RAVISENT's CinePlayer Software Receives WHQL Certification for Windows Millennium Edition; CinePlayer Certified on Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2000--RAVISENT Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: RVST), a provider of digital audio and video software solutions, today announced that its CinePlayer(TM) all-software media player solution, has officially received Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for the Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft's new home and business computer operating system.
Leading PC Original Equipment Manufactures (OEMs) require Microsoft WHQL compliance from their DVD software vendor prior to delivering any software DVD player. Selecting a software DVD player like CinePlayer, that is Microsoft WHQL compliant, ensures the PC OEM that they are delivering a Microsoft quality product to the marketplace.
The CinePlayer media player builds on RAVISENT's highly successful core technology CineMaster(R) - enabling playback of existing audio and video content for the ultimate in PC home entertainment.
CinePlayer offers PC OEMs an all-software media player solution designed to decode DVD, Video CD, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video streams; as well as CD audio, Dolby Digital AC-3, LPCM, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 digital audio formats, for a completely new way to experience digital video and audio playback.
"Our commitment to deliver digital video solutions and supporting Microsoft WHQL guidelines demonstrates our ability to ensure maximum compatibility and usability of our technologies," said Alan McCann, Senior Vice President and General Manager of RAVISENT's Digital Media Division. "What we do best is enable major OEM's to deliver the latest digital video entertainment solutions surpassing industry standards."
About CinePlayer(TM)
Incorporating the CineMaster(R) digital audio/video decoder, the CinePlayer application shares the same robust software core as the CineMaster family of products that are in use by major PC OEMs, video graphics and video game manufacturers. CinePlayer and the CineMaster family of digital media components assist OEMs to meet rapidly changing consumers preferences in record time at a low cost.
CinePlayer is the first software-based DVD solution that can be integrated with a family of digital media processing components to deliver both deco`ing and encoding capabilities, as well as supporting cutting-edge HDTV (High Definition Television) decoding on multimedia PCs.
About RAVISENT Technologies Inc.
!RAVISENT provides digital video, audio and Internet appliance technology to industry leading PC, Consumer Electronic and Internet Appliance OEMs, empowering them to deliver highly competitive, cost-effective products with a strong time-to-market advantage.
RAVISENT software and intellectual property is contained in products from Compaq, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Micron, Fujitsu, Quantex, Tottori-Sanyo, Vestel, Yamaha, ATi Technologies, C-Cube, STMicroelectronics, Telecom Italia, Met@box, Formenti and IPM.
Founded in 1994, RAVISENT is a global company, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with offices in San Jose, Seattle, Canada, Germany and Japan. More information about RAVISENT is available at www.ravisent.com.
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This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that relate to RAVISENT's future business and financial performance. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual events of future results to differ from those discussed herein.
Such factors include, among others: RAVISENT's recent change in its business model, its limited operating history, fluctuating quarterly operating results, expectation of future losses, anticipated price declines in products, dependence on its current product lines, dependence on a small number of customers, lack of long-term commitments with customers, dependence on manufacturers and strategic relationships, product delays, the difficulty of protecting proprietary rights, the ability to manage growth and attract and retain additional personnel, the potential for defects in its products, risks from international operations, its ability to raise capital in the future, its dependence on the personal computer and consumer electronics industries, competition, its ability to manage technological change and respond to evolving industry standards, government regulation and Year 2000 software issues.
Investors are advised to read RAVISENT's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Factors Affecting Operating Results," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.
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RAVISENT Technologies Inc., Malvern
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