CoCom to Incorporate FS450 i-Net TV ASIC Into Information Appliance; CoCom To Unveil Voyager 4 Utilizing FOCUS' FS450.Business/Technology Editors CeBIT 2000 WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :FCSE FCSE Frequency Control Symposium and Exhibition ), announced today that CoCom International, Ltd., has designed the FS450 i-Net TV video conversion chip into its new Voyager 4 Information Appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. . CoCom, headquartered in the United Kingdom, is a leading manufacturer of information appliance reference designs for PCs, embedded boards, and set-top boxes using the National Semiconductor Geode(TM) Processor. CoCom plans to unveil Voyager 4 at CeBIT 2000, Europe's largest Information and Technology Trade Fair, in Hannover Messe, Germany, February 24, 2000 at National Semiconductor's booth. CoCom plans on utilizing National Semiconductor's Geode(TM) GXLV and Geode(TM) CS5530 processors along with the FOCUS FS450 digital video co-processor. The new Voyager 4 Information Appliance will be targeted at the embedded Information Appliance market, for such applications as railway station and airport information displays, Internet displays, kiosks, and hotel information displays. "CoCom is a worldwide leader in Information Appliance subsystems," states Bill Schillhammer, Vice President of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Sales at FOCUS. "Their selection of the FS450 makes them one of the first high-volume Information Appliance manufacturers to be ready to serve the marketplace with FOCUS' enhanced TV Enhanced TV (ETV) is one example of interactive TV. It is used in particular in reference to Two-Screen Solutions TV + PC services. Generally users of these ETV services have their TV and computer in the same room, and navigate their web browser to a particular program-specific Web video quality." 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. Julien Snell, Managing Director of CoCom, the company already has contracts in place for the implementation of Voyager 4 in applications throughout the transportation industry. Snell states, "CoCom's original plans called for using a different TV encoder. However, when we saw the video quality produced by FOCUS' FS450, we converted to it immediately, because the quality of a video display is everything to the perceived system quality of an information appliance." FOCUS Enhancements' patented FS450 ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. is designed for the Internet set-top box, PC, Cable/DVD Player set-top box, Web Appliance See Internet appliance. , Information Appliance, and Video Kiosk manufacturer. CoCom International Ltd. is a worldwide leader in design and manufacture of distributed control systems. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use; each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of computing in every day life. Founded in 1994, CoCom International Ltd. has offices in West Sussex West Sussex, nonmetropolitan county (1991 pop. 692,800), 768 sq mi (1,990 sq km), S England. A chalk ridge runs from the county's east to west edge. In the south the land flattens into a gentle plain. After early Roman invasions, the Saxons moved across Sussex. , UK, Seattle, USA and Dietenhofen, Germany. FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. is an industry leader in the development and marketing of advanced, proprietary video conversion ASICs for the rapidly converging, multi-billion dollar Internet, computer, and television industries. The Company's technology, which is sold globally through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers, merges computer-generated graphics and television displays for Internet viewing, presentations, training, education, video teleconferencing, and home gaming markets. For More Information CoCom International Ltd, +44 (0) 1444 461600, Grove Place, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid West Sussex RH17 5SN, www.cocom.co.uk Cocom America Inc, (206) 427-3836, 558 First Avenue South No. 2, Seattle, Washington 98104, www.cocomamerica.com. FOCUS Enhancements, (978) 988-5888, 600 Research Drive, Wilmington, Mass. 01887, www.focusinfo.com. Investors: Please contact Steve Sheldon, FOCUS Enhancements: (978) 988-5888, e-mail: ssheldon@focusinfo.com. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company; new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward- looking statements that may be made to reflect events after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition, the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties, including fluctuations in operating results, the timely development and acceptance of new products, product availability from suppliers, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing TV standards and other risks set forth under the caption "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results" in Focus' Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31,1998, in its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarters ended March 31,1999 and June 30,1999, and other filings with the SEC. |
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