Com21 Passes Milestone On New Video Product Line; DigitalHeadend Suite Enables Network-Based Personal Video Channels.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BroadBand Plus 2002 MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002 Com21, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTO CMTO College of Massage Therapists of Ontario ), a leading global provider of system solutions for the broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. market, today announced that it has completed a six-month customer validation review for its new DigitalHeadend suite of digital video products and has launched into the full-scale development phase. The DigitalHeadend suite facilitates the continuing transition of cable systems to digital service by enabling services that competing satellite systems cannot provide, at a price point significantly below previous technologies. The suite will deliver low-cost, small-footprint equipment capable of supporting on-demand services at 100% penetration with 100% peak loading. Com21 is now readying the system's first component, the GigaQAM(TM) video QAM (1) (Quality Assessment Measurement) A system used to measure and analyze voice transmission. (2) (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) A modulation technique that employs both phase modulation (PM) and amplitude modulation (AM). synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. , in a design strengthened by functional and architectural feedback from cable operators 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. GigaQAM is an ultra-dense, low-cost, multiple QAM-RF (Quadrature quadrature, in astronomy, arrangement of two celestial bodies at right angles to each other as viewed from a reference point. If the reference point is the earth and the sun is one of the bodies, a planet is in quadrature when its elongation is 90°. Amplitude Modulation-Radio Frequency) modulator Modulator Any device or circuit by means of which a desired signal is impressed upon a higher-frequency periodic wave known as a carrier. The process is called modulation. The modulator may vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of the carrier. with transport stream multiplexing, DVB-Simulcrypt conditional access encryption, and gigabit Ethernet inputs. The DigitalHeadend suite combines cable's unique high-speed return path with digital video's spectrum efficiency to make a broad array of on-demand features technically and economically feasible. Cable operators will have the means to offer such exciting services as Video on Demand (VoD), Broadcast on Demand (BoD), network-based Personal Video Recording (nPVR), and Com21's revolutionary RetroVue(TM) application. RetroVue delivers record and playback capabilities for hundreds of television channels simultaneously. "Our DigitalHeadend line of video products brings us significantly closer to realizing Com21's founding vision of a unified infrastructure for the digital delivery of data, voice and video," said Paul Baran, founder, Chairman of the Board, and a key contributor to Com21's industry-leading digital video initiative. "The components in this suite will help the cable industry maintain its leadership position, well ahead of its terrestrial and satellite video competitors." Com21 will unveil and demonstrate the GigaQAM modulator at BroadbandPlus - The New Western Show, December 3-6, 2002 in Anaheim, California. About Com21, Inc. Com21, Inc. (www.com21.com) is a leading global supplier of system solutions for the broadband access market. The Company's DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. , EuroDOCSIS, and ATM -based products enable cable operators and service providers to deliver high-speed, cost-effective Internet, telephony, and video applications to corporate telecommuters, small businesses, home offices, and residential users. To date, Com21 has shipped over two million cable modems and over 2,000 headend controllers worldwide. Com21 is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registered company with over 100 employees worldwide. The Company's corporate headquarters is located in Milpitas, California, USA, with its research and development facility in Cork, Ireland. In addition, Com21 maintains a European sales and support center in Delft Delft (dĕlft), city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands. It has varied industries and is noted for its ceramics (china, tiles, and pottery) known as delftware. Founded in the 11th cent. , The Netherlands, as well as sales and support offices in the United States, Canada, Asia, and Latin America. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Act Clause This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including completing development for commercial product launch, market acceptance, and competitive offerings. The matters discussed in this press release may also involve risks and uncertainties concerning Com21's products and services described in Com21's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In particular, see the risk factors described in the Company's most recent Form 10K and Form 10Q. Com21 assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Com21(R) is a registered trademark and GigaQAM(TM) is a trademark of Com21, Inc., Milpitas, California, U.S.A. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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