Interactive TV, Graphic Card, and Media Gateway Systems Showcased at COMDEX 2001 by Focus Enhancements.Business/Technology Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2001 CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001 Low Cost Reference Designs Display High Quality of FOCUS Enhancements Encoders FOCUS Enhancements (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 : FCSE FCSE Frequency Control Symposium and Exhibition ) announced today that it will showcase several new technologies in the Multimedia Terminals and Gaming Arena at the Fall 2001 Comdex Exposition (Booth # L1829) in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada, November 12 - 16, 2001. Technology demonstrations will include: a new low cost ST Microelectronics KYRO II reference design with very high quality TV output for the ultimate home electronic gaming experience; a new National Semiconductor SC3200/FS450 reference design for low cost Internet 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. implementation; and a new Intel/Sigma Designs/FOCUS FS460 reference design for interactive TV, media terminal and media gateway systems. In addition, a collection of Information Appliances See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. all utilizing the FOCUS FS450 PC-TV Encoder will be on display. "Comdex 2001 marks the first time the industry will have the opportunity to see the best TV output available, ready to be designed into high volume graphic cards, laptops, and set-top boxes by FOCUS Enhancements," commented Tom Hamilton Tom Hamilton may refer to:
Technologies on Display: STMicroelectronics KYRO II / FOCUS Enhancements FS450 Computer-TV Encoder Reference design: The combination of KYRO II and FOCUS FS450 offers the perfect combination to take 3D gaming from the computer room to the family's home entertainment center as well as workstations for animations and 3D modeling. FS450 Low Cost Intel ADD Bus Reference Design: FOCUS has available a low cost plug-in card for PC systems incorporating ADD/AGP enabled bus slots. With the introduction of Intel's 82830 Northbridge Unified Memory Graphics Controller, the future for low cost add-in boards to enable PCs to include TV output was revealed. FOCUS is prepared to transfer a complete manufacturing kit to partners wishing to manufacture a very low cost, very high quality TV output option to any ADD enabled computer. Intel/Sigma Designs/Tuxia/FOCUS FS460 reference design: Initially demonstrated at Intel's Developer's Forum in August, the combination of these four partners offers the best solution for home gateways, interactive TVs, and integrated video media terminals. The FS460 integrates two independent video streams with computer graphics for a media rich home entertainment system capable of serving the entire home. Low Cost National/FOCUS FS450 Information Appliances: A collection of low cost information appliances all based on the National Semiconductor Geode processor family will be on display demonstrating the highest quality TV encoder solution with the lowest cost x86-core solution. Solutions demonstrated are from manufacturers in the USA, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong/China. Additional information about FOCUS Enhancements OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and products as well as other FOCUS Enhancements products is available on the company website at www.focusinfo.com. About FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE) and Videonics, Inc. (previously NASDAQ: VDNX), both formerly independent public companies, completed a merger on January 16, 2001. The merged company, operating under the FOCUS Enhancements name, is a leading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary video scan conversion For conversion of vector images to raster images, see . Scan conversion or scan rate converting is a technique for changing the vertical / horizontal scan frequency of video signal for different purposes and applications. ASICs, and affordable, high quality, digital-video conversion and video production equipment. Semiconductor products include the FS400, FS450 and FS460 series ASICs for scaling, scan conversion, Internet TV (1) Watching TV programs on or from the Internet. There are countless video clips available on Web sites for streaming as well as subscription services that offer TV programs and movies for downloading. and interactive TV applications. Commercial products for video presentation include desktop PC-to-TV scan converters A device that changes the video output from a computer to standard TV signals, allowing a regular TV to be used as a computer screen. A VCR can then also be used to record screen output. , scalers, and line quadruplers. Video production products include application controllers, edit controllers, mixers, and character and effects generators. The company's products and technologies are sold globally through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers to the broadcast, education, cable, business, industrial, presentation, internet, gaming, home video production and home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. markets. FOCUS Enhancements stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol FCSE. More information on FOCUS Enhancements may be obtained from the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the FOCUS Enhancements home page at http://www.FOCUSinfo.com. Statements about future results made in the above referenced (press release/presentation/conference call) constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations and the current economic environment. The Company cautions that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such projections are based upon many estimates and are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of management of FOCUS. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are specified in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000 and other filings with the SEC by both FOCUS and Videonics. |
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