ComStream digital satellite receiver technology supports new Microsoft interactive personal computer technologies.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1997--ComStream Corp. Thursday announced that the company's digital satellite receiver transmission technology has been accepted by Microsoft as part of its new technologies to enable the convergence of personal computers and television for more interactive applications. ComStream has developed an add-on card that allows PCs to receive television programming along with multimedia and high-speed data from Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. ) service providers. This makes ComStream's receiver card a logical choice for PC manufacturers seeking a DBS receiver solution for their new PC/TV product lines. Prototypes of this product were successfully demonstrated to PC industry media and analysts at the 1996 Fall 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). Show. "ComStream's track record of delivering nearly 2 million digital satellite receiver subsystems to major DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S TV set-top manufacturers is a testimony to ComStream's ability to provide the PC industry with the same level of success in this newly emerging market," stated Dr. Daniel Scharre, ComStream's vice president and chief technical officer. "Our PC receiver technology is fully DSS compatible, incorporating industry-standard MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2 decompression and display interface, and packaged in a standard PCI bus architecture," added Scharre. "Microsoft's long-term objective of integrating personal computers with television will require the support of many companies involved in technology convergence," said George Moore, product unit manager, Personal Business Systems Group, Microsoft. "ComStream's technology will play an important role in helping us all reach that common goal." ComStream is a major international provider of a spectrum of digital transmission solutions for voice, data, imaging, audio and video applications, including products for consumer applications and services over DBS and Hybrid-Fiber-Coax (HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. ) systems worldwide. ComStream is a leader in designing and manufacturing high-volume demodulator See demodulate. Demodulator A device used to recover the original modulating signal from a modulated wave. A demodulator is also known as a detector. front-end subsystems and digital TV set-top receivers. With offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia, The People's Republic of China, Russia and the United Kingdom, ComStream is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Spar Aerospace Limited. Spar is a leading Canadian advanced technology company. Building on the technologies of its aerospace heritage, it embraces the complementary high growth international communications and software markets. Spar operations are located in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim, and approximately 60% of revenues are derived outside of Canada. It is listed on the Toronto and Montreal stock exchanges Montreal Stock Exchange See Bourse de Montreal, Inc. (Canadian Derivatives Exchange) under the symbol SPZ SPZ Schützenpanzer (German; armoured personnel carrier) SPZ spätzle (dorsoventral patterning, genetics) SPZ Simplified Planning Zone SPZ Socionet Personal Zone SPZ South Park Zone . Web address is: www.spar.ca . NOTE TO EDITORS: Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. DSS is a registered trademark of DIRECTV Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. CONTACT: ComStream, San Diego Doug Dill, 619/657-5249 www.comstream.com or Townsend Agency Carol Foster, 619/457-4888 |
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