TeraLogic Teams With NDS to Expand IP-Based Digital Datacasting Services for Digital TV
Collaboration to Enable Delivery of Secure Data Over PCs and Set-Top Boxes
January 6, 2000 08:31 AM
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- TeraLogic, Inc., a leading developer of broadband digital television and data services products and technologies, today announced that it is working closely with NDS NNDS , a leader in conditional access and interactive solutions for digital television, which control the distribution of digital content to PCs and TVs. The combined technologies of TeraLogic and NDS will facilitate the delivery of open and secure DTV and digital datacasting services to PCs and set-top boxes for ATSC, DSS, DVB and OpenCable markets. This strategic agreement will benefit broadcasters, satellite providers, and cable operators.
The two companies are working together to integrate TeraLogic's Janus chip and Cougar reference platform and technologies with NDS' Open VideoGuard(TM) conditional access (CA) technology, which protects digital content while enhancing and simplifying distribution. For broadcasters, it allows them to deploy both DTV and secure data services such as targeted advertising and e-commerce via the PC at a very low cost. For set-top box manufacturers, it allows them to incorporate premium channels and pay-per-view services for broadcasters.
The "open architecture" of TeraLogic's decoder chips enables all-format decoding (up to 1080i), all-format up/down conversion, and high-end 2D graphics processing. The Janus chip is designed to bring DTV to PCs, while the Cougar reference platform expedites the product development process for DTV set-top box and TV manufacturers. Both chips comply with ARIB, DVB and all 18 ATSC standards.
Industry leaders, including Creative Labs and Hauppauge have plans to deploy Janus-based DTVPC tuner cards in the US this year. Additionally, consumer electronics manufacturers are planning to launch TeraLogic DTV decoders and NDS CA for DVB and DSS set-top boxes.
"TeraLogic's Janus chip is a promising complement to our Open VideoGuard conditional access technology," said Dov Rubin, vice president and general manager for NDS Americas. "Our goal of bringing secure digital data to the PC required that we integrate a low-cost, yet complete, digital IC that would support IP data over MPEG and multiple digital TV formats. We are very pleased to be working with TeraLogic to attain this goal."
"We are also very excited about integrating our digital content security technology with TeraLogic's Cougar reference platform," continued Dov Rubin. "The success of interactive data content for digital television relies on offering consumers solutions for both the TV and PC platforms. With the Cougar reference design, we can now quickly extend our technology to applications for set-top boxes."
"This key relationship with NDS demonstrates TeraLogic's commitment to developing the most advanced and extensive digital TV and data solutions available in the DTV market today," said Kishore Manghnani, vice president of marketing at TeraLogic. "By facilitating the delivery of secure digital data content to PCs and set-top boxes, our digital ICs and software are answering the increasing demand for digital interactivity capabilities."
NDS' Open VideoGuard CA can be seamlessly integrated with hardware and software from a range of vendors, and is designed to function as a powerful business enabling tool, which unlocks the door to the secure delivery, access management and protection of valuable electronic information and entertainment content, while providing a platform for additional interactive services, Internet delivery, e-commerce opportunities and incremental revenue streams.
About NDS
NDS is a leading supplier of conditional access software systems and interactive systems to digital Pay-TV broadcasters and set-top box manufacturers, offering open and flexible software solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to televisions and personal computers.
NDS is also a leading provider of broadcast control software that is essential for managing and operating a digital television broadcasting network. The company supplies leading technology, products and services to enable broadcasters and content providers to profit from digital television and associated interactive services. NDS also supplies software to secure and deliver Internet content via data broadcasting and simplify e-commerce transactions. The NDS range of systems and technology is complemented by a wide range of services, including consulting, systems design and integration, support and maintenance.
NDS customers include leading Pay-TV broadcasters worldwide. In the digital satellite television market, NDS customers include DIRECTV in the US; BSkyB in the UK; Galaxy, NetSat and Innova in Latin America; and DIRECTV Japan, STAR TV, Shinawatra, Telstra, and Sky New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region. Over 14 million viewers of digital television are currently using elements of NDS supplied technology. NDS' customers provide services, using its conditional access systems and smart cards, to over 50% of the world's digital satellite subscriber base. In the emerging digital cable market, NDS customers include Cablevision in the US, Matav in Israel, NTC in China and Madritel in Spain.
NDS, headquartered in the UK with offices worldwide, employs over 900 people and continues to make a major commitment to R&D, with over 300 employees dedicated to pioneering development work at research centers in Israel and the UK. NDS is on the World-Wide-Web at nds.com. NDS' largest shareholder is News Corporation NWS , a global media and entertainment company.
About TeraLogic, Inc.
Founded in 1996, TeraLogic, Inc. is a leading provider of solutions for broadband digital television video, audio and interactive data services. The company designs and develops integrated circuits, platforms and software for advanced TVs, set-top boxes and PC-TV convergence products. Using products powered by TeraLogic's technologies, consumers can enjoy crystal clear video and audio, Internet, electronic commerce, electronic program guides and interactive data services enabled by the emerging broadband digital television networks. TeraLogic is currently shipping ICs and platforms, and licensing software, to leading consumer electronics and personal computer manufacturers in the US, Japan, Europe and Korea. Customers and partners include ACCESS, Hauppauge, Kenwood, JVC, Lucent, Mitsubishi, NDS, NEC, Quantum, TiVo and Zayante.
Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., TeraLogic currently has over 90 employees. More information about TeraLogic may be obtained by calling the company directly at 650-526-2000 or by visiting the company's website at www.teralogic-inc.com.
The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to the plans, projections or future performance of NDS, which involve certain risks and uncertainties, including risk of market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, possible regulatory changes, technological developments, the impact of competitive pricing and the ability of NDS and its commercial partners to develop systems and solutions which meet the needs of the broadcasting industry in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as well as certain other risks and uncertainties which are detailed in NDS' filings with the SEC.
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