Mohan and Intel Investors - A Real Application for High Speed Pentium II Processors.
XING is providing the software to do Real Time MPEG-2 ENCODING (that is, compression) with Intel's new processors. They can now perform this operation with one CPU instead of DUAL CPUs.
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday January 27, 10:39 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Xing Achieves Video Compression Breakthrough On
New Intel Processors
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1998--Xing Technologyannounces the first ever ''software only'' real-time MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group)compression technology. MPEG, the standard for high-bandwidth Internet and intranet video applications, has historically required custom hardware for real-time compression.
Xing modified the engine of its XingMPEG Encoder 2.1 product, adding new Intel Pentium(R) II processor optimizations to achieve real-time compression of full-screen, full-motion video. The XingMPEG Encoder 2.1, optimized for MMX(TM), was already the fastest software encoder on the market.
Xing's breakthrough promises to eliminate cost and usability barriers for countless multimedia-rich applications requiring high-quality video. For example, Xing's StreamWorks(R) products today provide cost-effective delivery of audio and video for Seagate Software - the leading supplier of backup and storage management applications
for Windows NT. For its first corporate communications application Seagate's president and CEO, Terry Cunningham, delivered a live briefing to the company's various offices around the world. Employees viewed the video from their desktops. Using StreamWorks not only provides a less costly method of internal communication, but also ensures a seamless integration into Seagate Software's network infrastructure allowing for simple upgrades and future modifications.
The advent of broadband Internet access is driving demand for high-quality digital delivery in both the corporate and home markets. Home Internet access through cable modems, xDSL, satellites, and other technologies will bring bandwidth of up to 10mbps to homes this
year. Xing's real-time technology is the only software that can take advantage of this bandwidth to deliver movies, games, narrowcast television and other high-quality interactive video applications.
Real-time, software-only encoding and delivery of full-screen, full-motion video was first demonstrated to the public by the Intel Corporation [Nasdaq:INTC - news] at the recent Fall Comdex in Las Vegas. This demonstration combined Xing's compression and delivery
technologies with a dual-processor Pentium II processor-based web server to simultaneously MPEG-encode and deliver a live feed over a network. Today, with the announcement of faster processors, Xing can now achieve real-time MPEG compression and distribution on a single processor system.
''Xing's cutting-edge compression technology really demonstrates the growing functionality and capabilities of Intel architecture-based servers. Xing's software encoding engine takes full advantage of the increased power and performance of our Pentium II processors,
allowing real-time encoding speeds at a quality comparable to higher-priced add-in hardware solutions,'' said Gene Forte, Director, Intel's Internet Server Programs.
''In the future when a service provider or IT manager needs an easy-to-implement, high-quality, live video delivery solution, they can create one at relatively low cost using familiar equipment,'' Xing President and CEO Hassan Miah said.
Xing will leverage its new MPEG compression breakthrough in future versions of three products - StreamWorks, the MPEGLive!(TM) Encoder, and the XingMPEG Encoder2 - which will be released in the second half of 1998. All three products combine to be the most practical, flexible and innovative solution for today's communications needs. For more
information about Xing's complete product line, contact their World Wide Web site at xingtech.com.
Interested OEMs
All parties interested in licensing Xing's latest encoding, as well as decoding, technology should contact Xing Technology's Sales Department at (805) 783-0400 or the Sales Hotline at 1-800-2-XING-IT.
Xing Technology Corporation
Xing Technology Corp. (http://www.xingtech.com/) is the leading provider of MPEG tools for high quality digital audio and video for file-based and networked applications. Over the past seven years, Xing has developed technology for such industry giants as Microsoft, Intel,
Fujitsu, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and SGI. Xing can provide today the technology to bring full-screen, full motion digital video to content providers, consumers and corporate customers.
Xing is registered trademark of Xing Technology Corporation. XingMPEG, StreamWorks, MPEGLive! and all logo and graphic designs are trademarks of Xing Technology Corporation. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks and are acknowledged to their respective holders.
Contact:
Mike Funk, Xing Technology Corporation
805-783-0400
or
Jane Yedinak, Golin/Harris Communications
212-309-1401 |
