Pioneer and VividLogic Enter Into License Agreement for Development of OCAP(TM) Software for OCHD 2.0 Devices.FREMONT, Calif. -- VividLogic Inc., a leading provider of Home Entertainment Software Infrastructure for High Definition Televisions (HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ) and High Definition Set Top Boxes (HDSTB) based in Fremont, CA, today announced that it has entered into a development and license agreement with Pioneer Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, to license, enhance and distribute OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan (TM) 1.0 software and related OpenCable(TM) Host Device (OCHD 2.0) software to consumer electronics and cable set-top box companies. VividLogic, based in Fremont, CA, USA, will integrate its unique HDTV technologies into the Pioneer licensed OCAP software to develop ready-to-market software and middleware for use in OCHD 2.0 devices, which are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. The OCHD 2.0 specification defines the requirements for bidirectional OpenCable(TM) Host Devices. In addition to the OCAP(TM) 1.0 software platform, OCHD 2.0 requires other software such as DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (R) Set-top Gateway, CableCARD(TM) (M-), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394, etc. Consumer electronics companies often find it time consuming and difficult to build these components for their various products. This agreement enables VividLogic to pool its HDTV and HDSTB software with the licensed OCAP software to offer a comprehensive OCHD 2.0 software solution to its customers. This agreement will help Pioneer improve time-to-market for its bidirectional digital cable-ready products and will help VividLogic offer a comprehensive software solution for OCHD 2.0 devices to its customers. "We have invested significant man-years in developing the OCAP solution and have participated in several interoperability tests at CableLabs," said Takashi Sakakibara, president, Pioneer Research Center USA. "We believe VividLogic's proven track record of delivering software solutions for consumer electronics, and its relationship with CableLabs will accelerate successful testing and certification of digital cable products." "VividLogic has a broad base of expertise in HDTV and HDSTB infrastructure software. Our experience includes developing PSIP PSIP Program and System Information Protocol (Digital TV data standard) PSIP Police Schools Involvement Program (Australia) PSIP Profit Sharing Investment Plan PSIP Pollen Signalling Protein , Closed Caption, V-Chip, EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) A security system for preventing theft in retail stores that uses disposable label tags or reusable hard tags attached to the merchandise. messages, Uni-Directional Cable Ready (UDCR UDCR University of Dayton College Republicans UDCR Unidirectional Cable Receiver ) software, OCAP and IEEE 1394 for many leading consumer electronics and set-top box companies," said Shiva S. Patibanda, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , VividLogic Inc. "Our comprehensive OCHD 2.0 software solution will help shorten Certification Wave cycles at CableLabs and improve time-to-market for our customers." About Pioneer Pioneer Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of consumer and business-use electronics products such as audio, video and car electronics on a global scale. Its shares are traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Main stock market of Japan, located in Tokyo. It opened in 1878 to provide a market for the trading of government bonds newly issued to former samurai. . About VividLogic Founded in 1999, VividLogic is the leading provider of HDTV and HDSTB software infrastructure on several embedded platforms. VividLogic's FireBus(TM) software is deployed in leading brands of Digital TVs, Digital STB, AVHDD and VCRs in the market today. For more information visit www.VividLogic.com. CableLabs, DOCSIS, OCAP and OpenCable are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories Inc. |
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