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To: Spyder who wrote (3829)	6/22/1998 4:29:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6180

Did we miss this Deutsche Telekom press earlier? <<< Deutsche Telekom and Texas Instruments cooperating in the field of "Digital Media Infotainment Center" - agreement signed DSP processors open up new opportunities in interoperability February 05 1998 -- Deutsche Telekom AG and Texas Instruments today signed an agreement on the development of a "Digital Media Infotainment Center" as a reference platform for the provision of multimedia applications. The basis of this is a future generation of high-performance digital signal processors (DSP), which will make it possible to considerably increase the flexibility in the use of different applications. The planned "Digital Media Infotainment Center" is a prime example of the broad spectrum of potential uses for the new technology. In the home, for example, current and future TV and PC-based content will be inter-operable. Open multimedia uses can then make content available across different systems and applications. This means that it will be possible to access different content and services (e.g. DVD, VoD, IP services, unified messaging, video telephony) via various access systems (e.g. xDSL, cable network, ISDN). Thus the transported content can be used on various terminals such as telephone, PC or TV. "Deutsche Telekom's aim is to provide its customers with greater flexibility and comfort when they are using communication and entertainment services. For this reason, with telecommunications and information technology converging, interoperability is becoming more and more important for us," said Dr. Hagen Hultzsch, Member of the Deutsche Telekom AG Board of Management responsible for the Technology and Services Division, concerning the agreement with Texas Instruments. "Quite simply, digital signal processors provide the best solution for applications like digital TV" said Rich Templeton, Executive Vice President of Texas Instruments and President Semiconductors Division, "DSPs are designed specifically for real-time audio and video with the flexibility to address multiple tasks, multiple standards and rapidly changing user demands. Working with Deutsche Telekom gives us essential firsthand insight into consumers' evolving preferences and desires. As a result, our future DSP development efforts will be well positioned to serve the needs and wants of the marketplace." Deutsche Telekom and TI are inviting other leading companies to join them in the development of this high-performance open platform. Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom, with a turnover of DM 67 billion in 1997, is Europe's largest telecommunications company and the third largest carrier worldwide. Offering a complete range of products and services in Germany, Deutsche Telekom leads in mobile radio services, has a cable television network connected to almost 17,3 million homes, 45 million telephone lines in service, about 7,6 million ISDN channels and actually 1,9 million customers in its online service T-Online, making Deutsche Telekom the largest Internet provider in Europe. More information about Deutsche Telekom is available on the World Wide Web at telekom.de. Texas Instruments The worldwide leader and pioneer in digital signal processing solutions since 1982, Texas Instruments provides innovative DSP and mixes signal/analog technologies to more than 30,000 customers in the computer, wireless communications, networking, Internet, consumer, digital motor control and mass storage markets worldwide. To help customers get to market faster, TI offers easy-to-use development tools and extensive software and hardware support, further complemented by close to 300 third-party DSP solutions providers. Texas Instrument Incorporates is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's businesses also include calculators, productivity products, controls and sensors, metallurgical materials and digital light processing technologies. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at ti.com. Media contacts: Texas Instruments: Cami McKillop, Tel: +1 972 830-28 57 Deutsche Telekom: Willfried Seibel, Tel: +49 228 181-49 49 >>>>