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NextLevel Systems' Satellite Data Networks Business Launches New
Digicipher II Satellite Receiver to Serve Private Network Customers
NextLevel to Jointly Market Unit With ONE TOUCH Systems'
Front Row(TM) Technology
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- NextLevel Systems, Inc.
(NYSE: NLV) announced at the 1997 Telecon show here today that its Satellite
Data Networks business has launched a new DigiCipher(R) II product which
offers private network customers a data delivery interface and new multicast
technology in addition to traditional high quality MPEG-2 video.
Among other innovations, the new product incorporates hardware and
software developed by Intelligent Devices, Inc. (IDI) which enables an
Integrated Receiver/Decoder (IRD) with a 10baseT interface to connect directly
and non-invasively to a local area network (LAN).
The new product can deliver video to the desktop, Intranet access, and
high speed file transfer, all at rates up to 9Mbps without sacrificing
traditional broadcast video and audio delivery.
NextLevel also announced an agreement with StarBurst Communications Corp.
to use StarBurst's Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) software with
NextLevel's DigiCipher II satellite system for reliable point-to-multipoint
data distribution using reliable IP multicast, giving NextLevel customers a
fast, efficient end-to-end system option for distributing software updates,
business-critical information, and multimedia files to multiple sites.
To further enhance the appeal of NextLevel products in the distance
learning market, NextLevel and ONE TOUCH Systems, Inc. plan to jointly market
ONE TOUCH's new "Front Row" interactive distance training desktop product with
the new DigiCipher unit.
"By enabling the delivery of streaming data via satellite, this
cooperative effort will allow live, interactive communications and training to
be distributed throughout organizations reliably and cost effectively while
minimizing impact on network resources," said John Glass, Vice President of
Marketing for NextLevel's Satellite Data Network business. "Together,
NextLevel and ONE TOUCH can offer business and educational customers reliable,
scaleable, cost-effective distance learning networks which can reach thousands
of locations anywhere in the world.
"We are excited to be able to offer a new product to our private network
customers so they can augment their video network needs with a reliable data
delivery system," said Glass. "This new receiver will allow business and
educational customers the flexibility to design a satellite network that meets
multiple needs and avoids significant expense by efficiently distributing data
files across the country."
"This technology partnership between NextLevel Systems and IDI provides
systems features and benefits that enable our clients to more fully leverage
their existing satellite based communication infrastructure," said J.
Mitchell Robinson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Intelligent
Devices, Inc. "These open architecture and technological advances, especially
in business satellite communications networks, enable us to combine a router,
a bridge and a protocol converter on a single circuit board that can be
readily integrated into other products, as in NextLevel's latest product
offering. It is this technical product approach that paves the way for
high-speed data and video to the desk top."
"StarBurst is pleased to partner with NextLevel Systems to bring the
benefits of reliable IP multicast to NextLevel's private satellite network
customers," said StarBurst President and CEO Harland LaVigne. "Reliable
multicast file transfer over satellite is an extremely cost-effective way to
deliver large amounts of information to many remote sites."
"The significance of this new NextLevel Systems product is that customers
will be able to very quickly deploy advanced applications like ONE TOUCH Front
Row(TM) over existing satellite networks very easily without complex upgrades
or reconfiguration," according to Ken Chow, Director of Business Development
for ONE TOUCH Systems.
Glass said that NextLevel has provided the DigiCipher II or MPEG-2/DVB
based technology for the installation of private network and distance learning
systems at more than 30,000 customer sites around the world. Among
NextLevel's customers are The Ford Motor Company, The Public Broadcasting
Service (PBS), State Farm Insurance Company, South Carolina Educational TV and
the U.S. government's Health care Financing Administration (HCFA).
NextLevel's exhibit at the Telecon show is in Hall "D", Booth 1348.
Intelligent Devices, Incorporated (IDI) is an innovative
telecommunications and information services company that offers a strategic
array of digital network products designed to facilitate high speed data and
video to the desktop. IDI's high-speed IP-based delivery system was selected
and deployed by Ford Motor Company in support of high speed digital broadcast
for the FordStar Network and Merrill Lynch as part of the TGA Network, as well
as General Motors of Canada Limited, and is currently under consideration by
other automotive companies as well as several retail and service
organizations. IDI is based in Ijamsville, Md. and is privately held. More
information can be found at IDI's World Wide Web site: idinets.com
StarBurst Communications Corporation is the leader in developing
innovative solutions for electronic information delivery via multicast
networks. StarBurst's products and services are targeted at users in a broad
range of industries, including financial services, multimedia, retail,
hospitality, and automotive markets. StarBurst customers include industry
leaders, such as General Motors, Toys 'R Us, Thomson Securities Information
Services and Promus Hotel Corporation. The Concord, Mass.-based company is
privately held and venture capital-funded. More information can be found at
StarBurst's World Wide Web site: starburstcom.com
ONE TOUCH is the only provider of Intelligent Interactive Communications
Systems which are fully integrated and scalable from satellite enabled
classrooms to web-based personal computers. ONE TOUCH interactive training
and intelligent communications solutions are capable of reaching thousands of
participants on any network topology from a single remote expert, delivering
measurable and certifiable comprehension in a timely and cost effective
manner. More information can be found at: www.ONETOUCH.com
NextLevel Systems, Inc. is a leading worldwide supplier of systems and
components for high-performance communications networks delivering video,
voice and Internet/data services. Created in the recent restructuring of
General Instrument Corporation, NextLevel Systems comprises three businesses
that are leaders in distinct global growth markets: the Broadband Networks
Group, based in Hatboro, Pa.; the Satellite Data Networks business, based in
San Diego, Calif.; and Next Level Communications, based in Rohnert Park,
Calif. NextLevel Systems, headquartered in Chicago, posted revenues of
$1.8 billion in 1996 and employs more than 8,300 people worldwide.
Visit the company's web site at www.nlvl.com
SOURCE NextLevel Systems, Inc.
/CONTACT: Media, Greg La Brache, Director of Public Relations,
619-404-3967, or labrache@nlvl.com, or Dick Badler, VP of Corp. Comm.,
773-695-1030, or dbadler@nlvl.com, or investors, Mark Borman, VP of Investor
Relations, 773-695-1150, or mborman@nlvl.com, or Susan Radd, Manager of Corp.
Comm., 773-695-1156, or sradd@nlvl.com, all of NextLevel Systems/
/Web site: nlvl.com; idinets.com;
starburstcom.com; onetouch.com
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