Blonder Tongue Chosen By Cable/Home Communications, a General Instrument Subsidiary, To Sell DigiCipher II Commercial Integrated Receiver Decoders.OLD BRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1996--Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : BDR BDR Border BDR Bangladesh Rifles (military forces in Bangladesh) BDR Backup Designated Router (networking) BDR Bombardier (artillery rank) BDR Backup Disaster Recovery ) a manufacturer of electronics and systems equipment for the franchised and private cable television industries, today reported that it had entered into an agreement with Cable/Home Communications Corp., a subsidiary of General Instrument Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GIC GIC See: Guaranteed Investment Contract GIC See guaranteed investment contract (GIC). ) for Blonder Tongue to sell DigiCipher(R) II integrated receiver decoders bearing the Blonder Tongue name for use in the commercial market. Commenting on the contract, James A. Luksch, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We have been selling integrated receiver decoders incorporating General Instrument's proprietary VideoCipher(R) technology for years and have been looking forward to the opportunity to market their digital solution. This contract is a valuable element in our strategy to lead the market as it migrates to digital program delivery." General Instrument Corp. is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of communications equipment including television signal distribution equipment utilizing proprietary architecture for the encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and decryption (cryptography) decryption - Any procedure used in cryptography to convert ciphertext (encrypted data) into plaintext. of television signals. Blonder Tongues's products are used in the acquisition, conversion, distribution and protection of television signals. Its customers typically provide television services to apartments and condominiums, hotels, motels, schools, hospitals and prisons. DigiCipher(R) II is a registered trademark of General Instrument Corp. CONTACT: Blonder Tongue Laboratories James A. Luksch, President 908-679-4000 |
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