Pace Prepares for Premiere Retail Roll-Out; Pace to Launch Smallest Digital Satellite Box for German Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALTAIRE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2004 Pace Micro Technology (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :PIC (1) (Programmable Interrupt Controller) An Intel 8259A chip that controls interrupts. Starting with the 286-based AT, there are two PICs in a PC, providing a total of 15 usable IRQs. ) will launch Premiere digital satellite set-top boxes 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. into retail by mid-May 2004. The DS210(a), at just 3.5cm in height, 14cm in depth and 22cm in width will be the smallest digital satellite set-top box in Germany. Leading retail stores across Germany including Electronik Partner have already placed orders to stock Pace's DS210. Pace's product will provide access to Premiere's multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple payTV programmes and Germany's free-to-air channels. The box also provides innovative interactive services including Near-Video-On-Demand (NVoD), multi-angle TV and an extended Electronic Programme 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. ). "We are setting a new standard in set-top box design," said Heinrich E. Haase, Regional Director for Pace. "The cutting-edge, compact features of Pace's product breaks the mould of Germany's traditional set-top boxes. "We are just finalising the last details of our Premiere retail roll-out," added Pace's Heinrich Haase, "We are very excited about our imminent launch and are delighted to bring the latest advances in set-top box design to Premiere's customers." Premiere, Germany's largest digital TV operator and only national pay-TV broadcaster awarded Pace a licence to retail Premiere-ready set-top boxes in September 2003. Pace also recently delivered on its second Premiere contract, providing set-top boxes for the broadcaster's direct sales business. -- (a) The DS210 for Premiere is based on Pace's common hardware platform onto which separate cable and satellite front-ends and operator specific software and applications are added. This approach is highly cost-effective, can accelerate operator 'time to market,' whilst at the same time taking advantage of the latest concepts in set-top box technology. -- Hi-resolution photographs to accompany this release can be downloaded from the News Room on Pace's website. Click on this link www.pace.co.uk, select newsroom from top banner and select photo library from the side menu. Right click on the image you want to download. About Pace Micro Technology Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE:PIC) is a leader in digital television technology. The Company's primary focus is the development of innovative home gateway (set-top box) solutions for operators, broadcasters, telecommunications companies See telecom company. and retail markets worldwide. Pace's head office is in Shipley West Yorkshire West Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county largely embraced the Leeds conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Calderdale, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Kirklees. , with further offices in Bracknell, the USA, France and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . For further information, please visit Pace's web site at http://www.pace.co.uk. |
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