Cyber Home Chooses RAVISENT's Software DVD Playback Technology; CineMaster CE DVD Software To Power Next Generation of DVD Players for Consumer Market.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers 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). Fall 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 RAVISENT Technologies Inc. (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 :RVST RVST Raad Van State (Belgian supreme administrative court) RVST Relative Value Scale in Teaching ), a provider of digital audio and video software solutions, and Cyber Home Entertainment Europe GmbH today announced a strategic partnership aimed at producing next generation consumer electronics applications that take full advantage of RAVISENT's latest DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. technology. RAVISENT has been working with Cyber Home and other leading manufacturers worldwide to help them leverage the advanced functionality of Software CineMaster Consumer Electronic (CE) DVD, enabling playback of theater-quality video and audio from DVDs. The award-winning CineMaster CE device drivers and DVD Navigation architecture, originally developed for PC based systems, has been ported by RAVISENT to the STMicroElectronics 5500 series of DVD decoders, allowing Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to develop DVD players with advanced functionality at a fraction of the cost of internally developed solutions. "Our selection of RAVISENT as a partner is based on RAVISENT's reputation in their ability to deliver leading DVD playback solutions," said Klaus Nietzschmann, Board of Management for Cyber Home. "We see our partnership as a vehicle supporting our product strategy to build and deliver products with a broad range of digital entertainment applications." "Cyber Home is leading the way in consumer based entertainment solutions," said Alan McCann, General Manager of the Digital Media Group for RAVISENT. "We are pleased to have our CineMaster CE DVD software technology as a key component in enabling Cyber Home to deliver cost-effective, high quality DVD consumer devices that drive the digital entertainment marketplace." About Software CineMaster(R) DVD In partnership with STMicroelectronics, the world's leading supplier of 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). video decoders, RAVISENT provides the device driver architecture and licenses customer-specific DVD applications utilizing the ST 5500 family of host processors. This partnership provides one-chip DVD solutions aimed at consumer applications, including DVD players and consumer entertainment devices. The CineMaster CE software also includes generic driver support for front panel buttons, VFD VFD abbr. volunteer fire department VFD (US) n abbr (= volunteer fire department) → freiwillige Feuerwehr f display, remote controls, audio video outputs to an NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. or PAL TV and high fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high digital and analog audio outputs for an external audio amplifier. RAVISENT has also designed the UICL UICL User Interface Command Language (User Interface Command Language) toolkit. This is an object oriented See object technology and object-oriented programming. computer language based on C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ and was developed to simplify the task of creating custom user interfaces for standalone (embedded) products, such as set-top boxes. UICL is also used to manage communication between the RAVISENT CineMaster CE navigation core and external interfaces, such as front panels and remote controls. Customer specific drives, front panels, and remote controls can also be supported with additional development, providing consumer electronics manufactures with the flexibility to create their own look and feel while using RAVISENT's industry proven DVD navigation technology. About RAVISENT Technologies Inc. RAVISENT provides digital video, audio and Internet appliance technology to industry leading PC, Consumer Electronic and Internet Appliance OEMs, empowering them to deliver highly competitive, cost-effective products with a strong time-to-market advantage. RAVISENT software and intellectual property is contained in products from Compaq, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Micron, Fujitsu, Quantex, Tottori-Sanyo, Vestel, Yamaha, ATi Technologies, C-Cube, STMicroelectronics, Telecom Italia, Met@box, Formenti and IPM (1) (Impressions Per Minute) Generally refers to document scanners that scan both sides of the page at the same time. Thus, a scanner that scans at 100 ppm (pages per minute) can provide 200 ipm. See ppm and document scanner. . Founded in 1994, RAVISENT is a global company, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with offices in San Jose, Seattle, Canada, Germany and Japan. More information about RAVISENT is available at www.ravisent.com. All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that relate to RAVISENT's future business and financial performance. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual events of future results to differ from those discussed herein. Such factors include, among others: RAVISENT's recent change in its business model, its limited operating history, fluctuating quarterly operating results, expectation of future losses, anticipated price declines in products, dependence on its current product lines, dependence on a small number of customers, lack of long-term commitments with customers, dependence on manufacturers and strategic relationships, product delays, the difficulty of protecting proprietary rights, the ability to manage growth and attract and retain additional personnel, the potential for defects in its products, risks from international operations, its ability to raise capital in the future, its dependence on the personal computer and consumer electronics industries, competition, its ability to manage technological change and respond to evolving industry standards, government regulation and Year 2000 software issues. Investors are advised to read RAVISENT's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Factors Affecting Operating Results," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. Copyright(c)2000 RAVISENT Technologies. All rights reserved. |
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