Oracle announces support for Scientific-Atlanta's new PowerTV set-top operating system.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1994--Oracle Corp. today announced plans to port Oracle Media Objects and Oracle Media Net to the PowerTV set-top operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. developed by PowerTV Systems (Cupertino, Calif.), a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Scientific-Atlanta, one of the leading providers of cable set-top boxes. Scientific-Atlanta is a member of the Oracle Set-Top Alliance, comprised of more than 38 industry-leading set-top manufacturers. The Set-Top Alliance was formed by Oracle to promote interoperability and speed the delivery of interactive television services to consumers. PowerTV, a real-time multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. system designed to support the delivery of time-critical media, is optimized to handle the rich colors, video, audio and data that are essential elements of multimedia applications. "By porting Oracle Media software to PowerTV, Oracle once again demonstrates its commitment to support a wide variety of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and hardware architectures," said Farzad Dibachi, vice president of Oracle's New Media Division. "Our open systems approach offers network providers best-of-breed software products on a range of platforms." The Oracle Media suite of software products and services provides an end-to-end interactive multimedia solution. Oracle Media Objects is the first authoring tool for creating broadcast-quality multimedia applications for both CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and interactive television -- effectively bridging the gap between PCs, TVs and other emerging information appliances. Oracle Media Server acts as a multimedia library or giant "jukebox" that stores, retrieves and manages all forms of information: video, audio, images, text and tabular data. Oracle Media Net enables TV set-top devices to access multimedia content from the Oracle Media Server. Oracle Corp., a $2 billion company with headquarters in Redwood Shores, Calif., is the world's leading supplier of information management software and services. Oracle develops and markets Oracle Media Server, Oracle7, Cooperative Development Environment (CDE (1) (Computer Desktop Encyclopedia) What you are reading at this very moment. See About this product. (2) (Common Desktop Environment) A user interface for desktop computing from The Open Group. 2) and Oracle Cooperative Applications along with related consulting, education and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in more than 90 countries around the world. Oracle software runs on personal digital assistants, PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes and massively parallel See MPP. computers. -0- Note To Editors: Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Oracle Media Server, Oracle Media Net, Oracle Media Objects, Oracle7, Cooperative Development Environment and Oracle Cooperative Applications are trademarks of Oracle Corporation. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores Eve Kowtko Smith, 415/506-4176 |
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