To: J Fieb who wrote (286 ) 8/7/1998 9:18:00 AM From: Maya Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 324
DVD component manufacturers, gives a good picture of Cube's competitors and customers, maybe somebody can add in paren if the company is cube customer or competitor? Computer hardware/software: Alliance Semiconductor: DVD-accelerated video controller chips Apple: DVD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM-equipped computers, software drivers, playback hardware and software (QuickTime) AST: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (with MMX-based playback software) ATI Technologies: DVD-accelerated video audio/video cards Axis Communications: DVD-ROM servers C-Cube: DVD encoder and decoder chips CEI: DVD playback hardware and software Chromatic Research: DVD decoder and playback chips (cube competitor ) Cirrus Logic: DVD-accelerated video controller chips Compaq: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (cube customer? ) Creative Technology: DVD-accelerated audio/video cards, DVD upgrade kit (cube customer ) Diamond Multimedia: DVD playback hardware (Toshiba drive) (upgrade kit) (cube customer ) Digital: DVD software playback (for Alpha workstations), DVD encoder chips DynaTek: DVD upgrade kit E4 (Elecede): DVD playback hardware (cube customer ) Elektroson: DVD-recordable software (top.GEAR) ESS Technology: playback chipset, player reference design (cube competitor ) Fujitsu: DVD-ROM-equipped computers Gateway: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (cube customer ) Harman Int.: DVD jukebox Hitachi: DVD-ROM drives, decoder chips (cube customer? ) Hi-Val: DVD playback hardware (upgrade kit) Hyundai: DVD decoder chips IBM: DVD-ROM-equipped computers, decoder chips (How about their encoders? , cube competitor ) Innovacom: DVD encoder and decoder systems (cube competitor ) Intel: DVD playback hardware (MMX) and software (helps cube ) JVC: DVD-ROM drives (cube customer ) Kasan: decoder hardware LG Electronics: DVD-ROM drives LSI: DVD decoder chips and playback cards (cube competitor ) LuxSonor: DVD playback chips (cube competitor ) Margi: DVD decoder card for notebook PCs Matrox: DVD-accelerated video cards Matsushita (Panasonic): DVD-ROM drives, upgrade kits, DVD/Web integration ,DVD-RAM still-image recorder Mediamatics: DVD playback software and hardware Medianix: Dolby Digital decoder hardware with Spatializer 3D audio Microsoft: DVD drivers and playback software (ActiveMovie) Mitsubishi: DVD-ROM drives Motorola: DVD decoder chips Number 9: DVD-accelerated audio/video cards NEC: DVD-ROM drives (cube customer? ) NSM: DVD-ROM jukebox Oak Technology: DVD playback hardware and software (cube competitor ) Packard Bell: DVD-ROM-equipped computers (cube customer ) Philips: DVD-ROM drives, decoder chips Pioneer: DVD-ROM drives Procom: DVD-ROM jukebox Quadrant International: DVD-Video navgation software (cube customer ) S3: DVD-accelerated video controller chips Samsung: DVD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM-equipped computers SGS-Thomson: DVD playback hardware (w/Microsoft) (cube competitor ) SICAN: DVD decoder chips Software Architects: DVD-recordable software (w/Elektroson) Sony: DVD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM-equipped computers STB Systems: DVD playback hardware (upgrade kit) TDK: blank DVD-RAM discs Toshiba: DVD-ROM drives and DVD-ROM-equipped computers (cube customer ) Trident Microsystems: DVD decoder chips, DVD-accelerated video controller chips Truevision: DVD playback software (Microsoft Active Movie 2.0) Verbatim Australia (ActiveMedia): DVD playback hardware (upgrade kit) Wired: DVD playback hardware and software Yamaha: AC-3 decoder chips Zoran/CompCore: DVD software and hardware playback, DVD decoder chips (cube competitor )