RAVISENT Working With Conexant to Create the First Affordable, Full-Resolution HDTV Solution for Mainstream PCs.MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999-- 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 ) and Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXT) today announced they will jointly develop complete broadcast reception and playback solutions for delivering High-Definition Television high-definition television (HDTV) Any system producing significantly greater picture resolution than that of the ordinary 525-line (625-line in Europe) television screen. Conventional television transmits signals in analog form. (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 ) broadcasts to consumers using the current generation of personal computers. By combining Conexant's expertise in analog and digital television signal demodulation demodulation: see modulation. See demodulate. (communications) demodulation - To recover the signal from the carrier. For example, in a radio broadcast using amplitude modulation the audio signal is transmitted as the mean amplitude of a and tuning with RAVISENT's expertise in digital audio and video decoding and transport stream management, the two companies will create complete HDTV product solutions that PC manufacturers and board vendors can market to consumers as the ideal, high-quality interactive platform for true HDTV See True HD. . These solutions will include Conexant's Fusion(TM) PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). video and broadcast TV decoders and RAVISENT's CineMaster(R) HDTV, the industry's only true all-software, all-format HDTV decoder capable of supporting full frame rate HDTV on today's commercially available PC's. Most recently demonstrated publicly at the Intel Developer's Forum in Palm Springs, CA, CineMaster HDTV delivers full-quality decoding and playback of broadcast digital television signals, including the 720 progressive format at 60 frames per second and the 1080 interlaced Refers to a display system or image that uses interlacing and does not render contiguous lines one after the other. See interlace and interlaced GIF. format at 30 frames per second. The combination of Conexant's proven PCI video processor and state-of-the-art digital tuning and demodulation technologies with RAVISENT's CineMaster HDTV will create the first affordable, full-resolution HDTV solutions for mainstream PCs. These solutions will provide image resolution superior to that of consumer HDTV sets at a fraction of the cost, while enabling a variety of interactive features such as the processing and displaying V+D V+D Voice Plus Data Communications (video plus data) signals complying with the ATVEF (Advanced Television Enhancement Forum) A consortium of broadcast, cable and computer companies founded in 1998 that developed the ATVEF Enhanced Content Specification, an HTML and JavaScript-based format for adding content to interactive TV. standard and capabilities that conventional television platforms are unable to support. "This cooperative development effort means that true PC HDTV products will be available in the near future," stated Michael Harris Mike Harris or Michael Harris may refer to:
"By teaming with a recognized world leader in communications electronics and digital television technology, we will be able to extend our digital video and audio software leadership into the broadcast digital entertainment arena. RAVISENT remains committed to empowering OEM's with tomorrow's technology to deliver the future of digital entertainment today. "RAVISENT software enables OEM's to deliver new products faster, with greater functionality and at more affordable prices." "Conexant is pleased to be working with RAVISENT Technologies to develop products that will enable PC manufacturers to deliver affordable PC HDTV solutions to consumers," commented Greg Fischer, Director of Marketing for Conexant's Digital Infotainment Division. "These new product solutions unlock the potential to broadly deploy digital broadcast on today's most ubiquitous interactive appliances. We believe this architecture offers an ideal solution for new 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 offerings in the coming year, and will pave the way for exciting new PC HDTV capabilities and enhancements like pause-viewing, digital VCR See DVR. and electronic programming guides." About CineMaster(R) HDTV Based on RAVISENT's award-winning CineMaster MPEG-2 decoder technology, CineMaster HDTV 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 (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. ), including all the so-called high definition television (HDTV) formats. CineMaster HDTV also incorporates proprietary software technology for full transport de-multiplexing with enhanced stream management for audio/video pacing and buffer management. The eighteen ATSC formats were adopted in 1996 by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) as the standards for digital television in the USA. A number of television stations throughout the US already broadcast digital broadcast signals. All FCC- licensed stations are required to completely convert to digital television broadcasting by 2006. About Fusion 878A Introduced in September, Conexant's Fusion 878A solution builds on the proven leadership and software base of the company's Bt848 and Bt878 PCI video decoders, which have provided the low-cost, feature-rich platform for millions of analog PC video and television cards. Fusion 878A extends this platform to provide developers with an incremental capability to receive digital TV broadcasts. Fusion 878A provides true multi-mode capability by adding digital broadcast to existing analog functionality. This multi-mode capability is key to preserving functionality and compatibility already present with the widely supported NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. and PAL broadcast systems. Conexant customers are able to maintain their associated investment through this extension of Conexant's popular offering. About Conexant Systems, Inc. With revenues of more than $1.2 billion, Conexant is the world's largest independent company focused exclusively on providing semiconductor products for communications electronics. With more than 30 years of experience in developing communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , the company draws upon its expertise in mixed-signal processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products for a broad range of communications applications. These products facilitate communications worldwide through wireline voice and data communications networks, cordless and cellular wireless telephony systems, personal imaging devices and equipment, and emerging cable and wireless broadband communications networks. The company aligns its business into five product platforms: Network Access, Wireless Communications, Digital Infotainment, Personal Imaging, and Personal Computing. Conexant is a member of the Nasdaq-100 Index, which represents the largest and most active stocks listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. across major Industry groups. About RAVISENT Technologies Inc. RAVISENT is driving the digital entertainment revolution with an integrated suite of innovative digital video and audio products for PC and consumer electronics manufacturers. RAVISENT enables the convergence of personal computer and consumer electronics devices through software and hardware products designed around a unique, modular software architecture that provides a consistent look and feel across technology platforms. Combining outstanding 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. quality with high overall system performance and integration, RAVISENT provides flexible and cost-effective solutions to a spectrum of partners in the PC-OEM, CE-OEM and semiconductor markets, including Acer, Compaq, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Micron, Fujitsu, Packard Bell/NEC, Quantex, Sony, Tottori-Sanyo, Vestel, Yamaha, ATi Technologies, C-Cube, and ST Microelectronics. Founded in 1994, RAVISENT is headquartered in Pennsylvania and has offices in the Silicon Valley, Seattle, Germany and Japan. Information about RAVISENT can be found on the World Wide Web 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 CineMaster products, 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. |
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