Curtis Mathes has solid showing at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.LAS VEGAS/Consumer Electronics Show--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1997-- Attendees Impressed with uniView(TM) Demonstration 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) ) reported today that the company had strong showing at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, widely recognized as the industry's kick-off for the forthcoming year. The company's booth included hands-on demonstrations of the company's uniView(TM) devices -- both set-top boxes and units built into premium 35-inch televisions. The company also displayed the first prototype of its next-generation 70-inch digital television, also with uniView built-in and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. DLP (Digital Light Processing) A data projection technology from TI that produces clear, readable images on screens in lit rooms. DLP is used in all types of projection devices, from data projectors that weigh only a few pounds to large rear-projection TVs to electronic (Digital Light Processing) Technology. "We weren't the biggest manufacturer at the show," said Curtis Mathes 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. Patrick A. Custer, "but our products spoke for themselves -- loudly and clearly." There were a series of very positive meetings with retailers and distributors on the uniView products and their availability to consumers through retail outlets in the second quarter. uniView(TM) products are the only "all-in-one" devices to combine television, telephone and Internet-access functions through a television set. Development of the uniView and its expanded features is continuing, with consumer availability through retail outlets expected in the second quarter. The company also announced at CES that it has created a new subsidiary -- Curtis Mathes Xpressway(TM) -- to provide specialized Internet-access and on-line services for TV-based systems, such as the company's uniView line. The services will retrieve Web pages and graphics, translate them into TV-based formatting, and provide it to consumers for viewing on their television sets. "After talking at length with a number of Internet-service providers, we simply didn't believe they would provide the viewing experience we know consumers will expect, nor the appropriate support of all the additional features and full functionality that uniView provides," Custer said to the news media. "Internet boxes are only as good as the information routed through them. uniView(TM) will be the premier system because its support system is solely designed for the television format and the other expanded features such as telephony, fax, and television management." The Xpressway services are based upon state-of-the-art servers 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. (TM), with 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. and Cisco components. Dallas-based Curtis Mathes is an electronics engineering, design and marketing company. The company also specializes in advanced televisions, large electronic display systems, as well as other new technologies. CONTACT: Curtis Mathes Holding Corp., Dallas Neal Katz, 214/503-8880, 214/503-8515 fax or Wolfe Axelrod Associates, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. Joel Herskovits Susan T. Bolen (Media) 212/370-4500, 212/370-4505 fax e-mail: 76015.440@compuserve.com |
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