Equator Technologies Showcases Digital Communications Applications at SUPERCOMM 2001.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM, Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. , Booth No. 8729 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001 Acer, On2 and Optibase to demonstrate products equipped with Equator's MAP-CA(TM) digital signal processors and the StingRay stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. (TM) development board Equator Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive, broadband digital communications and media processing engines and systems, today announced that it will demonstrate an expanded product offering at SUPERCOMM 2001. Equator will unveil Dolphin -- a fully production-worthy, software-based, reference design platform that subsumes the many functions of multiple boxes in a single, integrated media terminal (for more information see, "Equator Technologies Launches Reference Design Platform for Interactive Broadband Media Appliances and Video Services Set-Top Boxes," June 4, 2001). In addition, Equator will exhibit commercial, collaborative, digital communication solutions from On2, Acer and Optibase, demonstrating increased market segment penetration and a growing customer base. "We are very pleased to showcase Equator's full spectrum of products, which includes our Broadband Signal Processor (BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. ) engine, our new powerful StingRay development board and the new Dolphin reference design platform at this year's SUPERCOMM," said Dr. 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. , Equator Technologies. "Our flexible broadband digital communications and media processing platform is designed to provide a fully integrated, cost-effective, hardware and software solution for our customers to support their business needs and accelerate revenue streams and growth. Equator currently has more than 120 customers, making the company an industry leader in a new era of interactive, streaming, broadband consumer electronic appliances." SUPERCOMM is the global marketplace for communications technologies, systems, and ideas, hosting nearly 800 exhibitors and over 200 educational sessions. The conference, which is produced by the Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. (TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ) and the United States Telecom Association The United States Telecom Association is a trade association for telecommunications service providers and suppliers. The Association represents 1,200 companies offering a wide range of services across the communications platforms, including voice, video and data over local (USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association ), last year drew over 53,000 attendees. Acer Demonstration (Equator booth No. 8729) Equator and Acer will demonstrate the first programmable MAP-CA Broadband Digital Processor(TM) (BSP(TM)) DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive running in a DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. (Acer subsidiary) enhanced streaming media set-top box, using Enreach's video server. The demonstration will show how Equator's technology can be used today to transform a set-top box into a multi-purpose video service solution. On2 Demonstration (Equator booth No. 8729) On2.com Inc., a leading broadband technology and services company specializing in providing the highest-quality streaming video at the lowest possible data rates, will demonstrate their VP4 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, on Equator's MAP-CA BSP digital signal processor. On2.com will also demonstrate, with the use of Equator's StingRay development board, H.263 encode for Picture-in-Picture and MPEG-4 Encode. Targeted to the digital set-top box market, the use of Equator's MAP-CA BSP digital signal processor offers a platform of choice to process a unique set of intellectual properties, achieving unprecedented video quality at a low bit rate. Optibase Demonstration (Optibase booth No.8293) Optibase, a leading provider of media gateway solutions that bridge the gap between the digital broadcasting domain and IP broadband networks, will demonstrate, MGW MGW Media Gateway (3GPP) MGW Maximum Gross Weight MGW Morgantown, WV, USA - Morgantown Municipal Airport (Airport Code) MGW Mission Gross Weight (aviation) -- a family of plug-and-play, rack-mounted, multi-channel streaming servers that are capable of encoding and transmitting live and pre-recorded streams simultaneously. Using the software programmable MAP-CA digital signal processor, Optibase's servers provide the flexibility needed to allow operators and service providers to employ different modules for accommodating various formats and changing application needs. About Equator's MAP-CA BSP Digital Signal Processor The MAP-CA BSP digital signal processor delivers 30 GOPs (Billion Operations per Second) of processing power, offering more than ten times the performance of other available solutions. The highly integrated, system-on-a-chip solution delivers core functions through software rather than dedicated hardware and is designed for high-performance, video-intense, broadband applications. By using software downloads to update the functionality of products, even after they are launched and in the field, the life cycle of the equipment can be greatly extended, enabling companies to decrease their time-to-market and their time-to-revenue with new broadband services and devices. The programmable chip allows service providers to offer more services and more functionality, such as time shifting, broadcast media security, video security, VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand , 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. playback and per viewer advertising. 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 family of MAP-CA(TM) Broadband Signal Processor(TM) digital signal processors, which is built on a smart silicon platform, couples a uniquely fully functional system-on-a-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 more than 120 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. The following are trademarks of Equator Technologies, Inc., and may be used to identify Equator products only: Equator, MAP, MAP1000, MAP1000A, MAP-CA, MAP Series, Broadband Signal Processor, BSP, FIRtree, DataStreamer, iMMediaC, iMMediaTools, iMMediaToolsLite, Media Intrinsics, VersaPort,SofTV, StingRay, Equator Around and the Equator Around logo. Other product and company names in this news release may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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