Liberate Technologies to Integrate RealNetworks RealPlayer G2 into Information Appliance Software Platform as Preferred Broadband Media Technology
RealNetworks/Liberate Integration Enables Companies Such as MediaOne andPhilips to Provide Consumers with Widest Range of Media Programming on the Web
June 24, 1999 06:00 AM
SEATTLE and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks(R), Inc., RNWK the recognized leader in media delivery on the Internet, and Liberate Technologies, formerly Network Computer Inc., today announced a strategic agreement to distribute RealNetworks' RealPlayer(R) G2 as the preferred broadband streaming media player across Liberate's software solutions. Liberate has chosen RealPlayer G2 to provide companies such as MediaOne and Philips with a robust solution for delivering the widest range of media programming on the Web to information appliances, such as television set-top boxes and game consoles.
"By integrating our client and server software platform for information appliances with RealNetworks best of class streaming media player, our customers, including hardware OEMs, cable operators and ISPs, will be able to bring the power of the Internet to any consumer device," said Charlie Tritschler, vice president of marketing, Liberate Technologies.
"We are pleased that Liberate has chosen RealPlayer G2 as its preferred streaming media player," said Phil Barrett, senior vice president, Media Technologies, RealNetworks, Inc. "By working with Liberate, a leader in supporting industry standards, RealNetworks further extends its distribution and ubiquitous position as the leading cross-platform streaming media delivery system."
"The combination of industry-leading software technology from Liberate and RealNetworks with powerful set-top boxes fueled by Philips hardware designs, will enable network operators to offer a new generation of enhanced services to the living room," said Rob van Oostenbrugge, president, Philips Digital Video Systems.
"We are pleased to see Liberate and RealNetworks join forces as it supports MediaOne's focus of providing a content rich environment," said Stephen Dukes, vice president, Digital Broadband Technology, MediaOne Labs. "By integrating RealPlayer G2, MediaOne will be able to maintain a competitive edge by providing our consumers with the vast majority of streaming media programming available on the Internet."
Growth in Streaming Media
There are now more than 65 million registered unique users of RealPlayer. More than 85% of all Web pages on the Internet using streaming media use industry leading RealAudio(R), RealVideo(R), RealFlash(TM), RealText(TM) or RealPix(TM), and more than 300,000 hours of live RealAudio and RealVideo programming are available each week (Source: Hotbot).
About Liberate Technologies
Liberate Technologies, a privately held company founded in 1996, builds the software infrastructure for Internet-enhanced television and information appliances. In May, Liberate announced a $50 million private round of financing. Its investors are leading cable television, consumer electronics, ISP, and Internet technology companies, including Comcast, Cox Communications, America Online, MediaOne Ventures, Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, Oracle, Sony, NEC, Sega, Acer Corporation, General Instrument, Nintendo, Sun Microsystems, Lucent Technologies, and Wind River Systems. For more information, visit the website at www.liberate.com.
About RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc., based in Seattle, Wash., is the recognized leader in media delivery for the Web. It develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia services using the Web. RealNetworks can be found on the World Wide Web at www.real.com.
NOTE: NCI is a trademark of Liberate Technologies. All other trademarks are used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. RealNetworks, RealPlayer, RealPix, RealText, RealAudio and RealVideo are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. RealFlash is a trademark of Macromedia, Inc. and RealNetworks, Inc. Macromedia and Flash are registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc.
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