COMDEX Recap: Sigma Partners Display Digital Video Applications with REALmagic in It; Sigma REALmagic Technology Displayed in More Than 20 Partner Booths.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) reinforced its position as the leading provider of DVD/MPEG-2 video decoder solutions by having its technology displayed in the booths of more than 20 partners throughout the COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). '98 show floor in Las Vegas last month. While most partners at this show were demonstrating DVD/MPEG-2 decoding solutions based on Sigma's EM8300 or EM8220 silicon, FutureTel and Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is a provider of broadband satellite network products for businesses and consumers. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks with its original DirecPC service but which it now markets demonstrated applications utilizing Sigma's NetStream 2 MPEG decoder card, optimized for network video streaming and video on demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) applications. REALmagic products were displayed in booths and suites sponsored by the following partners: -0- ASE Technologies Digital Video Systems First International Computer of America, Inc. Formosa USA FutureTel Gallant Computer Guillemot Hitachi America, Ltd. Hi-Val Hughes Network Systems IBM Canada Labway Corporation Lexy Pacific Corporation Lung Hwa Panasonic Industrial Co. Philips Electronics Polywell Computers Procomp Informatics USA, Inc. Sony Electronics, Inc. Sunny Group, Inc. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Transmonde Technologies, Inc. Utobia -0- John Kim, Vice President of Mini Micro Supply, Inc. (a nationwide distributor of PCs, components, and peripherals) stated, "Sigma Designs' presence on the COMDEX show floor was incredible. The `REALmagic In It' signage was everywhere! Mini Micro is pleased to provide our customers with the Sony and Toshiba 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. upgrade kits, which include the REALmagic Hollywood Plus DVD decoder card." As announced last week, Sony's DDU See Delivered Duty Unpaid. 220E/H 5X DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. bundle received PC Computing's MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. award at COMDEX, while the Toshiba 4.8X SD-M1202 DVD-ROM drive bundle was listed as the leading drive in a review of DVD-ROM drives by VARBusiness. "We were delighted to participate in so many partners' booths," stated William K. Wong, Sigma's vice president of marketing. "Being selected by this number of partners gives credence to the type of reviews our DVD decoder silicon is receiving in the trade press. "For example, in the October issue of Computer Shopper, the reviewer of a 450 MHz Pentium II processor with a DVD-ROM drive stated, `Usually, 400MHz and faster systems equipped with DVD drives use a software MPEG decoder, letting the 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. muscle its way through the playback. Although that method works -- and can save you a few dollars on the system cost -- it doesn't work as well as a hardware approach. The Dream Machine's third-generation Toshiba 4.8x DVD drive is paired with the REALmagic Hollywood Plus DVD decoder and player software. "'During ad hoc testing There are two divergent views of ad hoc testing. To one camp it is software testing performed without planning and documentation. The tests are intended to be run only once, unless a defect is discovered. , we were rewarded by absolutely stutterless DVD movie playback. The REALmagic control panel is also slightly more robust than others. . .' At COMDEX, Sigma also demonstrated OEM set-top entertainment PC solutions, which attracted the attention of many major manufacturers and the press. We look forward to continued success in the DVD market as well as in the emerging SVCD See Video CD. arena," Wong concluded. Leading Producer of Video Delivery Products Sigma Designs is the industry's leading producer of DVD/MPEG-2 decoder chips and add-in cards for computer manufacturers, upgrade kit developers, and systems integrators for stand-alone systems and network applications. For additional information, call 800/845-8086 or 510/770-0100, fax 510/770-2640, or visit Sigma's Web site at http://www.sigmadesigns.com. Editors and Analysts: For additional information, photographs and interviews, please contact Andy Marken, marken@cerf.net or 408/986-0100. Note to Editors: REALmagic is a trademark and Sigma Designs is a registered trademark of Sigma Designs. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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