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BURLINGTON, Mass., and SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Exatel
announced today its plan to promote storage-integrated PVR solutions to
Consumer Electronics OEMs. The PVR solutions are based on digital video
recording technology from Exatel and innovative storage solutions from IBM.
The highly integrated Personal Video Recording Module, combined with IBM's
hard disk drive technology is designed for integration into variety of
consumer electronics devices; such as digital TVs, set-top boxes (STBs) and
digital VCRs. By utilizing a closely coupled IBM storage device, the fully
contained PVR module enables rapid product deployment, based on existing OEM
designs, thus beating time-to-market and development cost requirements.
Exatel's advanced architecture utilizes the latest, state-of-the-art KFIR-II
chip, the Audio/Video MPEG-2 encoder from
VisionTech.
IBM's Deskstar hard disk drive technology enables various PVR functions
with speed and efficiency. The single 3-1/2" disk provides high areal density
with few components, thus increasing its reliability and performance. The
safety ramp feature further helps protect data by moving the heads off the
media surface when powering down. The drive's extra quiet acoustics and
minimum power consumption also make it ideal for the PVR module.
The future of Consumer Electronics presents tremendous opportunities for
digital Entertainment Storage devices. Availability of PVRs, also known as
Home Media Servers (HMS), totally transforms the consumer's TV viewing habits,
greatly enhancing the entertainment experience through live-pause, instant
replays and program personalization. The preferred programs are automatically
recorded, allowing the viewer to watch them at-will. Digital content, like
movies, music, games and Internet data can all be stored on these Home Media
Server devices.
"IBM is a long recognized leader in the Storage Technology. We are
excited to provide our customers with Personal Video Recording (PVR) solutions
based on the state-of-the-art IBM Storage", said Eli Warsawski President of
Exatel Visual Systems, Inc. "There is strong synergy between PVRs and
Storage. This collaboration will provide unparalleled price/performance
solutions to the rapidly growing Home Media Servers market".
"IBM's Deskstar hard disk drives bring capacity, performance and price
advantages to this personal video recording module," said Michael Kuptz,
director, IBM's Beyond PC initiative. "We are pleased to be a partner with
Exatel in this cutting-edge innovation."
Please visit IBM's booth N230 LVCC Exhibit Room, CES-2001 for the PVR
demonstration.
About Exatel:
Exatel is a leading provider of solutions for the digital video recording,
broadcasting and networking markets. Exatel products include PVR Module -
personal video recorder for integration into TVs, set-top boxes and other
Consumer Electronics devices, DVN-2000 - professional quality MPEG-2 Encoder
with DVB interface, and DVNet -- cost-effective MPEG-2 Encoder with IP
interface. Exatel's web site is at exatel.net
About IBM:
IBM is a leader in the creation, development and manufacture of the
industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems,
software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. The IBM
Storage Technology Division offers customers worldwide the most comprehensive
range of industry-leading storage products available today. These storage
solutions are offered through IBM, as well as a large network of IBM Business
Partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). For more information,
visit: ibm.com.
Exatel Contact:
US:
Eli Warsawski
Tel: 781-221-7400
Fax: 781-221-7407
E-mail: eli@exatel.net
Europe:
Israel Bar
Tel: +972-8-931-6130
Fax: +972-8-931-6122
E-mail: israel@exatel.net
IBM Contact:
Eliza Y. Chan
Tel: 408-256-2142
Fax: 408-256-4009
E-mail: Elizac@us.ibm.com
SOURCE Exatel
Web Site: exatel.net |
