QCOM--911 Consulting Team Joins PacketVideo to Expand DSP and Embedded Software Expertise; PacketVideo Establishes Chicago-Based DSP Development Group
BUSINESS WIRE - May 22, 2000 18:45
SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PacketVideo Corporation, the global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications, today announced that the entire engineering staff of 911 Consulting, Inc., a highly respected digital signal processor (DSP) consulting and design firm, has joined the company.
PacketVideo develops MPEG-4 compliant software that enables the delivery, management, and viewing of full-motion video and audio over wireless networks on mobile information devices including Internet enabled cellular telephones, handheld devices, wireless personal digital assistants and lap top computers. The 911 Consulting team will focus on optimizing PacketVideo's software for use with low-power mobile information devices including smart phones and wireless personal digital assistants. The team will remain based in Hoffman Estates, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, and form the nucleus of the newly established PacketVideo DSP Lab.
The newly hired engineering team brings a combined total of over 50 years of DSP and communications experience, including seven issued patents and previous employment with industry leaders such as Motorola, 3Com/US Robotics, Cadence, Dukane, and Dialogic. The 911 Consulting team specializes in DSP algorithm development, system implementation, and code conversion between DSP processors of different manufacturers or models. 911 consulting was a member of Texas Instruments DSP Third Party Network, the industry's largest network of third party solutions providers developing thousands of products.
"As a member of TI's world-leading DSP third party network, 911 Consulting has demonstrated the ability to support innovative DSP software and application development," said Mike Walker, director of TI's Wireless Applications. "Having recently announced a collaboration with PacketVideo to deliver streaming media support on TI's DSP-based Open Multimedia Application Platform, we are pleased that 911 Consulting is joining PacketVideo. 911's programmable DSP experience truly complements the PacketVideo team and we look forward to seeing how this will help achieve its long-term objectives."
"DSPs play a very important role in delivering rich digital media applications on next-generation mobile information devices," said Dr. James Brailean, president, and chief technology officer of PacketVideo. "The 911 Consulting team has significant experience and critical skills in DSP software and algorithm development. The addition of this team will greatly expand PacketVideo's ability to optimize its software to the unique characteristics of various semiconductors and devices. We are very pleased to welcome them to the company."
"PacketVideo's exciting business and breakthrough technology made the 911 Consulting team's decision to join the company very easy," said Corbett Kull, newly appointed director of DSP Development for the PacketVideo DSP Lab. "PacketVideo has relationships with some of the world's leading semiconductor designers and manufacturers, including Intel, TI, and Infineon Technologies. We are thrilled to be a part of the company, and look forward to helping PacketVideo achieve its objective--to be the leading provider of software solutions that enable the encoding, storage, transmission, and decoding of rich digital media over wireless networks."
PacketVideo's MPEG-4 compliant software is operating system, platform, and air interface independent. Its error-resilient technology recognizes and conceals errors inherent in wireless networks, enabling mobile information devices to receive enhanced video image quality on wireless networks with bit rates as low as 14.4 kbps as well as 2.5G and 3G networks. PacketVideo is working with network infrastructure providers, wireless carriers, handheld device and silicon designers and manufacturers, and content providers to enable the roll-out of wireless multimedia services. PacketVideo's solution provides mobile users access to full-motion news and financial stories, sports highlights, short entertainment clips and music videos, weather and traffic reports, home or work security cameras, and corporate communications, from any location.
About PacketVideo
PacketVideo is the global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications. The company's award-winning 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. PacketVideo was recently included in the Red Herring 100 as one of fifty private companies whose products, services, or business models is most likely to change the world.
Founded in 1998, PacketVideo is based in San Diego, California, in the heart of "Telecom Valley." PacketVideo's investors include Credit Suisse First Boston, Intel Capital (Nasdaq:INTC), Nexus Group LLC, Philips (NYSE:PHG), QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM), Reuters Group PLC (Nasdaq:RTRSY), members of the Rockefeller family, Siemens Mustang Ventures, Sonera (HEX:SRA)(Nasdaq:SNRA), Sony Corporation of America (NYSE:SNE), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), and others. To learn more, visit the company's Website at www.packetvideo.com.
PacketVideo, the PacketVideo logo, PV, PVPlatform, PVAuthor, PVServer, and PVPlayer are trademarks of PacketVideo Corporation. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of the party using such names.
CONTACT: PacketVideo Corporation Don Reckles, 858/320-2132 reckles@packetvideo.com or Bob Gold & Associates Bob Gold, 310/320-2010 bob@bobgoldpr.com |
