Philips and Digital Harmony Join Forces to Create HAVi Audio Solutions for OEMs; Partnership Will Accelerate IEEE-1394 HAVi Product Introductions.Business/High-Tech Editors LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 CES (Consumer Electronics Show)--In a strategic partnership that will accelerate the deployment of interoperable HAVi products based on the IEEE-1394 standard, Philips (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PHG) and Digital Harmony will jointly develop and promote modular solutions for consumer electronics manufacturers. The DHIVA(TM) (Digital Harmony Interface for Video and Audio) OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and home networking adapter -- coupled with Philips' HAVi controller software -- will provide significant time-to-market advantage for companies working with HAVi, the consumer electronics interoperability standard. In addition, Digital Harmony and Philips will work together to develop and market HAVi-compliant software, demonstration systems, reference designs, and development tools. Under terms of the partnership agreement, Digital Harmony will be allowed to use and sublicense Philips' HAVi core and FAV FAV Favorite FAV Favorable FAV Fruits And Vegetables (growers, farmers) FAV Fast Attack Vehicle FAV Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (Venezuelan Air Force) FAV Final Acute Value software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. for use in the Digital Harmony Composer(TM) family of system controller platforms and tools, under license to Philips Digital Networks. In return, Philips will have access to various IEEE-1394 hardware and firmware technologies, under license to Digital Harmony. In addition, Digital Harmony will design a HAVi-enabled version of its industry-first DHIVA embedded 1394 home networking adapter. The HAVi-enabled OEM module will be used in home entertainment devices such as audio/video receivers, amplifiers, digital televisions, set-top boxes, loudspeakers, DVD players, etc. A HAVi proof-of-concept audio demonstration will be displayed in Digital Harmony's suite at CES (Las Vegas Hilton The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent. , East Tower) this week. The demonstration includes Digital Harmony control software utilizing Philips' HAVi core FAV ("full audio/video device") firmware. The controller manipulates a DHIVA-powered 200-disk CD changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. and audio/video receiver system provided by Denon, one of Digital Harmony's leading consumer electronics partners. Digital Harmony -- the first company to ever demonstrate audio on the IEEE-1394 bus -- has been developing 1394 technologies since 1995. "Digital Harmony is currently working with many leading audio companies standardizing on the modular DHIVA architecture. An important objective of our OEM adapter roadmap is to increase functionality through the addition of HAVi support, a key part of the interoperability equation," says Greg Bartlett, president and co-founder of Digital Harmony. Philips Consumer Electronics Philips Consumer Electronics is a part of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (usually known as Philips); and is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2005, its sales were € 30.4 billion (US$38. -- one of the founders of the HAVi consortium -- brings years of interconnectivity and interoperability experience, software expertise, and a product development legacy that will help guide the development of the Philips/Digital Harmony OEM solutions. "At Philips Digital Networks, we are continuously striving to improve our strong position in networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . by developing first-to-market, superior software solutions -- in several cases through partnerships with key technology players in this market," said Jos Bruins, General Manager of the Philips Digital Network's HAVi Home Networking Team. "Digital Harmony is an ideal partner because of her proven record of professionalism, innovativeness and business relations with many significant players in the high-end AV arena." "This cooperation between Digital Harmony -- with its excellent 1394 products -- and Philips will increase the industry momentum for HAVi. The proposed interoperability solutions significantly speed up the deployment of Interoperable Audio/Video products" said Eddy Odijk, vice president of Philips Consumer Electronics of Philips and chairman of the HAVi Organization. About Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 31.5 billion in 1999. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubes for televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. Its 239,370 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol:PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com. About Digital Harmony Technologies Digital Harmony's entertainment technologies are licensed to manufacturers of consumer and professional audio/video devices. These devices are used to create entertainment networks in homes, recording studios, theaters and automobiles. Digital Harmony-enhanced systems distribute and control multi-channel audio and video streams via secure wireless transmission, IEEE-1394 serial bus cables, and/or traditional loudspeaker cables. Digital Harmony licenses its technology to manufacturers as intellectual property, integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for modules, and reference designs. Current licensees include Boston Acoustics, California Audio Labs, Cirrus Logic, ConnectTV, Denon, Go Video, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer) JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) , Linn Products, Madrigal madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent. Audio Labs, Mark Levinson, Meridian Audio, Monster Cable, Onkyo, Panja, Peavey Electronics, Polk Audio, Proceed, QSC QSC Quality Service Communications (Cologne, Germany) QSC Quilter Sound Company (QSC Audio Products Inc.) QSC Queens Surface Corporation QSC Low-Traffic Ship (radiotelegraphy) Audio, Sensory Science, and TC Electronic. The 50-employee, privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is based in Seattle, with an office in Tokyo. For more information, visit www.digitalharmony.com. Digital Harmony, DHIVA, and Digital Harmony Composer, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digital Harmony Technologies Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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