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To: DiViT who wrote (30564)	3/9/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

The British Digital Broadcasting joint venture named Grundig AG (G.GRD), Pace Micro Technology PLC, Philips Electronics NV (N.PHI), Nokia OY (Y.NOK), Sony Corp. (SNE) and Toshiba Corp. (U.TOS) manufacturers of its so-called 'plug in and play' set top boxes. Grundig selected Odeum. Pace Micro uses SGS Thomson. They also build GI/LSI boxes, and boxes for Canal Plus? Philips has "try-media" dreams. Nokia! That's C-Cube. Sony has used SGS, LSI and Cube in settops. Toshiba? What's in their Pegasus box? Here's Nokia being Open Cable compliant........................ digitaltheater.com Nokia licences Spyglass Web technology for digital set-top boxes M2 PRESSWIRE via NewsEdge Corporation : Nokia, a leading supplier of digital set-top boxes for cable and satellite, recently announced a licensing agreement with Internet pioneer Spyglass Inc for up-front web technology to be integrated in Nokia's next generation of digital cable, satellite and terrestrial set-top boxes. The Spyglass Device Mosaic web browser will be modified and used by Nokia as an HTML engine; a new open application platform for developing advanced interactive and online television services. As HTML is an open language, low-cost applications can be built by a number of different companies ensuring a wide variety of revenue-generating interactive television services. The openness of HTML will ensure that Nokia's set-top boxes function seamlessly with all cable, satellite and terrestrial operators' systems, and avoid the pitfalls of limited proprietary environments. The inclusion of an HTML engine will allow advanced interactive television services such as: - Internet access and web browsing - e-mail - interactive advertising - home shopping and home banking - video on demand - pay per view "This is much more than a Web browser", says Helmut Stein, Senior Vice President of Nokia Multimedia Network Terminals. "Adding an HTML engine to the Nokia platform will enable cable, satellite and terrestrial operators to reap the greatest benefit from their digital networks". "Nokia is already a market leader in DVB set-top boxes", says David Harris- Evans, Managing Director of Spyglass Europe. "By incorporating an HTML engine, they will be the first to market with a set-top box that is not only DVB- compliant, but will also serve as a revenue-generating application platform for the entire cable, satellite and terrestrial industry". All Nokia's set-top boxes are DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) compliant. The DVB standard was established to develop open specifications for advanced cable, satellite and terrestrial networks. It has previously been announced that DVB's Multimedia Home platform would be based on open standards such as HTML. In the US, Open Cable, a similar effort spearheaded by CableLabs is underway. Nokia's set-top boxes are expected to comply also with the Open Cable specification. About Nokia Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a leader in digital technologies including mobile phones, cellular and fixed telecommunications networks, wireless data solutions, multimedia terminals and personal and workstation computer display products. With sales in approximately 130 countries, net sales totalled US$8.5billion in 1996. Nokia employs more than 36,000 people in 45 countries. Nokia's shares are listed in Helsinki, New York, London, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Paris. About Spyglass Inc. Spyglass Inc provides software and services to make devices work with the World Wide Web. Particularly active in the television and cable industries, Spyglass has provided technology licensing and custom development to companies such as Microsoft, Xerox, Daimler-Benz, Apple and others. Spyglass headquarters are located in Naperville, Illinois. <<M2 PRESSWIRE -- 03/06/98>> CONTACT: Amanda Stokes, Spyglass Inc Tel: +1 630 245 6512 e-mail: astokes@spyglass.com WWW: spyglass.com Silke Jung/Matthew Turmaine, Lexis Public Relations Tel: +44 (0)171 240 9900 Fax: +44 (0)171 240 2211 e-mail: sjung@lexispr.co.uk Frances Wood, Nokia Multimedia Network Terminals Tel: +44 (0)1793 556 032 Fax: +44 (0)1793 490 535 e-mail: fran.wood@mnt.nokia.com [Copyright 1998, M2 Communications]