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To: DiViT who wrote (34121)	7/1/1998 8:56:00 AM
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Samsung Demonstrates the Home Wide Web Featuring Internet Protocol Over 1394 SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1998-- Home Wide Web(TM) Communicates Via IP Over 1394; Easily Links Digital Devices Such as DTVs, DVCRs, DVDs, DBSs and PCs; Simple and Familiar GUI Interface Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today demonstrated the Home Wide Web(TM)(HWW(TM)), which easily integrates digital consumer electronics and information devices, such as VCRs, DBS systems, TVs, cable boxes and PCs. All the devices, whether within a home or in another location, can be accessed by using a single remote control device employing a point-and-click GUI interface similar to that used on the World Wide Web. Communication is achieved via the IP (Internet Protocol) over 1394 interface standards set by the IEEE. These standards enable single-cable transmission of digital video, audio and data between consumer devices in the same way a PC connects to the Internet. Samsung is working with groups such as the 1394 Trade Association (1394 TA), the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to achieve industry-wide standardization for easy integration into digital products by all manufacturers. In addition, Samsung is working to form an alliance with a number of PC, chip, consumer electronics, cable and DBS companies, to include support for the HWW(TM) system. "With the Home Wide Web(TM), Samsung has created the first convergence of the World Wide Web with consumer electronics and the first working sample for the home network using 1394," said Jae Park, president of Samsung Information Systems America. "Not only is the underlying technology less complex than that used in today's home audio/visual devices, its interface is familiar and easy to use by anyone with even minimal WWW experience." New System Demonstrated The HWW(TM) system was demonstrated at the 1394 Trade Association Developers Conference in San Jose. The all-digital HWW(TM) included a Samsung 55-inch HD television, a Samsung digital VCR, an Echostar satellite receiver system and a PC used as a gateway to Ethernet. "As demonstrated, Samsung's HWW(TM) will accommodate devices from any manufacturer," said Park. Each device communicates with the HDTV via the IP, offering its own pop-up GUI on screen. Using the HWW(TM) system, the user switches from the HDTV to the DVCR by pushing a single button to select the new device and bring up its GUI to select functions. The cursor is moved to the appropriate "button" on the screen and "clicked" to choose a function just as when a PC mouse moves the cursor to an on-screen button. An almost unlimited number of digital devices can be connected to the HWW(TM). Connection to a PC and the Internet also is possible, enabling off-site control of all networked devices. Network interface units supported include the full range of digital systems, including consumer electronics devices, cable, cable modems, ADSL modems and Ethernet. Any digital device can be easily added to the network, including home security cameras or intercoms. "In the future, the HWW will enable people to access their PC, the web and all their digital electronics from a single point and using a single control device," said Samsung's Park. "They will even be able to control all their home systems from their office or a hotel just as easily by using the Internet." New Technology For Ease of Use Samsung's Home Wide Web(TM) uses technology that allows the Internet to reach all consumer devices on the network. Competitor approaches use less effective and non-WWW standard command languages that fall short of such expectations. Samsung's HWW(TM) uses already proven and readily available IP that will allow Samsung's technology to be used immediately. In the HWW(TM) system, each device is assigned a unique GUI and functions seamlessly using the commonly-used HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) web page format. The future version will also use the expanded capabilities of XML (eXtensible Markup Language). This common language is not only simpler than other control commands but enables the use of a single remote control device. In addition, the GUI interface is easy to use and easily understood by consumers. Any device by any manufacturer that can read the HTML/XML control set can be added through a "plug and play" connection. "The new HWW(TM) system gives consumers the quality of digital audio/visual devices that are easily controlled by a universally understood interface," said Park. "This makes it the ideal standard of the future." About Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and SISA Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (SEC), a $13 billion (1997) flagship company of Korean-based the Samsung Group, is a world leader in electronics, with operations in more than 60 countries and 85,000 employees worldwide. The company is the world's number one producer of DRAMs and computer monitors. SEC is the second largest microwave oven manufacturer in the world and holds the number five ranking for color televisions. Samsung Information Systems America (SISA) is the U.S. research and development subsidiary for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Home Wide Web and HWW are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Internet: sosimple.com --30--ao/sf* azs/sf CONTACT: Samsung Information Systems America Richard Humpleman, 408/544-5490 richardh@sisa.samsung.com or Cain Communications Susan Cain, 408/341-8979