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To: Maya who wrote (50368)	11/28/2000 9:31:16 PM
From: Tim Esser	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Hey! Toshiba DVD and PVR with CUBE, cool! Toshiba's DVD and Personal Video Recorder Combo Product Designed Around C-Cube's MPEG-2 Codec MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000-- Close Technical Collaboration Between Toshiba and C-Cube Results In an Innovative Product With the Industry's Highest Video Quality C-Cube Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:CUBE) today announced that consumer electronics giant Toshiba Corporation has chosen C-Cube's DVxplore(R) MPEG-2 video codec as a key component in their RD-2000, a newly announced combination hard-disk drive (HDD) and DVD-RAM recorder product. Toshiba's RD-2000 enables consumers to time-shift television, record DVDs, and play back DVD videos in a single product. DVxplore is C-Cube's first consumer MPEG-2 codec product, providing the highest quality video together with a superior feature set optimized for HDD and DVD-RAM recording. DVxplore is based on C-Cube's patented fourth generation MPEG-2 codec technology, and, together with DVxcel(R) are the only true MPEG-2 video codecs shipping in the market today. "We are excited that Toshiba has chosen to work closely with C-Cube and design our DVxplore codec into their first generation combination PVR and DVD recorder product," said Patrick Henry, senior vice president of marketing and corporate development at C-Cube. "Toshiba is an acknowledged leader in DVD, and we are delighted that we are a key supplier to Toshiba for their flagship personal video recorder and DVD product." About Toshiba's RD-2000 Toshiba's RD-2000 HDD and DVD video recorder includes both a 30GB HDD and a DVD-RAM drive providing a combined record capacity of up to 33 hours. The RD-2000 includes a number of innovative features such as one-touch record start, playback list, record navigation, thumbnails and title list support, manual selection of record picture quality level from 2.0-9.8Mbps, and easy viewing of TV program guide information. Users can create DVD libraries with chapters, perform easy scene cutting, fast searching, custom disk recording, and play list generation. Other features include an advanced user interface, one-touch commercial skip function, preview of disk contents, integrated tuner, and DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, VCD and CD-DA playback. RD-2000 DVD-RAM Specifics Playback media: DVD-RAM (4.7GB single-sided, 9.4GB double-sided), DVD-Video, VCD, CD-DA Record media: DVD-RAM (4.7GB single-sided, 9.4GB double-sided) Video format: MPEG-2 Audio format: Dolby Digital CE (2 channel), Linear PCM RD-2000 Record Times DVD-RAM HDD Standard mode: 2 hours 12 hours Long-record mode: 4 hours 26.5 hours About DVxplore C-Cube's DVxplore MPEG-2 video codec is a high-quality single-chip digital video processing solution ideal for consumer digital recordable products. Features include: -- Realtime MPEG-2 ML@MP video and system encoding -- Simultaneous encode and decode of MPEG-2 video streams with audio synchronization -- Single-pass, variable bitrate (VBR) and constant bitrate (CBR) encoding -- Multiple, programmable horizontal resolutions -- On-chip program stream multiplexing of compressed or uncompressed audio -- On-chip DVD-VR Real-Time Read/Write (RTRW) system level formatting Availability Toshiba has announced that the RD-2000 will be available in December in Japan. About C-Cube The company is a worldwide leader in digital media processing and is leading the way with new communication processors and networked consumer products. With a focus on DVD, set-top boxes and codec enabled products, C-Cube is driving the technology for the "networked digital home." C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas and has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information please visit our web site at www.c-cube.com. C-Cube and the C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: C-Cube Microsystems Inc. Wendy Matthews, 408/490-8707 (Corporate Communications) wendy.matthews@c-cube.com Steven Horwitz, 408/490-8561 (Investor Relations) steven.horwitz@c-cube.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA BW0084 NOV 28,2000 4:30 PACIFIC 7:30 EASTERN

To: Maya who wrote (50368)	11/28/2000 10:03:24 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

VOD..................................... digitalbroadcasting.com{BACF6181-C4B0-11D4-8C82-009027DE0829}&Bucket=HomeLatestHeadlines Intertainer, Pace Micro, nCUBE, Cisco to create new VOD platform 11/28/2000 Intertainer (Culver City, CA) has teamed with Pace Micro Technology, nCUBE and Cisco Systems, Inc., to create the first IP-based, end-to-end video-on-demand solution that will allow cable operators to stream real-time video over existing cable networks to digital set-top boxes. The companies have developed a working demo of this solution for the Western Show in Los Angeles, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, available at Intertainer booth #1377, Pace booth #4100, nCUBE booth #1801 and Cisco booth #3841. The system is comprised of the Intertainer user interface and content, the Cisco cable modem termination system uBR 7246 Universal Broadband Router and uBR 924 cable access router, the Pace DSL 4000 set-top box and the nCUBE n4 streaming media appliance. "This platform is really a breakthrough which can serve as a model for VOD in the cable industry," said Jonathan Taplin, Intertainer president & CEO. "Cable operators will realize tremendous cost savings using this platform because it is an open, standards-based solution that allows operators to work with any server or set-top box vendor, thus creating competition and driving costs down. In addition, an IP platform allows operators to run a unified infrastructure for voice, video and data services, instead of building and operating separate services, thus increasing efficiencies and reducing costs." "Because cable networks have high bandwidth, operators can bundle services and deliver better quality streaming content than DSL, DBS, and other ISPs, thus providing cable operators a competitive advantage," said Pace Americas president Neil Gaydon. "Streaming media over IP provides cost-effective, on-demand programming and is also the preferred way to enable video to multiple devices in the home, including set-top boxes, hand-held devices, and game consoles." Edited by John McKnight Assistant Editor, Digital Broadcasting.com