Pace Lands Order From Novavision; Pace to Provide 90k Worldbox Digital Satellite Home Gateways.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Pace Micro Technology announced today that Novavision has placed an order for 90,000 Pace Worldbox DSR (1) (Data Set Ready) An RS-232 signal sent from the modem to the computer or terminal indicating that it is able to accept data. Contrast with DTR. (2) (Dynamic Source R 2200-MEX digital satellite home gateway boxes over a 12-month period. The largest Direct-to-Home (DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. ) satellite market in Latin America, with more than 680,000 gross active paying subscribers, and a 70 percent market share, Novavision is a joint venture of Groupo Televisa and NewsCorporation. The contract is to supply the "Worldbox", a DVB-compliant, digital home gateway box dedicated for use in all News Corporation international digital satellite markets. The Worldbox was created in 1996, when Pace first began working with Novavision for the launch of the world's first NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services digital satellite TV service. Through the Worldbox, Novavision offers its customers more than 165 channels of digital television and an Interactive Pay Per View (IPPV IPPV intermittent positive-pressure ventilation. IPPV Intermittent positive pressure ventilation. See PEEP. ) service, including special events and films. Novavision has promoted the product from launch to the most successful market for the Worldbox platform. Currently in use worldwide, the Worldbox's on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. Electronic Program Guide (EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. ) and menus (with language options) and infra-red remote control make it simple to use. Connections include audio, video and s-video output sockets, an RS232 connector and VHF (Very High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. modulator Modulator Any device or circuit by means of which a desired signal is impressed upon a higher-frequency periodic wave known as a carrier. The process is called modulation. The modulator may vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of the carrier. . An integrated modem is included. Over-air software downloads ensure future-proofing. Pace has launched the product throughout Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, and Chile), the Middle East (Israel), and Asia (New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ). "The Latin American market is a very important one to Pace, and Mexico is the largest digital satellite market in Latin America. We launched Novavision in 1996, and we're pleased to continue our relationship with them. The Worldbox has proved successful in other markets and our success with this and other products has resulted in Pace becoming the largest global supplier to NewsCorp," said Neil Gaydon, president Pace Micro Technology Americas. About Pace Micro Technology Pace Micro Technology plc is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a sophisticated home gateway to enable revenue-generating services for TV and the networked home. In this networked home, the Pace home gateway is the portal for entertainment and interactive communications around the home and with the outside world. Pace analog and digital technology has been installed in over 13 million homes worldwide since it was founded in 1982. The company is now actively involved in all digital platforms - satellite, terrestrial, cable, wireless and xDSL - through relationships with broadcasters, network operators and technology partners in the UK, USA, Europe, Latin America, Australasia and the Far East. These achievements were made possible through the commitment of Pace's 1,000 strong workforce, over a third of whom are research and development engineers, dedicated to the development of digital technology for the home and small and home office markets. Pace's Americas operations are based in Boca Raton, Fla., and its head office is in Shipley West Yorkshire, with further offices in Bracknell, Cambridge, the USA and Hong Kong. The company's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (PIC). For further information, please visit Pace's web site at http://www.pacemicro.com. About Novavision Novavision is the largest pay TV broadcaster, DTH based, in Latin America. Established in 1996 by News Corporation and Grupo Televisa, as the first launch of the Sky System around the world. Novavision is marketed or known as "Sky," providing premier entertainment and interactive services such as: Programming, IPPV (Impulse pay per View), Interactive sports (Multiple selection of camera angles and statistics over a live feed) and more for its customers around Mexico. |
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