Decisionmark Enhances Titantv.com.Business Editors Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. Fall 2000 Featuring Antenna Selector (programming) selector - 1. In Smalltalk or Objective C, the syntax of a message which selects a particular method in the target object. 2. An operation that returns the state of an object but does not alter that state. Technology and Digital TV Programming Info SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000 Decisionmark Corporation announced today that its digital television (DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ) information site for consumers, TitanTV.com(TM), has been enhanced to incorporate the company's Antenna Selector Technology (AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. ) and Tribune Media Services' (TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales ) digital programming information, making it the first and only household-level programming guide for DTV listings. TitanTV.com was designed to assist consumers, broadcasters, computer and consumer electronics companies in the transition to DTV broadcasting by answering the "What channels?" question and promoting DTV acceptance. TitanTV.com provides a list of local digital channels that can be received at a consumer's exact household location, properly setting the viewing expectations of the consumer. The new enhancements further Decisionmark's efforts in providing consumers with digital broadcast information. "Unless consumers understand that there is compelling digital content available to them, they are not going to invest in DTV reception devices," stated Jack Perry, 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 Decisionmark. "TitanTV.com now does a better job of reflecting digital content schedules as well as helping consumers with the digital-ready antenna selection process. This will give consumers the confidence to move forward with adopting DTV technology," he added. Decisionmark has added another layer of detail to its "What channels?" information by providing household-level digital programming guides via data from TMS, a leading provider of print, on-air and online entertainment listings and editorial information to newspapers, cable, direct broadcast satellite and online media companies. TitanTV.com now contains daily digital programming guides in three-hour increments with brief descriptions of the program and rating information. TitanTV.com will not only inform consumers where they can watch digital programming, it will also show them exactly what they can watch. Decisionmark has also included its Antenna Selector Technology (AST) on TitanTV.com. To receive digital programming over the air, consumers will need to have an antenna. Decisionmark's AST takes predicted signal strengths and recommends an appropriate off-air antenna for a particular household. This algorithm algorithm (ăl`gərĭth'əm) or algorism (–rĭz'əm) [for Al-Khowarizmi], a clearly defined procedure for obtaining the solution to a general type of problem, often numerical. takes into account several factors including height of the house, number of televisions, roof or attic installation, along with the antenna specifications, to provide a reception rating for the stations the consumer is interested in receiving. Decisionmark is promoting digital TV on the PC, via TitanTV.com, at the Intel Developer Forum, in conjunction with the newly established PC DTV Promoters PROMOTERS. In the English law, are those who in popular or penal actions prosecute in. their own names and the king's, having part of the fines and penalties. Group, as well as within BroadLogic Network Technologies' booth. Decisionmark is a founding member of the PC DTV Promoters Group, booth number 1040. The Decisionmark display in BroadLogic's booth, number 635, demonstrates another functionality of the TitanTV technologies - TitanTV Communications Protocol Hardware and software standards that govern data transmission between computers. The term "protocol" is very generic and is used for hundreds of different communications methods. A protocol may define the packet structure of the data transmitted or the control commands that manage the (T3CP). Philippe Cassereau, vice president, digital TV products for BroadLogic, sees the T3CP as an important element in BroadLogic's digital initiative, "Decisionmark's T3CP has allowed BroadLogic to offer its TerraCast(TM) DTA-100 customers a critical piece of information - what local digital channels they can receive when using our receiver at their location. The T3CP ensures that we accurately answer that question," he added. The T3CP allows for the integration of "What channels?" information, digital programming and Antenna Selector Technology into partnering companies' web sites and installation programs. Partners can incorporate the TitanTV technologies and information into the look and feel of their own web sites, with the added benefit of retaining consumer traffic on their respective sites. T3CP assists retailers and manufacturers with providing crucial information to digital consumers at the point of sale and beyond. The companies that have agreed to participate in the TitanTV.com initiative include: AmeriLink, BroadLogic, Hauppauge Digital, Inc., Intel Corp., PAX TV, Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems, Inc. is a California-based American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the consumer and broadcast markets. It was founded in 1986. In 2002 Pinnacle purchased VOB Computersysteme GmbH (now pinnaclesys.de). , Inc., United Paramount Network and Winegard Company. For a complete list of participating TitanTV companies, see the logos at the bottom of the TitanTV home page at: http://www.TitanTV.com. About Decisionmark Corporation Established in 1993 in Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , Iowa, Decisionmark develops state-of-the-art software and applications for consumers and business decisionmakers based on its data analysis and mapping technology. Decisionmark Corporation is recognized today as a technology leader in the broadcast, satellite and antenna industries, having pioneered the use of Internet-based technology Refers to the communications infrastructure of the Internet, which is based on the IP protocol. IP is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. It may also refer to voice over IP (VoIP), which uses the Internet to make telephone calls. See VoIP, IP and TCP/IP. in the broadcast world. Over 95% of network broadcast affiliates use the software company's data analysis product, ProximityTV.com(TM). Press note: For high-resolution screen shots of TitanTV.com, go to http://www.decisionmark.com/demos/t3press/index.htm |
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