C-Cube Delivers New Standard for German Satellite and Cable Multimedia Set-Top Boxes.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999-- Philips, BetaResearch and C-Cube Collaborate to Bring Interactive Applications to German Consumers Reinforcing its position as the digital video pioneer, C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq: CUBE) today announced that its AViA@tv technology is enabling Germany's leading cable and satellite service providers to offer Web-over-TV applications to consumers. The next generation digital set-top boxes, deployed in Germany, the d-box(TM), which deliver digital video to standard television sets, are being built by Philips (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PHG) for cable and satellite installation according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the specification of BetaResearch, a subsidiary of the KirchGroup and a major European digital television technology provider. Other subsidiaries of the KirchGroup will also deploy the dbox(TM), including the German pay TV channel Premiere which has approximately 1.7 million subscribers. DF1, a company founded in 1996 by the KirchGroup, will also rely on the d-box(TM) to promote digital television on the German-language market by broadcasting and marketing thematic pay TV channels featuring movies, series, children's programs, sports, documentaries and music. Philips selected C-Cube's AViA@tv digital video system-on-silicon due to its powerful feature set and superior graphics capability that enables the display of web content on TV. With the AViA@tv technology, consumers can access advanced interactive services, entertainment and information on the d-box(TM) network with a simple click of the remote. Philips will use AViA@tv to build the next generation BetaResearch set-top, the dbox. About AViA@tv Set-Top Solutions C-Cube's AViA@tv is quickly becoming an important silicon platform in the digital set-top market. It has the complete set of graphics capabilities required by today's demanding television applications, enabling it to deliver interactive features such as Web-browsing over television. Powered by its high performance integrated CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , AViA@tv multi-planar graphics enable the development of the industry's richest graphical user interfaces graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . It also contains an integrated Flicker Filter(TM) feature to dramatically improve picture quality of HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. web content over the television. Additionally, it features support for two-way in-band and out-of-band cable networking that allows subscribers to access high-speed data services such as Web browsing and e-Commerce via the set-top box. Interactive set-top applications such as these have been proven to offer strong revenue gains for service providers. "Two-way cable networking is critical for the successful deployment of today's interactive video services," said Jos Swillens, General Manager of Philips Digital Receivers. "With C-Cube's technology in the box, we are able to deploy Internet-on-TV applications at a price consumers can afford. Thus Philips, a leading consumer electronics company, is able to grow its leading position in the set-top market further." "Subscribers' expectations for television entertainment have shifted the set-top market into supplying a more feature-rich interactive, multimedia solution," said David Baillie, Vice President and General Manager of C-Cube's Consumer Network Products Business Unit. "We are pleased to be collaborating with Philips to bring a new level of entertainment value to consumers. With the AViA@tv platform as the enabling technology, these next generation multimedia set tops will provide the most innovative, interactive services available." About Philips Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of 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, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. About BetaResearch BetaResearch, the technology company of the KirchGroup, develops and markets new technologies for digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. . The BetaResearch product portfolio includes the "betacrypt" Conditional Access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. and data security systems, smart card technology, the "betanova" system software and open application programming interface (API), interactive applications including internet access See how to access the Internet. , subscriber management and playout scheduling systems for digital broadcasting Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital data rather than analogue waveforms to carry broadcasts over television channels or assigned radio frequency bands. It is becoming increasingly popular for television usage (especially satellite television) but is having a centers. BetaResearch licenses its technology to Premiere, DF1, Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. AG, other service providers and decoder A hardware device or software that converts coded data back into its original form. See decode and MPEG decoder. manufacturers. With plans to expand business to other countries, BetaResearch is quickly becoming a leading provider of digital video broadcasting (DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. ) technologies. BetaResearch is based in Unterfoehring near Munich / Germany and can be reached on the internet at http://www.betaresearch.de BetaResearch is a subsidiary of the KirchGroup, the German media group, which is active internationally in film and television production, distribution and broadcasting. The KirchGroup is a major European supplier of films, series, classical music and children's programming for television. The KirchGroup's pay-TV endeavors include the first digital platform in the German-speaking markets, DF1, Premiere (also Germany) and Teleclub (Switzerland). It also has interests in Telecinco, Spain's commercial broadcaster, and in Mediaset, Italy's television company. About C-Cube Microsystems C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions. The C-Cube Semiconductor Division delivers highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions for the communications and consumer electronics markets, including digital set-top boxes, VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc , and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . DiviCom, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of C-Cube, is a leading provider of open solutions for digital television. DiviCom products include audio/video encoding, data broadcast solutions, network management systems, consulting and integration services. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California Milpitas (IPA pronunciation: mɪlpitʌs; inhabitants are called 'Milpitans') is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and with offices in 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. , Europe, and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CUBE. C-Cube can be reached at +1.408.490.8000 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.c-cube.com. DiviCom is based in Milpitas, California and can be reached at +1.408.944.6700 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.divi.com. C-Cube and the C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective companies. |
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