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To: BillyG who wrote (32101)	4/11/1998 10:30:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50808

Anybody know where Divi's "Latin American" office is located? ur client was founded in 1993, and is a leading global provider of standards-based products and systems for digital video broadcasting. With offices in the U.S.,Europe, Asia, China and Latin America, they are positioned to deliver seamless end-to-end digital video networking solutions worldwide. ww2.altavista.digital.com@1511048@ba%2ejobs%2eoffered%26divicomhttp://ww2.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/news?msg@1511048@ba%2ejobs%2eoffered%26divicom

To: BillyG who wrote (32101)	4/11/1998 12:46:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Hardware/Software DVD. Wait til it's interactive................... techweb.com Simply put: "Hardware is expensive, software is cheap," said Pier DelFrate, vice president of marketing for Mediamatics, a software-based DVD provider based in Fremont, Calif. Cost is an advantage highlighted by producers of software, or host-based DVD solutions. Because the system's main processor performs the DVD functions, VARs can cut system cost by eliminating DVD hardware, including a decoder chip and add-in card. "I don't see demand for hardware DVD [in commercial mainstream markets] . . . when they can get software for almost free," said Joe Monastiero, director of software marketing for Zoran Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based manufacturer of hardware and software DVD solutions. Volume pricing to OEMs for software DVD products on average is less than $5 per license, according to manufacturers. To stay competitive, hardware manufacturers are lowering DVD solutions costs while emphasizing the quality and flexibility of hardware-based DVD playback. DVD-recording capabilities are expected to appear in the channel by the end of the year, along with a more interactive DVD experience, such as the ability to magnify images on screen, said Clint Chao, senior director of marketing for the PC and Codec division at C-Cube Microsystems Inc., a hardware-based manufacturer based in Milpitas, Calif. "Software DVD would have a hard time [with interactive applications] without really interrupting the performance of the PC," Chao said. "Interaction will continue to require hardware."