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Altho Cirrus is not mentioned, is there a connection? Monday, 14 Feb 2000 at 7:Monday February 14, 6:15 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Intel and PacketVideo Complete StrongARM Optimized Wireless Multimedia Decoder <<<Companies Continue Collaboration to Deliver Optimized 3G-324M Solution PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2000--Intel Corporation and PacketVideo Corporation today announced that they have completed the optimization of PacketVideo's PV Player MPEG-4 decoding software for the Intel© StrongARM© SA-1110 processor. This development is the first step toward highly optimized multimedia solutions, including a 3G-324M implementation, on the StrongARM processor family. The 3G-324M implementation is dedicated to the 2-way communication of real-time video and audio over future mobile networks. PacketVideo's decoding software will be demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum. Intel's StrongARM technology delivers the high performance, low power consumption and small footprint ideal for new classes of handheld products. PacketVideo's MPEG-4 compliant software enables people to access video and audio content on these devices, such as wireless phones and handheld computers. ``Intel's StrongARM high performance and low power technology enables a wide array of exciting wireless multimedia applications,' said Mark Casey, marketing director for Intel's Handheld Computing Division. ``StrongARM applications, such as the cooperatively optimized PV player, are an important part of our strategy for the rapidly growing portable appliance market segment.' ``Intel is clearly committed to expanding on the success of its StrongARM technology in new and emerging market segments such as handheld computing and next-generation wireless phones,' said PacketVideo's co-founder and president Dr. James Brailean. ``We are pleased to be working together to make wireless multimedia a reality, providing end users with greater mobility and access to information than ever before.' PacketVideo's MPEG-4 compliant software enables people to access video and audio content on their wireless phones and handheld computers. PacketVideo is the first company to provide high-quality video over existing wireless networks, speeding the arrival of anytime, anywhere multimedia and Internet access. With the PacketVideo software, people can access and view their home or work with security cameras, watch movie previews and news reports, listen to high-quality audio, or even videoconference from any location. About IDF The Intel Developer Forum is Intel's premier technical forum comprising nearly 150 sessions and hands-on labs and more than 100 demonstrations of cutting-edge products and technologies. IDF attracts over 2,000 hardware and software developers from around the world, of whom nearly 30 percent are focused on software. Now in its third year, the semi-annual conference provides hardware OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), IHVs (independent hardware vendors), and ISVs (independent software vendors) with in-depth information on Intel technologies and initiatives. More information on the Intel Developer Forum can be found at developer.intel.com . Updated information is available between Intel Developer Forums by subscribing to the Intel Developer Update Magazine at developer.intel.com . Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking, and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. About PacketVideo Corporation PacketVideo is a global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications. The company's MPEG-4 compliant encoding, distribution and decoding software enables content providers and carriers to deliver rich media, not just data, to mobile users anytime, anywhere over any digital wireless network.>>>