For those with set-top box baskets. . .
Phillips Group [PHG] was upgraded by Merrill today. It is at 100 bucks a share.
And some related news in a little known set-top box maker BOCI. . . has them making dough from the Phillips/AOL boxes:
BOCI) Phoenix Signs Technology Licensing Agreement With Boca Research
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 24, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Phoenix's System Enabling Software to be Used in Philips'
Co-Branded AOL TV Set-Top Boxes, Extending Phoenix's Reach
Into the Internet Appliance Market
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC) -- the leading provider of
system enabling solutions for the connected computing universe -- today announced that it has signed a technology licensing agreement with Boca Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOCI) to provide system-enabling software for next-generation Internet appliance devices.
Under this agreement, Boca Research will use Phoenix's system enabling
software in Philips' (NYSE: PHG) set-top box designs. Boca Research
recently licensed its reference design to be used as part of Philips
co-branded, single-purpose AOL (NYSE: AOL) TV(SM) set-top boxes.
Phoenix's system-enabling software provides developers of Internet
appliances with critical solutions for system management and improved
functionality. With its tremendous flexibility, Phoenix's software has
enabled Boca Research to develop robust, highly-scaleable Internet
appliance designs for a variety of operating systems from leading
suppliers such as Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Wind River Systems
(Nasdaq: WIND) and Integrated Systems (Nasdaq: INTS), while offering full support for industry leading standards, technologies and initiatives.
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