C-Cube Successfully Tests Interoperability With Cisco's DVB/DAVIC-Compliant Head-end.Business Editors and Technology Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2000 C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq:CUBE) today announced the successful interoperability testing of a C-Cube digital set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. solution with Cisco's Digital Video Broadcasting/Digital Audio Video Council (DVB/DAVIC) standards-based head-end. The tests featured C-Cubes' set-top silicon and the solution's DVB/DAVIC-compliant Media Access Controller (MAC) interoperating with the Cisco INA Ina (ē`nä), city (1990 pop. 60,062), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural and industrial center with a famous agricultural school. 2320 Interactive Network Adapter A printed circuit board that plugs into the bus of both user machines (clients) and servers in a local area network (LAN). Also commonly called a "network interface card" (NIC) or "LAN card," the network adapter transmits data onto the network and receives data from the network. , which Cisco announced earlier this month. The set-top box solution provides the 2-way HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. gateway cable operators need to deliver interactive services such as electronic program guides, video-on-demand ordering, interactive TV and Internet services including home banking and shopping and email. "We are delighted to have helped demonstrate the ability of Cisco's INA2320 to support 2-way interactive DAVIC/DVB standards in two different set-top designs powered by C-Cube's AViA@TV set-top silicon and software," said C-Cube 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. Umesh Padval. "C-Cube has always focused on developing the highest quality standards-based solutions." On the strength of deployments for cable providers MediaOne and NTL NTL Nevertheless NTL National Transportation Library NTL Norsk Tjenestemannslag NTL National Training Laboratories NTL Never Too Late NTL Nothing to Lose NTL National Training Laboratory NTL None the Less NTL Number Theory Library , C-Cube, a leader in digital video, has become a leading worldwide provider of DVB/DAVIC 2-way interactive set-top solutions. "Cisco is committed to standards-based digital set-top solutions," said Paul Bosco, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Cable Product and Solutions Business Unit. "C-Cube's expertise in developing DVB/DAVIC standards-based MAC set-top solutions was a primary reason we turned to its technology for these important tests of our INA2320." About C-Cube C-Cube Microsystems leads the industry in providing silicon solutions that are driving the global transition from analog to digital video and audio in the home. C-Cube focuses on broadband communications and codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, products. C-Cube's broadband products enable video and data to be transmitted through interactive digital set-top boxes and digital networks. C-Cube's codec products are enabling new digital video consumer applications such as digital VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. , personal video recorders, DVD players and recorders, and video editing systems. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CUBE. C-Cube can be reached at 408/490-8000 or at http://www.c-cube.com. C-Cube and the C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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