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To: DiViT who wrote (24747)	11/3/1997 1:16:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Another high-quality press release from Samsung. Thanks Dave.

To: DiViT who wrote (24747)	11/3/1997 5:41:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Matsushita has DVD-RAM ready for January. Oak Tech almost ready to sample DVD chip with CSS.............................. ijumpstart.com DVD-RAM in January Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will make DVD-RAM drives available in the United States and Japan in January. The first product in the line will be the Panasonic LF-D101 internal drive with SCSI interface, which is capable of reading and writing double-sided 5.2 GB discs. The drive will sell as a stand-alone product for $799 in the United States and is likely to be shown at Comdex next month. All upcoming Panasonic DVD-ROM drives will include the ability to read DVD-RAM media. (Panasonic, 201/392-6124.) McCracken Out at SGI As widely expected, Silicon Graphics Inc. [SGI] CEO Edward McCracken turned in his resignation last week, following the company's decision to eliminate up to 1,000 jobs in the face of sagging sales. The company reported a net loss of 55.5 million for the most recent quarter compared to $21.6 million for the same period a year earlier. Charges contributing to the net loss were $17 million related to the company's acquisition of ParaGraph International and an additional $2 million in merger-related expenses. SGI is planning a $50 million charge related to the layoffs, with the expectation that they will reduce expenses by $40 million per quarter next year. (SGI, 415/933-1980.) Trident Stakes Out PCI Trident Microsystems Inc. expects to have the lowest priced, single-chip PCI audio controller on the market in mass quantities early next year. Dubbed the 4DWaveDX, the technology integrates a 64-voice wavetable synthesizer with Qsound Lab technology that provides chorus, reverb and echo effects. The chip features DirectSound and DirectSound 3D acceleration and can support desktop and notebook designs. It will be available for $8.50 in quantities of 50,000. (Trident, 650/943-3761.) Oak Adds CSS to Troika Oak Technology Inc. [OAKT] will begin sampling a DVD decoder with CSS next month. The TroikaCSS includes decoding for MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and AC-3, and can be integrated in a PC or consumer electronics devices. It will be the company's fourth DVD chip. (Oak, 408/737-0888.)