Digeo(R) to Advance Performance of its Consumer Digital Media Recorders and IPTV Solutions.U.S. Consumer Product Moxi[TM]HD DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital media hub. Adopts Intel[R] CE 2110 Media Processor BEIJING -- Digeo, Inc. today announced it is collaborating with Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking to incorporate its powerful, integrated Intel([R]) CE 2110 Media Processor as the basis for Digeo's upcoming Moxi[TM] Multi-Room HD Digital Media Recorder See DVR. (DMR) and MoxiMate[TM] companion remote DMR system. The Moxi Multi-Room product family, available at retail later in 2007, is the first set of U.S. consumer products to adopt the new Intel media processor. Both companies will work together to deliver Intel CE 2110 Media Processor-based Moxi solutions to telecommunications companies See telecom company. and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. service providers in the U.S. and Asia - a market forecasted by analyst firm Multimedia Research Group to reach US $17 billion by 2010. The Intel CE 2110 Media Processor's graphics capability and flexibility to handle a broad range of content and services are well-matched to Digeo's industry-acclaimed Moxi user interface and advanced high-definition DMR features. Combined with the Digeo Customer Connection portal, Moxi solutions based on the Intel CE 2110 Media Processor can provide improved performance and enhanced consumer capabilities for IPTV providers. "As the sources, number of services, and variety of content choices delivered to consumers continue to multiply mul·ti·ply v. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. To breed or propagate. , the abilities of the equipment to process this content while providing a great user experience becomes ever more challenging," said Greg Gudorf, Digeo President and COO. "In addition to its powerful and capable Intel CE 2110 Media Processor platform, Intel's cooperation will help us expand the possibilities to deliver our Moxi experience to a greater variety of customers." Market Changes Foster New Innovation, Opportunities IPTV is rapidly gaining acceptance as a viable alternative for consumers to receive TV programming. Telco service providers worldwide are upgrading their networks to enable transmission of TV content. Industry analyst firm Multimedia Research Group recently forecast that the number of IPTV subscribers worldwide would grow from eight million in 2006 to 50 million - totaling nearly US $17 billion in revenue - by the end of 2010. To date IPTV 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. providers have been challenged with delivering an appealing and responsive program guide, and decompressing de·com·press v. de·com·pressed, de·com·press·ing, de·com·press·es v.tr. 1. To relieve of pressure or compression. 2. high definition IP-based video streams in real time on the limited hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. commonly deployed today. The Intel CE 2110 Media Processor is optimized for these advanced applications, yet meets power and cost requirements that make it ideal for next-generation Moxi DMRs and Moxi-based IPTV solutions. "Intel works with Digeo and the broader CE ecosystem to power new devices and drive new consumer information and entertainment services in the home," said William O. Leszinske, Jr., general manager of Intel's Consumer Electronics Group. "As Digeo aims to deliver a new generation of Moxi high-definition digital media recorders and related services, the Intel CE 2110 Media Processor will provide the performance, flexibility and headroom head·room n. 1. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance. 2. Electronics Dynamic headroom. needed to accelerate those consumer experiences. We look forward to collaborating with Digeo on IPTV initiatives here and abroad, and to collaborating with them on industry-leading technology for their new generation of Moxi products." About Digeo, Inc. Digeo provides media center platforms that deliver one of the best consumer experiences in high-definition media centers for the connected home. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. - the two-time Emmy([R]) Award-winning Moxi Media Center - serves as a hub for whole-home distribution of digital entertainment and has been deployed in nearly 400,000 homes by eight cable operators nationwide. Backed primarily by Paul Allen's Vulcan, Inc., Digeo has offices in Kirkland, Wash. For more information, please visit www.digeo.com. Digeo([R]) and Moxi[TM] are the trademarks of Digeo, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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