Wavexpress to Demonstrate Advanced Windows Broadcast Software at IBC2000.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention 2000 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2000 Wavexpress, a new technology company providing broadcast commerce for terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcasters, today announced they are working with Microsoft Corp. to develop advanced digital television software solutions for the PC industry. Wavexpress will provide a live demonstration at the International Broadcasting Convention The International Broadcasting Convention, more commonly known by its acronym IBC, is an annual trade show for broadcasters, content creators/providers, equipment manufacturers, professional and technical associations, and other participants in the broadcast industry. 2000. The demonstration will couple the Wavexpress datacasting application with Microsoft TV Microsoft TV is a division within Microsoft Corporation that develops software platforms for use in set top boxes to access programming over a Cable TV network. It provides integrated audio, video and data services over a single network. Technologies, yielding a fully integrated end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for delivering interactive content and commerce to consumers. The Microsoft TV Technologies is part of the extensive television support being provided in future versions of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. . Microsoft is providing a next generation driver architecture targeted at digital television applications and is providing critical API functions to support key operations such as network selection, channel tuning, stream de-multiplexing, audio/video decoding, and IP packet extraction. Providing these functions within the core operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. will yield multiple benefits, including a common tuning and stream control model, a modular component architecture, enhanced datacasting support, and the flexibility to seamlessly utilize either hardware or software based transport demultiplex and MPEG decoder Software or hardware that decompresses and renders MPEG-encoded data. Because MPEG uses lossy compression, the decoded images are not 100% identical to the original. In most cases however, the differences are not easily detectable. See MPEG. solutions. "A new class of services is emerging from the rapid deployment of digital networks, and Wavexpress provides a compelling multimedia experience uniquely enabled with broadcast commerce," stated Harish Naidu, general manager of the Video and Audio Division at Microsoft. "By exploiting the power and flexibility of Microsoft TV Technologies along with key Microsoft solutions such as Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. and Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. , Wavexpress has created an application that showcases the benefits of datacasting in a digital broadcast network." Wavexpress has developed an innovative broadcast commerce service that combines the power of broadband datacasting with Wave Systems' EMBASSY distributed transaction A distributed transaction is an operations bundle, in which two or more network hosts are involved. Usually, hosts provide transactional resources, while the transaction manager and rights management system. In leveraging EMBASSY's Trust @ the Edge capabilities with the benefits of a high speed digital broadcast medium, provided via terrestrial, cable or satellite systems, rich multimedia content and a broad range of e-commerce merchandising models will enhance the delivery of the Mass Media Internet. "By addressing critical system challenges, Microsoft TV Technologies represents a significant step forward in enabling digital television applications on the personal computer," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cliff Jenks, 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. of Wavexpress. " The Microsoft TV Technologies initiative provides the key building blocks needed by a PC to support broadcast applications and extends the completeness of our solution by minimizing the complexities associated with processing a high speed data stream." The Microsoft booth at IBC2000 (321) will include a demonstration of the receipt and processing of a live satellite feed, yielding standard digital television and the Wavexpress enhanced Internet service. About Wavexpress A joint venture of Wave Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: WAVX) and Sarnoff Corporation Sarnoff Corporation, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, is the former RCA Laboratories. The headquarters is the site of the development of color television, CMOS technology, electron microscopy, and many other important technologies since the cornerstone was laid just , Wavexpress delivers rich content--movies, music, sports, news, computer games, software--over a digital broadcast signal direct to any DTV-enabled PC. Wavexpress provides a full range of secure data broadcast architecture, infrastructure, and services to broadcasters, content providers and consumers. Unlike competitors, Wavexpress' broadcast e-commerce system offers a variety of business models, including ad-supported content distribution, pay-per-use, purchase transactions, and subscription services. Integrating over $100 million in research and development, Wavexpress capitalizes on the broadcast engineering expertise of Sarnoff, and Wave Systems' EMBASSY technology and back-office systems that handle distributed content protection and transaction reporting functions. For more information, visit the Wavexpress web site at: www.wavexpress.com. About Wave Systems Wave Systems' goal is to build a worldwide network of users based on trusted electronic relationships. Trust @ the Edge defines a new architectural model for the Internet which embeds trust and security in every user device. Wave Systems is developing, deploying, and licensing its EMBASSY Trusted Client technology for mass adoption of this revolutionary model. Integrating industry standard functions from a wide range of partners that enable reliable, secure digital exchange and commerce over the Internet. At it's core Wave Systems is building the services and enabling third parties to build services that will take advantage of this new open Trust @ the Edge model. For more information about Wave Systems and Trust @ the Edge, visit: www.wave.com. |
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