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To: Maya who wrote (49001)	4/11/2000 10:14:00 AM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Perhaps the MOT news has a silver lining for CUBE: Because of strong consumer demand for advanced cable services, Motorola plans to boost production and shipments of interactive settop boxes. In 2000, the company now plans to ship 5 million units, up from previous estimates of 4 million to 4.5 million, said Ed Breen, president of the broadband communications sector. cbs.marketwatch.com

To: Maya who wrote (49001)	4/11/2000 12:35:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Dots: Perhaps the Matrox/Pinnacle wins are more significant... Apple extends push into professional video market By Jim Davis Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 10, 2000, 5:30 p.m. PT Apple bought a software company today and said it will partner with two others to accelerate a push into professional-level digital video publishing. The company said it had acquired the intellectual property of Astarte, a DVD authoring software company. Astarte's DVD engineering team will join Apple as part of the acquisition. The company did not disclose a purchase price nor the number of employees involved in the transaction. Simultaneously, Apple said it would partner with Pinnacle Systems, a provider of digital video editing tools, and graphics hardware specialist Matrox, on new products for the content authoring markets. Pinnacle will work on supplying new technology for editing high-definition video. A Mac with PowerPC G4 processor and specialized chips from Pinnacle will cost around $30,000 and will compare to specialized editing workstations costing much more, Apple claimed. Matrox, best known for its graphics display hardware, will provide hardware for editing digital video on the fly. The product will be available starting this fall. Both the Pinnacle and Matrox technology will be available first on the Mac platform, a turnabout from recent years when companies were increasingly focused on bringing Windows-based products to market first. Full article: news.cnet.com

To: Maya who wrote (49001)	4/11/2000 4:44:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Thomson doing the MPEG-IMX thing with Sony.............. vpo1.virtualpressoffice.com THOMSON BROADCAST SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE TEH NEW SONY MPEG IMX(TM) BROADCAST FORMAT April 4, 2000 ? Sony Corporation of Japan and THOMSON broadcast systems of France announced today an OEM agreement on the new Sony MPEG IMX(TM) broadcast format. Under this agreement, THOMSON broadcast systems will market IMX(TM) equipment world-wide under the THOMSON brand. Sony and THOMSON broadcast systems have been partnering on video standards for more than 20 years. This partnership has allowed THOMSON broadcast systems to complement its own studio equipment range (such as studio cameras, switchers, servers) with VTRs and camcorders, and has enabled Sony to impose more largely its formats on the broadcast market. The new agreement comes after successful partnerships covering the Betacam(TM) SP, Digital Betacam and Betacam SX formats. The new MPEG IMX(TM) format, based on MPEG-2 4:2:2 at 50 Mbps with I-frames only, is aimed at high-end production and post-production applications. This makes it possible to complete existing VTR ranges and enables THOMSON broadcast systems to offer solutions suited to any application, in relation to its own MPEG product range. The MPEG IMX(TM) format is playback compatible with all existing «" tapes (Betacam SP, SX, Digital Betacam) and has an SDTI-CP interface allowing transfer of content to other MPEG equipment without degradation of picture quality. "This makes IMX(TM) the perfect bridge between today?s studios and libraries based on SP, SX and Digital Betacam formats and the future MPEG studio" says Arnaud de Panafieu, THOMSON broadcast systems Executive VP, Products. According to Senior Vice President of Sony Communication System Solutions Network Company , Kazuo Ike , "We at Sony are very excited to see THOMSON broadcast systems adopting Sony's MPEG IMX for their new VTR format. We hope their commitment will enhance market recognition of MPEG IMX and expand its market." About Sony Corporation, Inc. Sony Corporation is a leading provider of video and audio equipment for the broadcast, production, business, industrial, government, medical, and education markets. Sony offers a wide array of products and systems for image capture, production, and display. Sony also provides specialized equipment and systems for data recording, duplication, electronic photography/publishing, video conferencing, high definition video, interactive and security applications. About THOMSON broadcast systems: THOMSON broadcast systems, a subsidiary of THOMSON multimedia (SICOVAM: 18453 and NYSE: TMS), develops, produces and markets broadcast equipment for the complete digital image chain from production and post-production to transmission and broadcasting. THOMSON broadcast systems also provides turnkey solutions for complete systems (production and post-production studios, OB and SNG vans, TV channel playout, digital head-ends for satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasting applications).