Enhanced Media Library Provides More Flexibility and Functionality to Equator's MAP-CA Broadband Signal Processor Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Equator's Open Platform Supports Broad Range of Media Applications Providing Customers With Additional Flexibility Equator Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive broadband digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. and media processing See media control. infrastructure for the consumer technology market, announced today the release of a new enhanced media library, comprising 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). 2 decoder, MPEG4 decoder, H.263 encoder, and H.263 decoder software. This rich library, available in source code form, provides a comprehensive video technology base for Equator's MAP-CA(TM) broadband signal processor (BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. (TM)) platform, providing third parties complete flexibility in porting their specific customized applications. This product supports Equator's commitment to accommodate the varying needs of its customers, from 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. manufacturers, DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and Cable Modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. providers, Video-on-Demand platforms and traditional media companies -- enabling customers to offer new services, increase channel depth and achieve a faster time-to-market and time-to-revenue in a highly competitive environment. Recently, companies like On2.com Inc. have announced fast porting of their software applications, such as video decoders, using Equator's MAP-CA. This represents a clear demonstration of Equator's powerful platform solution. "It has always been our company's mission to provide our customers with products that create meaningful economic value, and support a broad range of media and video applications," said Avi Katz, 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 Equator. "By enriching our BSP open platform technology offering, through the newly available software library, we are providing our software partners and customers with an additional degree of flexibility, helping them to accelerate their applications' and products' time-to-market, and increase their financial return." Equator's MAP-CA family of BSPs offers customizable, flexible solutions that allow the broadband marketplace to keep pace with the latest technology developments, at reduced cost. Delivering up to 30 GOPs (Giga Operations per Second) of processing power, MAP-CA offers more than twice the performance of other available solutions. Because the BSP family is programmed in high-level C language instead of assembly language, programmers can quickly and efficiently write an application from start to finish in substantially less time. A range of high-performance video applications have been implemented on MAP-CA by Equator and other parties, including standards such as MPEG2 codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, , MPEG4 codec, H.263+ codec, and JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. codec, as well as proprietary software solutions. Taking full advantage of MAP-CA's processing power greatly improves the time-to-market and time-to-revenue of innovative consumer application and service providers. About Equator Technologies, Inc. Equator Technologies is the leading provider of comprehensive broadband digital communications and media processing infrastructure for the consumer technology market. The company's Broadband Signal Processor(tm) family, MAP-CA, which is built on a smart silicon platform, couples a uniquely fully functional one-chip solution with software tools. Equator's unmatched compiler technology delivers 100% C programming -- enabling the rapid introduction and field upgradeability of high-performance, video-intense systems. With over 100 customers, Equator has gained traction in the consumer technology industry, having secured major market share in video conferencing and the digital head-end sector by offering rapid time-to-market and time-to-revenue solutions. Headquartered in Campbell, Calif., with additional international offices, Equator is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . For more information, visit www.equator.com. Note to Editors: Broadband Signal Processor, BSP, iMMediaTools, and MAP-CA are trademarks of Equator Technologies, Inc. Other product and company names in this news release may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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