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To: BillyG who wrote (31951)	4/7/1998 5:02:00 PM
From: Ian deSouza	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

One more piece of the equation to boost CUBE's price... cbs.marketwatch.com

To: BillyG who wrote (31951)	4/7/1998 5:02:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Nortel is buying this codec. They don't have their own.............. digitaltheater.com The new DV-MPEG SD7000 is designed forbroadcast environments, specifically for contribution transmission, remote specialevents and news coverage applications. With a codec at a remote location and one at a central office or broadcast facility, the compressed video signal can be carried over a SONET/SDH or ATM backbone, delivering contribution quality back to the broadcastfacility for further editing and final distribution. The DV-MPEG SD7000 waslaunched today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in LasVegas, April 6-9, Booth No.T5551. "With this new product Nortel will now offer broadcasters a high-quality video codecwhich will enable them to bridge the gap between traditional TV broadcasting andefficient SONET/SDH or ATM-based transport," said Richard Romagnino, general manager, Video Networks, Nortel. "The end result is a high quality image delivered via an efficient feature-rich video network." Nortel's DV-MPEG SD7000 will have a unique feature set to address the specific needs ofthe broadcasting industry including four-audio-channel support, adaptive combfiltering, DVB compliance, selectable 4:2:0/4:2:2 operation, and more. As with all of Nortel's DV-MPEG products, the DV-MPEG SD7000 is compatible and fullyadaptable with other networking products, including Nortel's Digital Video Access Mux(DV-Access Mux), Nortel's S/DMS TransportNode family, AccessNode, and itsDigital Video Network (DVN) application software. The codec is scheduled to becommercially available worldwide by mid-1999.