Fujitsu Migrates to Sage's Latest Jaguar TX and TS Processors for New LCD Monitors; Sage Processors to be Used in Fujitsu XGA and WXGA Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2001 Sage Inc. (Nasdaq:SAGI), a leading provider of digital display processors and consumer products, announced today that Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace, will integrate the latest Jaguar TX and TS display processors into three new XGA (EXtended Graphics Array) A screen resolution of 1,024x768 pixels. The term stems from IBM's XGA display standard introduced in 1990, which extended VGA to 132-column text and interlaced 1,024x768x256 resolution. XGA-2 later added non-interlaced 1,024x768x64K. and WXGA (Wide XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1366x768 pixels. See PC display modes. WLT Weakest Link Theory WLT Winning Lottery Ticket WLT Work Leader Training WLT Weapons Load Training WLT Windows Live Toolbar (WXGA). A repeat customer of Sage, Fujitsu chose the Jaguar TX and TS for their advanced features such as an integrated DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. receiver and High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) developed by Intel Corporation to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) (HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) An encryption system for enforcing digital rights management (DRM) over DVI and HDMI interfaces. The copy protection system (DRM) resides in the computer, DVD player or set-top box. ) as well as advanced color management. Volume production started in May 2001. Fujitsu's market success with its current monitors based on the Sage Jaguar D product led it to migrate to the latest integrated DVI parts -- the Jaguar TX and TS display processors. The Jaguar TX and TS series of processors have advanced scaling and a variety of integrated features that are ideally suited for digitally integrated monitors and all-in-one PCs. Furthermore, Fujitsu has rigorously tested, qualified and approved both Sage parts. "Sage has provided yet another solution that is difficult for us to pass by," said Shoji shoji In Japanese architecture, sliding partition doors and windows made of a latticework wooden frame and covered with a tough, translucent white paper. When closed, they softly diffuse light throughout the house. Takahashi, director of the display engineering department, personal computer peripherals division of Fujitsu Limited. "We have successfully and timely introduced products using Sage technology, which are far more superior and more reliable than other competitive products. This has propelled Fujitsu to be a market leader in this industry." The Jaguar TX and TS series of display processors carries forward the highly acclaimed features of the Jaguar D, in addition to integrating the DVI receiver and HDCP on a single piece of silicon. Other useful features include ActiveColor(TM) Management and proprietary Video Window Detection. The Jaguar TX and TS are optimized to provide mainstream XGA/WXGA/SXGA flat panel monitor See flat panel display. solutions, in addition to a glueless connection to Intel's 810 chipset, ideal for the all-in-one computer See all-in-one. market. "Sage is proud that Fujitsu continues to replace old products with new ones from us," said Pratap Reddy, COO of Sage Inc. "Fujitsu products Computers and IT Products
About the Companies Fujitsu Limited: Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :6702) is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies, best-in-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide corps of systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. More information is available at www.fujitsu.com Sage Inc.: Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Sage Inc. (Nasdaq:SAGI) is a leading provider of digital display processors, enabling superior picture quality for a variety of consumer technology and PC-display products ranging from web appliances to TVs and flat panel monitors. Leveraging Emmy-award winning Faroudja technology from its acquisition of Faroudja Inc., Sage is developing products that bring the home theater experience to the mass consumer and PC-display market through digitally enhanced television, projection displays, DVD players and internet appliances. The Company's systems-on-a-chip technology provides highly integrated mixed signal and system functionality with higher picture quality than lower-quality processors at a similar component cost. Sage's display processors, which include Faroudja digital video processors, are used by world-renowned consumer electronics manufacturers such as Compaq, Fujitsu, Hyundai, LG, 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. , Samsung, Sanyo, Sony and Toshiba. More information about Sage can be found on its web site at www.sageinc.com; the Company may be contacted directly at 408/519-6500. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ please see the publicly available SEC filings of Sage including its 10K for the year ended March 31, 2000 and particularly the discussion of risk factors within such documents. Note to Editors: All trademarks are those of their respective companies. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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