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To: BillyG who wrote (26300)	12/8/1997 8:23:00 AM
From: coopie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

You are right Billy - however, before we get too excited I think we should wait to hear what Rarebird thinks of the economy currently in New Orleans - No Divicom story on the headend??? Good Luck.

To: BillyG who wrote (26300)	12/8/1997 8:24:00 AM
From: coopie	Respond to of 50808

Divicoms turn... Bell South "win" Headlines Next Story DiviCom Extends Leadership in Digital Wireless Headend Deployment with BellSouth New Orleans Launch Business Wire - December 08, 1997 08:10 %DIVICOM %BELLSOUTH CUBE %CALIFORNIA %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED V%BW P%BW Jump to first matched term MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1997--DiviCom Inc. (NASDAQ:CUBE), a leading provider of digital video networking solutions, today announced that BellSouth (NYSE:BLS) has selected DiviCom compression technology for its new all-digital wireless television service introduced this week in New Orleans. BellSouth's americast(TM) programming service offers viewers more than 160 channels of national and local programming, as well as movies on command. The americast programming service is a result of a partnership of BellSouth, Ameritech, GTE, SNET and the Walt Disney Company. BellSouth's state-of-the-art digital transmission center is built around DiviCom's MediaView(TM) video encoder and multiplexer systems, which compress and combine the video signals for maximum transmission efficiency. "DiviCom is committed to building flexible products that meet our customer's needs," said Tom Lookabaugh, senior vice president and general manager, DiviCom Inc. "With our help, BellSouth can now offer its customers greater programming choices with high-quality pictures and CD-quality audio. We are proud to have been selected by BellSouth to help bring the future of digital television to New Orleans." BellSouth's New Orleans launch represents a major step in the company's plan to deliver home entertainment service to its customers. In 1998, BellSouth plans to begin offering its home entertainment service in areas covering more than two million homes in Atlanta, Orlando, Jacksonville, Daytona and Miami. DiviCom Inc. DiviCom develops and integrates products that make digital video networking possible. Products include audio/video encoding and decoding systems, and integration consulting and implementation services. Based on the MPEG-2, DVB and ATSC international standards, DiviCom's products enable digital video broadcasting over a variety of networks including satellite, wireless, fiber and cable. DiviCom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-Cube Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ:CUBE), and both companies are based in Milpitas. C-Cube is the leading provider of digital video silicon solutions for the communications, consumer electronics and convergence markets. DiviCom can be reached by phone at 408/944-6700, by fax at 408/944-6705, or via the World Wide Web at divi.com . Note to Editors: BellSouth's new digital wireless system in New Orleans is comprised of products from both DiviCom and its parent company, C-Cube Microsystems. DiviCom provided the digital video compression and network management systems located at the headend -- the "central station" or office where the programming is transmitted to customers' homes. BellSouth subscribers receive the programming through Zenith's digital settop box, which is based on C-Cube's Flare system-level settop design and the AViA chipset. CONTACT: DiviCom Inc. Anne Hohenberger, 408/490-6688 anneh@divi.com

To: BillyG who wrote (26300)	12/8/1997 9:43:00 AM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

FlashPoint, Motorola team in digital imaging applications SAN JOSE--FlashPoint Technology Inc. here today announced a technology alliance with Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector to create products for the digital imaging market place. The agreement aims to combine Motorola's semiconductor technology with FlashPoint's expertise in digital imaging software solutions for a new generation of intelligent digital imaging devices, according to the two companies. Initially concentrating on the PowerPC processor series, FlashPoint will incorporate Motorola's RISC MPU as the basis for its hardware and software reference design kits. FlashPoint said its design strategy is to develop a digital imaging software platform that provides a quick time to market for digital imaging device manufacturers and ensures interoperability between all digital imaging devices using the company's software. In addition, FlashPoint said it will encourage developers to extend the capabilities of the software through add-on applications and software-based features. FlashPoint intends to unveil its new design and demonstrate it at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 8-11, 1998. First products are expected to be available in early 1998. A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc. Story posted at 9 a.m. EST/6 a.m. PST, 12/8/97 techweb.cmp.com