Sigma Designs teams up with PREMIO Express to deliver first MPC3 compliant multimedia PCs with full interactive MPEG digital video.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1995--Sigma Designs 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 :SIGM), the world's leading manufacturer of MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). interactive multimedia products, announces its REALmagic MPEG accelerator cards will be pre-installed on multimedia computer systems from PREMIO Express, the direct marketing arm of CompuTrend Systems Inc. The partnership will bring interactive 30-frames-per-second, TV-quality video and high-quality CD sound to Premio's multimedia PC systems, making them fully MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 3 compliant PCs. "REALmagic is the standard MPEG card in the business, and with the rising consumer interest in high-quality MPEG video, we expect our ability to offer fully MPC3 compliant multimedia systems will be a strong draw for our customers," says CompuTrend Systems President Tom Tsao. Under the agreement Sigma will provide its REALmagic Maxima MPEG card, the first card to use the company's new REAL Overlay technology that merges video and graphics on the PC at very high resolution. REALmagic Maxima makes it possible to offer MPEG's lifelike motion on PCs while preserving the high-resolution graphics demanded by users. REAL Overlay technology eliminates the need for a feature connector See VGA feature connector. on graphics cards, making MPEG video playback cards 100 percent compatible with all graphics cards. PREMIO Express Rocket MPEG PC systems containing the Maxima card come bundled with five software MPEG titles. These include Silent Steel, a strategy adventure game from Sigma Designs centering around a submarine chase; Psychotron, a detective game; Ocean Life, a collection of multimedia scenery from Hawaii; Shape Up, an interactive workout program; and Power Rangers This article lists fictional characters from the Power Rangers universe who have served as Power Rangers. Unlike the List of Power Rangers characters, which lists serving Power Rangers alphabetically alongside other characters from the same fictional universe, this article lists only , an interactive movie based around the famous characters. The systems will also run any of the more than 60 MPEG interactive titles now on the market. The PREMIO Express Rocket MPEG PC systems, a Pentium 75 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. model with a 256 KB pipeline burst cache A common type of static RAM chip used for memory caches. After the first byte is accessed, access to subsequent memory locations takes fewer machine cycles than with previous designs. See L2 cache and static RAM. , 16MB of memory, a 1.2GB hard disk drive, the 2001 Diamond graphics card, a 15" monitor, a 4x CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. , the Soundblaster AWE32 sound card, and the REALmagic Maxima card, retail for $2190 and can be ordered directly from PREMIO Express by calling 800/834-4558. "With the MPC3 standard, users can now be assured to get the latest in multimedia technology," said Thinh Tran, president of Sigma Designs. "With these new multimedia systems, users will see the incredible impact of truly interactive digital video." Based in City of Industry, Calif., CompuTrend Systems Inc. manufactures and markets PREMIO brand computers. In 1994, the company placed No. 242 on the Inc. 500 list. With six offices worldwide, the company is a member of the Novell Certification Alliance and the Desktop Management Task Force. Founded in 1982, Sigma entered the multimedia market in 1993 with products based on the MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) standard for compressing and decompressing de·com·press v. de·com·pressed, de·com·press·ing, de·com·press·es v.tr. 1. To relieve of pressure or compression. 2. digital audio and video signals. Since then, Sigma has been a driving force behind the advancement of the MPEG technology that is at the center of today's multimedia explosion. Sigma Designs' products include affordable MPEG video and audio encoding board level products, and high performance low cost chipsets for MPEG video and audio decoding. The company's REALmagic products are supported by more than 1200 software developers and can play the industry's richest line of MPEG software titles. All Sigma Designs' products are sold worldwide through a network of dealers, distributors and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For additional information, call 800/845-8086, 510/770-0100, or fax at 510/770-2640. CONTACT: Sigma Designs, Fremont Laura Singer, 510/770-2645 or S&S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Northbrook, Ill. Lauren Finkelman, 708/291-1616 |
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