RAVISENT Collaborates With SIGMACOM; CineMaster DTV Technology Bundled with SIGMACOM's DTV Solution.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001 RAVISENT Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RVST RVST Raad Van State (Belgian supreme administrative court) RVST Relative Value Scale in Teaching ), an IP licensing company providing digital audio and video software solutions to leading PC OEMs, today announced that it is working with SIGMACOM CO., LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability a leading supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology that designs, manufactures, and markets multimedia solutions and graphics components for PCs. SIGMACOM will utilize RAVISENT's CineMaster DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. software decoder, to deliver DTV-quality, full-featured content to consumers' via a personal computer. SIGMACOM leads the market with innovative high-end and mainstream solutions based on top main controllers such as NVIDIA, 3DFX DFX Design for Excellence (X = Manufacturability, Testability, Cost-Effectiveness) DFX Desferrioxamine-b DFX Dimensional Fx DFX Dao Record Field Exchange DFX Digital Flat DFX Digital Effects and S3. Since 1990, SIGMACOM has taken the experience gained from developing high-end graphics solutions and has applied a wide range of innovations to the mainstream Windows accelerator market. SIGMACOM's total commitment to quality products and support have convinced million of users to make SIGMACOM their standard for excellence. "SIGMACOM is pleased to leverage RAVISENT's CineMaster DTV software and combine it with our complementary strengths in hardware to design functionality for the multi-media PC and Infotainment appliances," Says Kwang Hyum Joo, President of SIGMACOM. SIGMACOM is an established brand name to top OEMs such as Samsung and Trigem Sambo. In addition the retail customers recognize the SIGMACOM brand name as a number one graphics and multimedia provider in the market. "By working with SIGMACOM, RAVISENT will aid in the expansion of the DTV market in providing a complete readily accessible ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. ) compliant receiver solution on the personal computer. We are excited to be providing SIGMACOM with leading technology for their PC and Infotainment solutions," stated Sebastian Pistritto, Vice President of Marketing for RAVISENT. About CineMaster(TM) DTV Based on RAVISENT's award-winning CineMaster MPEG-2 decoder technology, CineMaster DTV incorporates newly-developed, advanced proprietary algorithms enabling the decoding and playback of all eighteen (18) digital television formats specified by the Advanced Television Standards Committee (ATSC), including all the so-called high definition television (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 ) formats. CineMaster DTV also incorporates proprietary software technology for full transport de-multiplexing with enhanced stream management for audio/video pacing and buffers management. About SIGMACOM CO., LTD. Inc. SIGMACOM CO., LTD. a leading supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology, designs, manufactures, and markets multimedia solutions and graphics components for PCs. Showcasing its DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and Accelerated Graphics Port See AGP. (hardware, graphics) Accelerated Graphics Port - (AGP) A bus specification by Intel which gives low-cost 3D graphics cards faster access to main memory on personal computers than the usual PCI bus. (AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. ) technologies, the company also produces emerging graphics technologies for Digital flat panel Digital Flat Panel (DFP) is a video connector for flat panel displays. It features 20 pins and uses the PanelLink protocol. Unlike DVI, DFP never achieved widespread implementation. The connector was used by displays such as the Compaq Presario FP400, FP500 and 5204. displays and set-top boxes and supplies Video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to 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 and retail customers. About RAVISENT Technologies Inc. RAVISENT is an IP licensing company providing digital audio and video software leading PC OEMs, empowering them to deliver highly competitive, cost-effective products with a strong time-to-market advantage. RAVISENT software and intellectual property is contained in products from Compaq, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, ATI Technologies and ST Microelectronics. Founded in 1994, RAVISENT is a global company, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with offices in Silicon Valley and Japan. More information about RAVISENT is available at www.ravisent.com. All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that relate to RAVISENT's future business and financial performance. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual events of future results to differ from those discussed herein. Such factors include, among others: RAVISENT's recent change in its business model, its limited operating history, fluctuating quarterly operating results, expectation of future losses, anticipated price declines in products, dependence on its current product lines, dependence on a small number of customers, lack of long-term commitments with customers, dependence on manufacturers and strategic relationships, product delays, the difficulty of protecting proprietary rights, the ability to manage growth and attract and retain additional personnel, the potential for defects in its products, risks from international operations, its ability to raise capital in the future, its dependence on the personal computer and consumer electronics industries, competition, its ability to manage technological change and respond to evolving industry standards, government regulation and Year 2000 software issues. Investors are advised to read RAVISENT's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Factors Affecting Operating Results," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. Copyright(c)2001 RAVISENT Technologies. All rights reserved. |
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