standard definition to high definition advanced digital video recorders. Aptiv offers interactive applications on both the Scientific Atlanta and Motorola platforms, and is on the forefront of application and interactive program guide development for the new OCAP platform. Aptiv is located in Burbank, California. For more information, visit www.aptivdigital.com About Gemstar-TV Guide Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GMST) is a leading global media, entertainment, and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes products and services that maximize the video guidance and entertainment experience for consumers. The Company's businesses include: television, publishing, and new media properties; interactive program guide services and products; and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstartvguide.com. This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties related to the timely availability and market acceptance of products and services incorporating Gemstar-TV Guide's technologies and content; our investments in new and existing businesses; the impact of competitive products and services; and the other risks detailed from time to time in Gemstar-TV Guide's SEC reports, including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, each as it may be amended from time to time. Gemstar-TV Guide assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Note to Editors: Gemstar, TV Guide, Aptiv Digital and the Aptiv Digital logo, Passport, Passport DCT, and Passport Echo, iSubscribe, Harvest are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. The names of other companies, products and services used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. (c) 2007, Aptiv Digital, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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