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To: Stoctrash who wrote (35062)	8/10/1998 11:11:00 AM
From: let	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

DiviCom Wins DIRECTV Contract; CompressionSystems Agreement Expands DiviCom Presence in North American DBSMarket With New DIRECTV Los Angeles Broadcast Center August 10, 1998 10:58 AM MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1998--DiviCom Inc. CUBE , a leading provider of systems for digital television, today announced it has signed an agreement to supply DIRECTV GMH with compression equipment for its new Los Angeles Broadcast Center (LABC). As part of the agreement, DiviCom and DIRECTV are working together to develop a complete uplink signal processing system to support the DIRECTV(R) programming service. DiviCom will supply products from its MediaView(TM) family of program encoders, the MediaNode(TM) multiplexer and the MPEG Media Toolkit(TM). DIRECTV will also be using DiviTrack(TM), the powerful, cost-saving statistical multiplexing feature of the MediaView MV40 encoder. In addition, DiviCom is responsible for the integration of the Uplink Signal Processing System. "DIRECTV is pleased to have DiviCom as our Uplink Signal Processing System provider," said Steven Orland, vice president and general manager, Los Angeles Broadcast Center for DIRECTV. "The DiviCom system is a strategic part of the LABC's technical infrastructure. The teaming of the DIRECTV system design group with DiviCom will undoubtedly result in a superior product implementation. We're confident that DiviCom will exceed our expectations for reliability and video/audio signal quality." DIRECTV, the nation's leading high-power digital television service, has announced that the LABC will be fully operational in the second quarter of 1999. Since its launch more than four years ago, DIRECTV has continuously added new services and channe5R2K

To: Stoctrash who wrote (35062)	8/10/1998 11:12:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Compaq has a new DVD Hardware Decoder board.................... newsalert.com Compaq Delivers New Optical Storage Solutions for Deskpro Users; DVD-ROM, CD-RW, and High-Speed CD-ROM Drives Now Available for Commercial Desktops Business Wire - August 10, 1998 09:39 Jump to first matched term HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1998--Further enabling customers to maximize their productivity through increased storage capabilities, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) expanded the availability of optical technology in the commercial marketplace today by announcing new storage options for commercial desktops. With today's announcement, Compaq Deskpro users can now customize their systems with four new advanced optical drives: the Compaq DVD-ROM Drive and MPEG2 Decoder, the 6X CD-RW Drive, the 32X Max CD-ROM Drive, and the Slimline 24X Max CD-ROM Drive, allowing customers to take full advantage of demanding multimedia business applications. "Today's commercial desktop customer is pushing the limits of current storage capabilities with increased use of multimedia and large database applications," said Mike Winkler, Senior Vice President and Group General Manager, PC Products Group, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Compaq will continue to address these customer demands by delivering solutions that will enhance storage capabilities while allowing the customer to maximize their investment by remaining compatible with current technologies and applications." Expanding the use of DVD Technology to Commercial Customers The Compaq DVD-ROM Drive and MPEG2 Decoder expands the world of DVD technology beyond multimedia intensive consumer applications, increasing productivity among today's storage-demanding business users. With a storage capacity of 4.7 GB, greater than the capacity of 7 CD disks, DVD-ROM media is ideal for business users looking to add storage capabilities for future releases of software, advanced multimedia applications and commercial database applications. Backward compatible with CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and audio CDs, the Compaq DVD-ROM Drive includes a Decoder Board for outstanding video and audio playback on Deskpro PCs, regardless of installed graphic controllers or processor speed. The DVD-ROM Drive provides an impressive performance of 2760 KB per second transfer rates, compared to the first generation DVD-ROM Drives with a 1340 KB per second transfer rate. The Drive features a 170 ms average access time for DVD media, 100 ms for CD media and industry-standard IDE interface, providing seamless integration in commercial desktops. Available today in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Japan, the DVD-ROM Drive with Decoder is priced at $399(1).