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To: coopie who wrote (24451)	10/27/1997 8:37:00 AM
From: coopie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Oak Tech. DVD - (Thanks John R. for the copy knowledge!) biz.yahoo.com Company Press Release Oak Technology Announces New DVD Decoder with Copy Protection SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997-- TroikaCSS(TM) Provides Enhanced DVD Solution for PC, Consumer Electronics Single-chip DVD Decoder and Presentation Engine with CSS Adds to Oak's Troika(TM) Line of DVD Products Oak Technology (NASDAQ:OAKT) further extended its reach into the DVD market with the release of the TroikaCSS DVD presentation engine and decoder with CSS support. The TroikaCSS fully supports the content scrambling technology mandated by the DVD Forum and enables manufacturers of DVD-PC and DVD player products to comply with the copyright standards and requirements of DVD content providers. This full-featured, single-chip solution allows manufacturers to reduce costs by removing discrete silicon without sacrificing the full multimedia experience. Bringing the newest in entertainment and information storage technology to market, Oak's new TroikaCSS integrates all the presentation and decoding functions in a single chip. The TroikaCSS integrates key functions of DVD such as MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 video decompression, Dolby Digital, MPEG-1 and Linear PCM (LPCM) audio decompression, sub-picture decoding, audio/video synchronization, on-screen display (OSD) and demultiplexing along with copy protection. Full-motion video editing formats such as Letterbox, Pan & Scan and unaided 3:2 pulldown are also supported by the solution so that studio-quality movies can be viewed on a standard television set. The TroikaCSS is the fourth member of Oak's DVD solutions family, following the recently announced OTI-9800 DVD-ROM controller, Interactive DVD Browser(TM) software navigation solution and the original Troika integrated single-chip DVD presentation engine. Oak has system-level reference designs available that leverage the Troika silicon. ''We've been successful in our quest to deliver comprehensive DVD controller and navigation solutions, and TroikaCSS is yet another example of this mission,'' said Vince Guaglianone, senior marketing manager for Oak's Imaging Business Unit. ''TroikaCSS will bring the full-featured DVD controller and presentation engine functionality of Troika, along with copy protection, to manufacturers looking to capitalize on DVD for PCs and home electronics.'' TroikaCSS is compliant with available DVD-DSP and servo technology, and offers a glueless interface to various DVD/CD-DSPs, audio DACs and industry-standard NTSC/PAL encoders, thereby reducing overall system cost to OEMs and enhancing system design flexibility. Available in a 160-pin QFP package, TroikaCSS will begin sampling in November. For more information, please contact Vince Guaglianone at 408/737-0888. The foregoing statements may consist of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Factors that could cause actual outcome to differ materially from those set forth include, without limitation, the rate of adoption of new technology, market acceptance of the product, competitive pricing actions and marketing programs, among others. For a discussion of such risks, see the Company's most recent SEC form 10-K and 10-Q. ABOUT OAK TECHNOLOGY Founded in 1987, Oak Technology, Inc. designs, develops and markets high-performance multimedia semiconductors and related software to original equipment manufacturers worldwide who serve the PC, consumer electronics and digital office equipment markets. Oak has a software design center in Boca Raton, Florida; a mixed signal design center in Austin, Texas; and subsidiaries in Japan (Oak Technology K.K.), Taiwan (Oak Technology, Taiwan), and Andover, Massachusetts (Pixel Magic, Inc.). The Company completed its initial public offering in February 1995. Additional information about Oak Technology and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at www.oaktech.com. Note to Editors: Oak Technology and the Oak logo are registered trademarks of Oak Technology, Inc. Interactive DVD Browser, Pixel Magic, Troika and TroikaCSS are trademarks of Oak Technology. All other registered trademarks and trademarks belong to their respective holders. All other product names or company names are mentioned for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective holders

To: coopie who wrote (24451)	10/27/1997 8:52:00 AM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

STB announces DVD decoder add-in board. Whose decoder does it use? CUBE, IBM??............................. STB Systems' DVD Theater Secures Major Design Win; DVD Decoder Brings the Latest in Audio-Visual Technology to Popular Line of Consumer Desktop Systems RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997--STB Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:STBI), a leading supplier of multimedia subsystem products to the OEM community, Monday announced that its new DVD decoder, the DVD Theater, will be used to bring advanced multimedia features to the IBM (NYSE:IBM) Aptiva L series and Aptiva S series of desktop systems. The DVD Theater from STB delivers high quality AC-3 audio and MPEG-2 video playback of a broad spectrum of DVD encoded content, including movies, interactive PC games and reference material. DVD represents the latest in sound quality, video playback and storage capability. It incorporates AC-3 digital, surround-sound technology for crisp, vibrant sound reproduction. The MPEG-2 video offers four times better resolution than existing video capabilities for a clearer picture. In addition, a single DVD disc holds more than two hours of video or up to 4.7 GB of data, which is the equivalent of seven compact discs. The abundance of storage space on a DVD disc allows software developers to create programs with elaborate multimedia effects like surround sound, live-action video and 3-D graphics that will fit on a single disc. "IBM is giving consumers access to the latest in audio and visual technology by incorporating the DVD Theater into the Aptiva line," stated J. Shane Long, STB's vice president of sales and marketing. "This technology will be meaningful to them immediately, and will grow in usefulness in the future. A new generation of PC entertainment products has just begun to emerge that will challenge the senses in ways that were not possible without DVD technology." DVD Convergence STB's DVD Theater outputs video to either a PC monitor or a standard television, and provides 5.1 channel stereo AC-3 audio performance. The AC-3 and MPEG-2 decoding is done in hardware, which minimizes the system's resources required to run elaborate multimedia applications resulting in optimum system performance. The DVD Theater also fully supports the industry standards for MPEG-2 video and Dolby Digital AC-3 Theater-quality digital audio. Software support for the STB DVD Theater will be provided a driver that will support Windows 95 versions of DirectX and Active Movie and ultimately Windows NT versions. Simply the Best! STB Systems designs, manufactures and sells multimedia accelerators and other multimedia subsystem products for use in personal computers. STB has an established history of designing award-winning graphics controllers and writing specialized video drivers which provide maximum software performance and compatibility. Manufacturing strength, engineering expertise and consistent quality make STB the leading supplier of multimedia accelerators to top tier PC manufacturers. STB's products can be found in systems from Acer, Compaq, Dell, Gateway 2000 and IBM. STB recently acquired Symmetric Simulation Systems Inc., a leader in the professional-class 3-D graphics market, which is operated as a wholly owned subsidiary. Founded in 1981 with headquarters in Richardson, STB Systems also has facilities in Dallas, Houston, El Paso, Texas; Austin, Texas; Eugene, Ore.; Juarez, Mexico; Hopkins, Minn.; London; and Paris. CONTACT: STB Systems Inc., Richardson Brian Burke, 972/234-8750, ext. 2113 972/234-1306 (fax) bburke@stb.com stb.com