Curtis Mathes announces retail distribution agreements for uniView.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 1997-- Communication Expo, BrandsMart and Fry's first in a series of retailers to market new information, communication and entertainment 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. for TV Curtis Mathes Holding Corp. (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 :CRTM CRTM Core Root of Trust Measurement (TCG, TCPA) CRTM Computational Representational Theory of Mind (cognitive science) ), announced today the first in a series of major retail agreements for distribution of the company's new product, uniView(TM). Miami-based BrandsMart, Dallas-based Communication Expo and San Jose-based Fry's will market uniView, which delivers an unprecedented array of information, communication and entertainment to the home via the television. With uniView and a standard television, users can easily surf the net To browse the Internet. The most common Internet browsing today is done on the Web. Before the Web, the Internet was "surfed" via Archie, Gopher, WAIS and other search facilities. See surfing and how to access the Internet. , talk on the phone, fax and e-mail, access TV listings and parental control features, and program VCRs. A printer port allows for printing information from Internet searches, faxes and e-mails. And, a credit card reader can automatically send encrypted credit card information for purchases. The retailers will provide expert merchandising and sales for the first phase of the uniView rollout. "We have carefully chosen our partners based on their industry and regional expertise plus their proven ability to bring new products to market," said Thomas O'Mara, vice president of sales and marketing of Curtis Mathes Marketing Corp., a subsidiary of Curtis Mathes Holding Corp. "BrandsMart, Communication Expo and Fry's each have a strong dedication to merchandising, training, and educating the public and have made a commitment to market this new product category." UniView can be connected to a home television set, and soon will be available as a built-in feature of large screen and rear projection Curtis Mathes televisions. The Curtis Mathes Xpressway(TM) serves as the company's proprietary, nationwide on-line delivery system. Curtis Mathes has established an advanced standard for connectivity to Internet appliances by adopting leading technology from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc., MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. Telecommunications Corp., and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. It also has developed proprietary software enabling users to access the unique features of uniView. Curtis Mathes is a Dallas-based electronics engineering design and marketing company. The company also specializes in advanced televisions, large electronic display systems, as well as other new technologies. CONTACT: Allison Ellis/Reba Reid Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Worldwide (214) 520-3555 e-mail: aellis@edelman.com or rreid@edelman.com or Neal J. Katz Curtis Mathes Holding Corporation (214) 503-8880 (phone) (214) 503-8515 (fax) |
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