FarStone and InterVideo Partner to Deliver Enhanced Multimedia Solution.IRVINE, Calif. -- FarStone Technology, Inc., a software developer of security solutions and performance utilities for PCs and networks, and InterVideo, 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 :IVII), a leader in digital media software technology and PC/CE convergence, today jointly announced a licensing agreement to incorporate FarStone's unique VirtualDrive technology with InterVideo WinDVD(R). FarStone's VirtualDrive 9.0 SE (Special Edition) will be bundled with InterVideo's award-winning 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 software, WinDVD, adding virtual CD and virtual DVD capabilities. WinDVD, the world's leading DVD playback software with over 125 million installations worldwide, features enhanced video format along with next generation rich audio surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. capabilities. In addition, the WinDVD application is a universal player that provides support for more video and audio formats than any other option. The bundled offering from the two industry leaders builds upon the product strengths of both companies, providing full-featured, leading-edge multimedia technology to its consumers. The multi-year, worldwide licensing agreement encompasses future VirtualDrive upgrades and InterVideo will offer the bundled product in 22 different languages. "As digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. and entertainment converge con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. with the home and mobile PC market, consumers and businesses are growing more sophisticated and the demand is increasing for high-performance, high-speed multimedia that is flexible, powerful and affordable," said William Wang, vice president of worldwide sales for InterVideo. "FarStone helps us meet these requirements for our largest OEMs and PC manufacturer channel partners." "We're very pleased to partner with InterVideo to further expand the value-added multimedia capabilities available to manufacturers, which in turn will allow their customers to better manage and enhance their enjoyment of digital media content," said Tom Fedro, vice president, sales and marketing, FarStone. FarStone's VirtualDrive allows end users to create multiple virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives and virtual images (VCDs) of their CD and DVD libraries directly onto their hard drive, enabling them to access their content and even play PC games directly from the hard drive without inserting the physical CD/DVD-ROM disc. This patented FarStone technology allows the VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc images to launch instantly with access times reduced by up to 75 percent when compared to a physical drive. FarStone's VCD approach, also available in a network version, is ideal for organizations of all sizes, ranging from small to medium size businesses, Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions. Connected to a host computer that manages the VCDs, networked users are able to easily access the content as if it were on their local drive. The VCD drive can be custom-configured for secure, managed access without the requirement of physical media. About InterVideo, Inc. InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software. InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which it has created a broad suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow users to capture, edit, author, burn, distribute, and play digital video. InterVideo's software is bundled with products sold by the majority of the top ten PC OEMs ranked in terms of sales Terms of sale Conditions under which a firm proposes to sell its goods or services for cash or credit. by IDC. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan, China and Japan. For more information, contact InterVideo at 510-651-0888 or visit the company's Web site at www.intervideo.com. About FarStone Founded in 1993, FarStone Technology is a leading developer of PC and network-based system recovery solutions and a provider of digital content security, replication In database management, the ability to keep distributed databases synchronized by routinely copying the entire database or subsets of the database to other servers in the network. There are various replication methods. and management utilities. FarStone is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified See certification. software publisher holding multiple technology patents. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., the company licenses its software to corporations, small businesses, educational institutions and consumers worldwide. FarStone's global technology partners include Intel, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Phoenix Technologies and Fujitsu. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.farstone.com. |
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