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OpenTV and S3 Showcase IPTV Set-Top Box Solutions.


Solution to be Demonstrated on Amino A13x STB See set-top box.

STB - set-top box
 

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 GM: OPTV), a leading provider of solutions for advanced digital television, and Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3), a world leader in Connected Consumer Technology solutions, today announced their further collaboration in enabling the rapid deployment of HD, PVR See DVR. , and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the 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.  (STB) solutions. These solutions will be showcased at the 2007 International CES Show in Las Vegas.

S3 recently extended its coLinkTV(TM) adaptation software product to support OpenTV's IPTV functionality, delivering a major competitive advantage to manufacturers and operators wishing to deploy interactive STBs and PVRs. OpenTV has engaged S3 to integrate its Core2[TM] and PVR2[TM] middleware with S3's coLinkTV on advanced IPTV set-top boxes. This IPTV solution will be demonstrated on an Amino A13x STB at CES.

coLinkTV delivers STB manufacturers and pay TV operators the key adaptation software required to rapidly deploy secure, interactive, high definition STB and PVR solutions for cable, satellite, terrestrial and IPTV networks. It provides a key porting layer between the OpenTV middleware and STMicroelectronics' STi71xx and STi51xx processor families, enabling rapid deployment of STBs. coLinkTV provides a flexible architecture that significantly reduces manufacturers' development costs and risks while providing a fast path to OpenTV certification. In addition, the product has been proven with industry leading conditional access systems. coLinkTV is already in use by a number of STB manufacturers in deployed, OpenTV-enabled networks.

"The extension of the coLinkTV(TM) product to include IPTV functionality offers a significant competitive advantage to our STB and PVR customers," commented Paul Kavanagh, Digital Consumer Marketing Manager, S3. "S3's further collaboration with OpenTV, as the technology leaders in advanced DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression.  services, demonstrates our commitment to the continuous development of innovative product solutions for this marketplace."

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 of Marketing at OpenTV, "OpenTV helps springboard operators into the world of IPTV, changing the way users watch television and traditional program guides to a more demand- and user-driven experience. OpenTV continues to work closely with S3 as they consistently deliver high quality, innovative solutions and they have a strong knowledge of our products."

For details on how to view the new IPTV STB solutions at CES please contact S3 at the numbers below.

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of solutions for the delivery of digital and interactive television. The company's software has been integrated in over 73 million digital set-top-boxes worldwide. The software enables enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be  advertising, games and gaming and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

About Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3)

S3 is a leading provider of Connected Consumer Technology Solutions enabling the delivery of next generation products and services to consumers at home and on the move. In the Digital Consumer industry S3 has expertise across the full breadth of the value chain from broadcasters to STB manufacturers through to the end user. S3 delivers a complete software integration service to STB manufacturers ensuring low risk system deployments. In addition, S3 is the world leading provider of DVB-H See mobile TV and DVB.  Mobile DTV client software as well as core middleware and applications for Mobile TV. Founded in 1986, S3 has engineering development centers in Ireland (Dublin and Cork), the Czech Republic and Poland, with offices in the USA, China, UK and the Netherlands. For further information please visit www.s3group.com.
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