Speaking of TVIA, MWAR had late news with them. (COMTEX) Microware OS-9 Digital TV Technology Features Tvia's Streami
Microware OS-9 Digital TV Technology Features Tvia's Streaming Media Products
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sep 14, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
CyberPro Processors Bring Broadcast Quality Video, High-Speed
Graphics, And Hardware-Assisted Transparency To DAVID(R) Platforms
Microware Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MWAR) today announced that the CyberPro
family of streaming media processors developed by Tvia, Inc. (NASDAQ:TVIA) has
been integrated within Microware's Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder
(DAVID(R)) environment allowing designers of advanced interactive set-top boxes
and other information appliances to accelerate application development for
faster market release. Tvia's hardware enables Microware to more easily provide
a pre-engineered solution for integrating broadcast-quality video,
high-performance graphics, transparency, picture-in-picture (PIP), and blending
of video, audio, text, graphics, and animation.
"We're excited to be part of the DAVID(R) platform," said Mike Raghavan, vice
president of marketing at Tvia. "The DAVID(R) environment provides designers of
advanced Internet-enabled set-top boxes and other information appliances a
robust, reliable platform to get their consumer products to market quickly. With
the CyberPro processors' support within the DAVID(R) platform, designers get
instant access to broadcast-quality video, high-performance graphics and
advanced effects like transparency for displaying rich media content and
services."
"The addition of the CyberPro family of processors to Microware's highly
advanced digital TV software equals a superior design environment for rapid
application development," said Ken Kaplan, president and CEO at Microware
Systems Corporation. "It's an ideal platform for quickly building a wide range
of next-generation information appliances and set-top boxes."
Several major OEM's have begun to incorporate the technologies of both companies
in their designs for next generation interactive set-top boxes for personal
video recorders, video/audio on demand and Internet on TV. The recently
announced NXTV Inc.'s interactive hotel entertainment and communications center
will be integrating both DAVID(R) and Cyberpro into its system at the end of
this year at the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel, followed by the Hotel Bel-Air.
"We were looking for technology that would allow us to converge information,
entertainment, communications and commerce related services with TV," said James
Miles, President and CEO of NXTV, Inc. "Microware's partnership with Tvia was
the combination we were looking for when we were developing our interactive
entertainment and communication system."
Microware's DAVID(R) open system software framework is specifically designed for
digital consumer devices that are widely used in telephone, cable television,
wireless networks, small footprint devices such as pagers and advanced
telephones, and set-top boxes. Based on Microware's OS-9(R) real-time operating
system, the DAVID(R) environment provides a number of subsystems that simplify
and speed design for both appliance manufacturers and network operators.
Included are subsystems for graphical display, MPEG decoding and de-multiplexing
control, user interface networking support, uplink communications for head-end
systems, information inspection and routing, and local data storage for
nonvolatile memory.
Microware's OS-9(R) comes bundled with support for CyberPro processors and is
available directly from Microware Systems Corporation. The CyberPro family of
processors is shipping in volume and is available in production quantities
through Tvia.
About Microware Systems Corporation
Microware Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MWAR) provides embedded software solutions
for successful products. The solutions include software components such as the
OS-9(R) real-time operating system, development tools such as integrated
development environments, and consulting services. Microware software is used in
Internet appliances, consumer electronics, wireless communication devices,
industrial automation, office automation, automotive control, digital
television, telecommunications, and multimedia devices, representing many of the
fastest-growing areas in worldwide technology. Founded in 1977, Microware is
headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, with offices throughout the United States,
Europe, and Japan.
For more information, visit www.microware.com, send e-mail to
info@microware.com, or call 1-800-475-9000 (U.S. and Canada) or 515-223-8000
(International).
About Tvia
Tvia, Inc., formerly known as IGS Technologies, Inc., designs, develops and
markets high performance streaming media gateway ICs for the Internet appliance,
broadband set-top box and digital television markets. Tvia's semiconductor
solutions, together with its proprietary software, process rich audio, video,
telephony, and Internet content streams, enabling consumers to enjoy a
customized and interactive television viewing experience.
For more information, contact Tvia at 4001 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
Tel: 408-982-8588 Fax: 408-982-8591 Email: sales@igst.com Web: www.tvia.com.
Cautionary note: This press release may contain certain statements of a
forward-looking nature relating to future events or future business performance.
Any such statements that refer to Microware's estimated or anticipated future
results, product performance or other non-historical facts are forward looking
and reflect Microware's current perspective of existing trends and information.
These statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or
quantified, and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the historical
volatility in the Company's quarterly performance; growth of markets at which
the Company's products are targeted; the Company's dependence on its strategic
customers' successful deployment, marketing, and sales of new products targeted
at those markets; and other factors detailed in the Company's history of past
losses and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements
speak as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation
to update these statements in light of future events or otherwise.
Microware, the Microware logo, DAVID, and OS-9 are registered trademarks of
Microware Systems Corporation. All other company and product names mentioned are
used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
CONTACT: Microware, Des Moines
Jane Keairns
miker@tvia.com
515/327-2442
janek@microware.com
or
Tvia Technologies, Inc.
Mike Raghavan
408/982-8588 x130
or
Joshua Schneck
Snow Communications
612/337-0748
jschneck@cybersnow.com
or
Ez Yap
e21 Corp.
510/226-6780 Ext. 187
ezraly_yap@e21corp.com
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