Microware OS-9 Digital TV Technology Features Tvia's Streaming Media Products.Business Wire DES MOINES Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 CyberPro Processors Bring Broadcast Quality Video, High-Speed Graphics, And Hardware-Assisted Transparency To DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. (R) Platforms Microware Systems Corporation (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 :MWAR) today announced that the CyberPro family of streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. processors developed by Tvia, Inc. (NASDAQ:TVIA) has been integrated within Microware's Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder (DAVID(R)) environment allowing designers of advanced interactive set-top boxes and other information appliances to accelerate application development for faster market release. Tvia's hardware enables Microware to more easily provide a pre-engineered solution for integrating broadcast-quality video, high-performance graphics, transparency, picture-in-picture (PIP), and blending of video, audio, text, graphics, and animation. "We're excited to be part of the DAVID(R) platform," said Mike Raghavan, vice president of marketing at Tvia. "The DAVID(R) environment provides designers of advanced Internet-enabled set-top boxes and other information appliances a robust, reliable platform to get their consumer products to market quickly. With the CyberPro processors' support within the DAVID(R) platform, designers get instant access to broadcast-quality video, high-performance graphics and advanced effects like transparency for displaying rich media content and services." "The addition of the CyberPro family of processors to Microware's highly advanced digital TV software equals a superior design environment for rapid application development," said Ken Kaplan, 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. at Microware Systems Corporation. "It's an ideal platform for quickly building a wide range of next-generation information appliances and set-top boxes." Several major OEM's have begun to incorporate the technologies of both companies in their designs for next generation interactive set-top boxes for personal video recorders, video/audio on demand and Internet on TV. The recently announced NXTV Inc.'s interactive hotel entertainment and communications center An agency charged with the responsibility for handling and controlling communications traffic. The center normally includes message center, transmitting, and receiving facilities. Also called COMCEN. See also telecommunications center. will be integrating both DAVID(R) and Cyberpro into its system at the end of this year at the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. , followed by the Hotel Bel-Air The Hotel Bel-Air is a 5-star boutique hotel located in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California. Since opening in 1946, the 91-room Hotel Bel-Air, located on Stone Canyon Road, has served many celebrities, heads of state and dignitaries. . "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. technology that would allow us to converge information, entertainment, communications and commerce related services with TV," said James Miles, President and CEO of NXTV, Inc. "Microware's partnership with Tvia was the combination we were looking for when we were developing our interactive entertainment and communication system." Microware's DAVID(R) open system software framework is specifically designed for digital consumer devices that are widely used in telephone, cable television, wireless networks, small footprint devices such as pagers and advanced telephones, and set-top boxes. Based on Microware's OS-9(R) real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. , the DAVID(R) environment provides a number of subsystems that simplify and speed design for both appliance manufacturers and network operators. Included are subsystems for graphical display, 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). decoding and de-multiplexing control, user interface networking support, uplink communications for head-end systems, information inspection and routing, and local data storage for nonvolatile memory See non-volatile memory. . Microware's OS-9(R) comes bundled with support for CyberPro processors and is available directly from Microware Systems Corporation. The CyberPro family of processors is shipping in volume and is available in production quantities through Tvia. About Microware Systems Corporation Microware Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MWAR) provides embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. solutions for successful products. The solutions include software components such as the OS-9(R) real-time operating system, development tools such as integrated development environments, and consulting services. Microware software is used in Internet appliances, consumer electronics, wireless communication devices, industrial automation, office automation, automotive control, digital television, telecommunications, and multimedia devices, representing many of the fastest-growing areas in worldwide technology. Founded in 1977, Microware is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, , with offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. For more information, visit www.microware.com, send e-mail to info@microware.com, or call 1-800-475-9000 (U.S. and Canada) or 515-223-8000 (International). About Tvia Tvia, Inc., formerly known as IGS IGS - Internet Go Server. Technologies, Inc., designs, develops and markets high performance streaming media gateway ICs for the Internet appliance, broadband set-top box and digital television markets. Tvia's semiconductor solutions, together with its proprietary software, process rich audio, video, telephony, and Internet content streams, enabling consumers to enjoy a customized and interactive television viewing experience. For more information, contact Tvia at 4001 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Tel: 408-982-8588 Fax: 408-982-8591 Email: sales@igst.com Web: www.tvia.com. Cautionary note: This press release may contain certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or future business performance. Any such statements that refer to Microware's estimated or anticipated future results, product performance or other non-historical facts are forward looking and reflect Microware's current perspective of existing trends and information. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the historical volatility Historical Volatility The past standard deviation of a security that is used in security analysis. Standard deviation measures the changes in the past price of a security the higher the standard deviation the more volatile the security. in the Company's quarterly performance; growth of markets at which the Company's products are targeted; the Company's dependence on its strategic customers' successful deployment, marketing, and sales of new products targeted at those markets; and other factors detailed in the Company's history of past losses and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements speak as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements in light of future events or otherwise. Microware, the Microware logo, DAVID, and OS-9 are registered trademarks of Microware Systems Corporation. All other company and product names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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