Interesting DVD forecasts. CUBE not mentioned..............
SOFTBANK COMDEX: COMDEX/Fall '97 to host largest gathering of
multimedia companies
M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 1997-SOFTBANK COMDEX: COMDEX/Fall '97 to host largest gathering of multimedia
companies (C)1994-97 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
* Panasonic, Toshiba, Sony & Intel to showcase multimedia solutions
COMDEX/Fall '97 -- Multimedia-based PCs are becoming the basic PC configuration for business. The IT industry is
focused on making all new office PCs complete multimedia systems. This shift in business computing is being led by Intel
Corp., a COMDEX exhibitor, with its multimedia processor, the MMX. Thousands of multimedia business solutions including
DVD, stereo-quality audio, and publishing will be previewed at COMDEX Multimedia, one of five technology areas at
COMDEX/Fall '97, November 17-21 in Las Vegas.
By the end of 1998, the majority of PCs will be shipped with DVD drives capable of reading discs that can hold up to 18+
GB of data. Once the majority of PCs shipped can read DVD discs, more software developers will take advantage of this
innovation.
At COMDEX/Fall '97, Panasonic will highlight DVD technology developed by parent company Matsushita Electric.
Applications will include DVD-ROM-equipped notebook PCs, DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives, DVD players and
authoring products. E4 will demonstrate its CoolDVD, a DVD multimedia upgrade kit that is graphics independent.
Business-oriented multimedia products will continue to expand as MPEG II video compression technology is integrated in all
new MMX PCs, expected to happen in 1998. Oak Technology Inc. will showcase Troika, a fully integrated DVD
presentation engine (MPEG II video/ Dolby Digital audio) for DVD players and PC-DVD. Jazz Multimedia will present
Jammin' DVD II, incorporating MPEG II technology with Dolby AC-3 surround sound for the theatre experience. [CUBE inside!!]
Other multimedia-related exhibiting companies include: Acer Peripherals, Canon U.S.A., Casio, Cisco Systems, Hitachi
America, Lucent Technologies, Minolta, Mitsubishi, NEC USA, Philips Electronics, TEAC America, Toshiba, and Sony
Corporation of America.
The conference program at COMDEX/Fall '97 in November will examine the current developments in the multimedia business
arena with sessions on the future of the multimedia desktop, digital video, Web multimedia delivery options and more.
COMDEX/Fall '97, November 17-21, the world's largest and most influential information technology event, is expected to
attract over 210,000 resellers and corporate decision makers and 2,100 exhibiting companies to Las Vegas. Over 100
conference sessions led by industry leaders are scheduled to provide participants with the latest information in key areas of IT.
Attendees will also experience the latest technology, product offerings and conference sessions available at four other specially
designed "shows" within COMDEX/Fall '97: COMDEX Internet, COMDEX Communications, COMDEX Network
Computing and COMDEX Digital Consumer Technologies.
About SOFTBANK COMDEX
SOFTBANK COMDEX provides its customers with access to the world's most vibrant IT growth markets. Since its
introduction in 1979, COMDEX has continued to meet the growing needs of the global information technology marketplace.
During the past two years, COMDEX has grown from seven events in four countries to 40 events in 16 countries, serving
more than 6,500 IT exhibitors and 1.7 million IT professional attendees worldwide. Known as the place where the global IT
industry defines itself, entry into a region by COMDEX brings international visibility to the local IT market.
CONTACT: Suzanne Lonergan/Orissa Baker, SOFTBANK COMDEX Tel: +1 617 433-1755/1758 e-mail:
baker@comdex.com.
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