CompCore's new MPEG-1 software supports Windows 95 and Video CD 2.0.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1995--CompCore Multimedia Inc. Wednesday announced availability of its latest version of SoftPEG. SoftPEG is CompCore's MPEG-1 video and audio software which runs on personal computers and workstations. SoftPEG now supports Windows 95 and Video CD 2.0, the latest CD format used for interactive video applications. 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). is an international standard for the encoding (compressing) and decoding (decompressing de·com·press v. de·com·pressed, de·com·press·ing, de·com·press·es v.tr. 1. To relieve of pressure or compression. 2. ) digital video and audio information. SoftPEG is a software MPEG-1 video and audio decoder developed by CompCore Multimedia Inc., which generates unparalleled video and audio quality while running on PCs or workstations without requiring additional specialized chips or boards. CompCore licenses its SoftPEG software technology to PC manufacturers, graphics chips and card manufacturers, video CD publishers, game makers as well as software developers to provide an inexpensive MPEG-1 video and audio player. "By combining SoftPEG's high quality video and audio with our latest Windows 95 and Video CD 2.0 support, we believe we've established a winning product combination for PC users," said George Haber, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CompCore Multimedia Inc. "This new product should open many new interactive CD applications markets for CD developers and manufacturers." CompCore's latest version of SoftPEG now supports both Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and the new Video CD 2.0 format. Windows 95 is Microsoft's latest operating system supporting 32 bit operation. Video CD is an established standard CD format to play full motion pictures by using the Compact Disc (CD) format. The latest version of this CD format, Video CD 2.0, supports the ability to navigate through numerous MPEG video and high quality still picture images allowing the user to make playback control PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play Video CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen. [Category:Video storage]] decisions through pre-programmed menus. CompCore's new Video CD 2.0 features end user interactivity for video CDs which is important for entertainment, training and educational applications. This fully contained software application can be packaged with 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 hardware products for added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
CompCore Multimedia Inc. is a major video and audio technology provider for MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) products. Founded in 1993, CompCore is a privately held California corporation headquartered in Santa Clara. As one of its primary businesses, CompCore offers MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 audio and video hardware designs to enable its OEM customers to manufacture and ship the highest quality, lowest cost MPEG products in the industry. In addition, CompCore also provides its OEM customers with a software version of its MPEG-1 technology called "SoftPEG." SoftPEG runs on most standard workstations and PCs and enables end users to play MPEG-1 CDs on their personal computers without requiring specialized hardware. CompCore's technologies have been adopted by many of the largest PC, graphics boards and chip manufacturers in the world including NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Hitachi, Packard Bell, Cirrus Logic, ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. and others. -0- Note to Editors: SoftPEG is a trademark of CompCore Multimedia Inc. Windows 95 is a registered trademark of Microsoft. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. CONTACT: CompCore Multimedia Inc. Ron Richter, 408/567-0552 ron@compcore.com |
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