Company Press Release
UniView Technologies Corp. and Lucent Technologies Initiate Collaborative Convergence Project
Companies lead next-generation communication by developing Web telephone
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1998-- uniView Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:UVEW - news) and Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU - news)
have combined resources to make information and communication as easy as using the telephone and watching television. The collaborative project -- the
companies' first since signing a joint cooperation agreement in March -- will bring advanced Web telephony capabilities to interactive television and Internet
device markets via Lucent's Inferno Network Software Solution organization.
The new high-performance platform, expected to be available to uniView and Lucent customers ar ound third quarter 1998, will enable simple, rapid
Internet access and e-mail, as well as contact storage and management, digital answering with indicator light, call waiting and caller ID capabilities. The
StrongARM(tm) Web telephone reference design and Inferno(tm) software platform will be combined with uniView's on-line service, support,
server-based e-mail and chat capabilities to deliver a flexible, advanced communication tool for integration into Internet device applications such as Web
telephones, Internet set-top boxes, network computers and Internet-enabled TVs.
''With telephones in more than 94 percent of U.S. households and the Internet becoming a part of everyday life, it is imperative that telephony and Internet
devices be fast, efficient and user-friendly,'' said Patrick A. Custer, president and CEO of uniView Technologies Corp. ''Therefore, developing an
advanced Web telephone for multiple applications was the perfect first step for our alliance with Lucent.''
In addition to the Inferno software platform, the innovative Web telephone product will incorporate industry-leading hardware and software technology
such as a the SA-1100 microprocessor; touch sensitive screen; 640x480 full VGA LCD monitor; two-line, full-duplex, hands-free speaker phone; serial
port for easy PC connectivity; wireless keyboard; and a 33.6Kbps modem.
Under the agreement, uniView will drive the development, delivery and licensing of the Web telephone and related Internet service support, while serving
as a key provider of information services for uniView and Lucent customers requiring interactive solutions. Lucent will provide its Web telephone
reference design and operating system for incorporation into the new platform and also will provide an additional targeted customer base for marketing and
licensing efforts.
''Since developing our Web telephone reference design, we have been seeking partners to assist in creating an innovative product to meet the high-tech
communication demands of our customers,'' said Mike Skarzynski, president of the Inferno Software Solutions Group at Lucent Technologies. ''With
uniView's extensive knowledge of telephony and Internet integration into consumer electronics applications, together we will deliver the next generation in
Internet access and communications.''
Dallas-based uniView Technologies Corp. develops and implements innovative hardware and network technologies and solutions to license for a variety of
niche set top box applications including home healthcare, education, banking, hotel, home office, and consumer electronics.
As an electronics engineering design and marketing company, uniView Technologies has established an advanced standard for connectivity to Internet
appliances and is adopting leading technology from Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. It also has
developed proprietary software enabling access to the unique features of the uniView product. The company specializes in advanced television solutions
and other new interactive and connectivity technologies, as well. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.uniview.net.
Lucent Technologies designs, builds, and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, consumer and
business telephone systems, and microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm of the company. For more
information about Lucent Technologies, headquartered at Murray Hill, N.J., visit the company's Web site at www.lucent.com.
NOTICE: Some of this information may contain ''Forward Looking Statements'' which are company plans, projections and uncertainties. For a discussion
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those factors which could cause actual results to differ from management's expectations.
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