Crosstainment, Previously Schneider Cybermind, Chooses DiskOnChip for Local Storage in Cutting-Edge Set-Top Box.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1999-- Replacing the Hard Drive, DiskOnChip Provides Silent, Local Storage for JNT-Surfstation M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (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 :FLSH), the leader in flash-based local storage solutions, Thursday announced that the company's DiskOnChip has been chosen by Crosstainment, a subsidiary of Infomatec AG, as the local storage solution for their new set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , the JNT-Surfstation. M-Systems has already shipped 15,000 units of its 16MB DiskOnChip 2000 to Crosstainment and anticipates receiving orders for some more 100,000 units over the next two years. Infomatec AG, a leading European IT enterprise, provides Java Network Technology (JNT JNT Jewish New Testament (Bible translation) JNT Joint Network Team JNT Java Network Technology (National Semiconductor and Infomatec) JNT John Nathan-Turner ), a basic platform for the operation of consumer devices, such as set-top boxes or the JNT-Surfstation. The Surfstation is the perfect alliance between Internet and TV, easy to install and simple to handle. "DiskOnChip plays an essential role in allowing our cutting-edge JNT-Surfstation to rapidly move into living rooms worldwide," said Jochen Kleine, member of the managing board of Crosstainment. "We needed a reliable, cost-effective local storage device. DiskOnChip meets these requirements and unlike hard disks also offers silent operation -- a critical factor in a living room environment." Aryeh Mergi, executive vice president of marketing, M-Systems Ltd., said, "The Surfstation incorporates what people desire in their homes in one compact device -- Internet access See how to access the Internet. , MP3 audio features, e-mail, electronic shopping and home banking, just to mention a few. The use of DiskOnChip in this advanced consumer product demonstrates its growing acceptance as an industry standard, and the increased importance of local storage in Internet appliances." DiskOnChip Solution A typical set-top box will store the 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. , device drivers and Internet clients (i.e. browsers, email, media players and security applets) on DiskOnChip, which provides the capability to update these files through the Internet as standards and applications evolve. In addition, information such as configuration files, cookies, favorite lists, local email folders and other data files are also stored in a single DiskOnChip device using partitioning technology. A complete hardware/software flash disk solution, DiskOnChip together with M-Systems' flash file system management technology, TrueFFS, provides full hard disk emulation. This unique product adds flexibility, improves security, minimizes integration efforts, reduces engineering costs and shortens time-to-market. M-Systems' DiskOnChip features high reliability, low power consumption and small size. DiskOnChip is forward and backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility , enabling new versions or higher capacity models to be used in existing DiskOnChip sockets without a need for system redesign. More than 300 embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. motherboards are shipping with DiskOnChip devices or built-in DiskOnChip sockets. DiskOnChip technology works with all major operating system environments including Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , Windows NT, Windows NT Embedded See Windows XP Embedded. , Linux, DOS, VxWorks, QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. , pSOS. About M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLSH) develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of flash data storage solutions using its patented TrueFFS technology. Leading the market for flash-based local storage applications, M-Systems is the first to bring the market a complete flash disk in a single die using its breakthrough DiskOnChip Millennium technology. M-Systems products include the DiskOnChip, Fast Flash Disk (FFD FFD film-focal distance. ), CompactFlash, IDE Flash Disk and Flash PC Cards. For more information, contact M-Systems at 39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 335, Newark, Calif. 94560. Telephone: 510.413.5950, E-mail: info@m-sys.com and on the Internet: http://www.m-sys.com. About Crosstainment AG Crosstainment AG was founded at the end of 1998 by Infomatec Information Systems AG and Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG with participation from LFA LFA left frontoanterior (position of the fetus). LFA leukocyte functional antigen. Foederbank Bavarian. The main business activity of Crosstainment AG is the Surfstation product family, the MP3-Smartcorder, the 42 inch plasma-display Surfscreen and set-top boxes through direct-marketing, 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 and project-business. The company is involved in the distribution of the JAVA Network Technology (JNT) operating system, which is platform-independent and applicable for Thin-Clients and Network-Computers. For more information, see http://www.crosstainment.com/. This news release includes forward-looking statements as defined in the private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks include (but are not limited to) those related to: timely product and technology development/upgrades; market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on the company's and its customers' products and markets; changing economic conditions and exchange rates worldwide; development, release and sales of new products by strategic suppliers and customers; development and growth of anticipated markets for the company's and its customers' products; and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report, its prospectuses dated Aug. 8, 1996 and July 23, 1997 respectively, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. EDITOR'S NOTE: A high-resolution graphic of Crosstainment's Surfstation with M-Systems' DiskOnChip is available at http://www.m-sys.com. |
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