Hi, Sandy:
The MMX chip's weakness is in its clarity in 3D graphics. TSNG's new
chip, won a prize in last year's Comdex show, has a particular strong
capability in this areea. Moreover, TSNG has just announced that it
is cooperating with Microsoft in its effort in computer-to-tv conversion. I still think the stock at US$4 is an interesting speculation.
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Tseng Labs Announces Support Of Microsoft's
PC/TV Convergence Initiatives
NEWTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 23, 1997--Tseng Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq
National Market:TSNG) today announced its support of Microsoft's
initiatives to make personal computers more interactive by integrating
them with television. Tseng Labs was named in Microsoft's January 9th
announcement detailing the program, and has been working with Microsoft
since mid-1996 to enable interactive PC/TV solutions based on its 128- bit
ET6000 graphics and multimedia engine and VPR6000 video processor.
"Microsoft's long-term objective of integrating personal computers with
television will require the support of many companies involved in
technology convergence," said George Moore, product unit manager, Personal
Business Systems Group, Microsoft. "Tseng Lab's ET6000 and VPR6000
technologies will play an important role in helping us all reach that
common goal."
The award-winning ET6000 and VPR6000 deliver features critical to next
generation PC/TV solutions, including high-quality scaling and de-
interlacing of video, a high performance synchronous memory interface, and
a patented Multiport Cache to handle multiple high-bandwidth data streams
simultaneously. These features enable OEMs to deliver PC products that use
broadcast TV technology to deliver Internet data, traditional TV
programming and interactive entertainment services that blend the two.
"Based on Tseng's ET6000, the Dynamite 128/Video delivers unbeatable
Windows and DOS performance today," notes Patrick Lucci, vice president of
marketing, Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. "By adding the VPR6000 and
an optional TV encoder we are able to deliver a high quality, high
performance graphics and video solution targeted at the needs of
tomorrow's home entertainment appliances."
Tseng has scheduled a new VPR6000 software release for the end of this
month to improve its video de-interlacing capabilities and make it easier
to synch to a wide range of external video sources. Microsoft will also
deliver a limited release SDK (system design kit) in February to Tseng and
other partners for the development of technologies and services combining
the PC, broadcast television, and the Internet.
Founded in 1983, Tseng Labs, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of graphics
and video processors. The company is headquartered in Newtown, Pa., and
can be reached via the World Wide Web at tseng.com, by phone at
(215) 968-0502 or via fax at (215) 860-7713. Note: All forward looking
information are estimates of Tseng Labs, Inc.'s management and are subject
to various risks and uncertainties that may influence the company's
development efforts, products and technologies and other risks as detailed
from time to time in the company's SEC reports and filings.
Note to editors: Tseng, ET6000 and ET6300 are trademarks of Tseng Labs,
Inc. Windows 95 is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United
States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are owned by their
respective manufacturers.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT:
Mitch Paris
Tseng Labs, Inc.
(215) 968-0502 |
