CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES Unveils MEDIAHIGHWAY Community; Developer Program and New Development Kit Underpin Industry Commitment to iTV Content Creation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2002 Hall 1 Booth 451 AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2002 CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES, a leading international provider of interactive TV software solutions, today launched its new developer program - MEDIAHIGHWAY Community - expanding the services it provides to iTV developers. The program is designed to foster the growth and development of innovative applications on MEDIAHIGHWAY and aims to further promote strong partnerships and ensure that development with CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES' tools continues to become easier. MEDIAHIGHWAY Community has already begun to enlist many of the developers working closely with CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES, including NPTV, GIST, and Visiware. Demonstrating the value of the new initiative, the company has simultaneously announced its MEDIAHIGHWAY Development Kit (MHDK), the most complete and robust MHP MHP Multimedia Home Platform (consumer electronics) MHP Milliyetci Hareket Partisi (Turkish: National People's Party) MHP Mobile Home Park (district) MHP Maximum Human Performance development tool to enable developers to create, test and deploy interactive TV applications. MHDK is powered by the Sun ONE (Open Net Environment, formerly called Forte), one of the industry's leading Java(TM)-Integrated Development Environments (IDE). CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES has integrated SUN's world-class Forte tool to offer an end-to-end development environment. This solution enables MHP developers to create, edit, compile, debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. and simulate MHP applications on a PC resulting in seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. on the 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. . CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES provides a range of rich developer tools, all with a user-friendly interface and available across all of the MEDIAHIGHWAY middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a profiles. CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES' products are based on 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 and address the needs of the full gamut of applications regardless of how simple or complex they may be. In addition, a state-of-the-art simulation environment leads to faster time-to-market for the applications. Jean-Marc Racine, CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES' Executive Vice President, Marketing said, "In launching MediaHighway Community we are establishing the framework to work with the world's most innovative application developers, towards breaking new ground and creating MHP applications which will have real value to operators and TV viewers. The initiative will lead to strengthened deployment opportunities for developers while the industry will benefit from a greater choice of quality MHP applications on MEDIAHIGHWAY." He added, "CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES' focus has always been on expanding the iTV market with the core goal of increasing revenues for every party involved in the process, and our program and tools have this vital consideration at their heart. MEDIAHIGHWAY Community comes at the right time as we are unveiling a wide range of middleware profiles, including our latest MHP-compliant MEDIAHIGHWAY Advanced profile. We welcome all the developers interested in actively participating in the program and in creating new and innovative applications." Core elements of MEDIAHIGHWAY Community include: -- Quality focus - Networking opportunities through special events - Access to some of the iTV industries most influential players -- Valuable Information - Regular delivery of information regarding new products - Advanced access to product releases - Access to databases with valuable technical information - Updates on important market insights including which applications work and why, as well as market trend information -- Strong support - Solutions for resolving developers' blocking points - Discounts on the purchase of development tools and training - A comprehensive training program The program is initially being rolled out in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) with the US and Asia to follow at the end of 2002. About CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES is a leading international provider of interactive TV software solutions offering a range of flexible open standard solutions to broadcasters and digital operators around the world. CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES powers more than 14 million set-top boxes which are deployed on every continent on cable, satellite and digital terrestrial networks. Over 30 digital operators and broadcasters have already deployed its interactive TV middleware MEDIAHIGHWAY and the 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. MEDIAGUARD, including CANALSATELLITE in France, SUREWEST (formerly WINfirst) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Astro Measat and ZeeTV in Asia, to deliver true interactive applications to subscibers via interactive applications. CANAL+Group, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Sony, Thomson multimedia and Sogecable are equity and strategic partners in CANAL+TECHNOLOGIES. For more information: http://www.canalplus-technologies.com |
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