RIP: Integrated Systems (INTS)?
Allen:
Very interesting, your last post to me was very thoughtful.
It looks like your crystal ball is much clearer than mine,
we'll have to see what time and the markets decide.
You might find it interesting to note that the INTS thread
here at techstocks fell off the map since no one has posted
to it since March 25th. Look's like a telltale sign that a
company has hit bottom when no one here wants to talk about
it. It would take a gutsy investor to buy INTS now.
Maybe Wind will be the last company left standing?
Regarding Microware (MWAR). Their stock has had a bit of
a bounce lately probably due to the HDTV work they have
been doing. (see press release below). I'm a bit
suprised given Microsoft's entry into this area with their
purchase of WebTV. I suspect WebTV will be running under
Windows CE within a year. They will have an interest
and need to run ActiveX stuff.
Do you think this is a smart move for Microsoft?
Cheers,
Dave
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Monday April 7 2:23 PM EDT
Microware's DAVID Provides Turnkey Solution for HDTV
DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1997--
Software Package Meets ATSC and DVB Standards for Digital Television
With the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pushing for the eventual adaptation of high-definition digital television (HDTV) by all national broadcasters, Microware Systems Corporation's DAVID (Digital Audio/Video Interactive Decoder) today provides a complete system software solution for bringing HDTV technology to consumers quickly and cost-effectively.
The DAVID package for HDTV, which is targeted at set-top box and television manufacturers, includes the basic components of Microware's industry-leading OS-9 real-time operating system plus specialized application programming interfaces (APIs) and I/O extensions for digital television.
In addition, DAVID meets standards set forth by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) for compliance in the United States digital television market and also meets specifications from the Digital Video Broadcasting Group (DVB), a European organization that has authored specifications for satellite and cable broadcasting of digital signals with particular focus on conditional access and security.
"Microware has been ready for the digital television market for years with our DAVID software," said Ken Kaplan, president and CEO of Microware. "We've partnered with the best in the digital TV arena, including industry pacesetters such as General Instrument, NEC, Philips, Matsushita and Zenith, demonstrating DAVID's premiere solution for the digital television market. It's exciting for Microware to see digital television come of age."
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