Irwin, StrongArm I2O revenues, up or down when they go from fixed to per unit basis?
Don't know, but assume from management's tone when discussing this the other day that the answer is up.
Meanwhile, can someone tell me if this is good news:
Liberate Technologies and MediaOne(R) Sign
Definitive Agreement
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ --
Liberate Technologies (Nasdaq: LBRT) today announced that it has signed a
definitive agreement with MediaOne, the U.S. broadband unit of MediaOne Group
(NYSE: UMG) to deliver enhanced television and Internet services. The agreement
follows the two companies' previously announced strategic partnership as part of
Liberate's $50 million private round of financing, which included four other leading
cable companies: Comcast, Cox Communications, Rogers Communications, and
Shaw Communications.
MediaOne and Liberate will work together on an initial deployment of Liberate TV
Navigator(TM) for DTV and Liberate Connect(TM) DTV Suite for interactive
television. Liberate TV Navigator, which will run on MediaOne's cable set-top boxes,
merges Internet functionality, such as Web browsing and email, with Enhanced
TV(TM) -- TV mail, TV ticker and other ATVEF (Advanced Television Enhancement
Forum) compliant services. Liberate Connect DTV Suite, a services management
platform, provides the foundation for information appliance networks, deploying
applications that support the network operator's distinct services and brand
identities.
"As entertainment, information and access technologies continue to converge,
MediaOne has maintained a leadership position in bringing its customers
next-generation television and Internet services," said Stephen Dukes, vice
president, digital broadband technology at MediaOne Group. "Liberate's open
platform approach fits well with MediaOne's goal of bringing our customers the
latest in enhanced television services through flexible, leading edge technology."
"This agreement with MediaOne accelerates the momentum that we've
demonstrated in recent months, including customer wins with such prominent
network operators as AOL, Cable & Wireless and Comcast," said Mitchell
Kertzman, president and CEO, Liberate Technologies. "With five of the world's
leading cable companies, our successful recent IPO, and a strong partner and
product line-up, Liberate is well positioned for leadership in information appliance
software."
About MediaOne
MediaOne, the nation's leading broadband services company, provides
entertainment, information, and communications services to about five million
customers. MediaOne Group is one of the world's largest broadband
communications companies, bringing the power of broadband and the Internet to
customers in the United States, Europe and Asia. The company also has interests
in some of the fastest-growing wireless communications businesses outside the
U.S. For 1998, the businesses that comprise MediaOne Group produced $7.1
billion in proportionate revenue. On May 6, 1999, the company entered into an
agreement to merge with AT&T.
About Liberate
Founded in April, 1996, Liberate is a leading provider of a comprehensive software
platform for delivering enhanced Internet content, services and applications to
information appliances, such as television set-top boxes, game consoles, smart
phones and personal digital assistants. Liberate's software allows network
operators, such as telecommunications companies, cable and satellite television
operators and Internet service providers, or ISPs, and information appliance
manufacturers to provide consumers access to Internet-based applications and
services from anywhere at anytime.
Investors in Liberate include: Acer, America Online, Comcast, Cox
Communications, General Instrument, Hambrecht & Quist, Lucent Technologies,
MediaOne, Netscape, Nintendo, Oracle, Rogers Communications, Sega, Shaw
Communications, Sony, and Sun Microsystems.
NOTE: Liberate, Liberate TV Navigator, Liberate Connect DTV Suite, Enhanced TV,
and the Liberate logo are trademarks of Liberate Technologies.
SOURCE Liberate Technologies
/CONTACT: Tom Neumayr of Liberate Technologies, 650-631-4065, or
tneumayr@liberate.com; or Cathy Fowler of MediaOne Group, 303-858-3405, or
cfowler@mediaone.com/
/Web site: liberate.com
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