Tuesday February 9, 10:18 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Chequemate International, Inc.
C-3D Digital and PICKSat to Broadcast 3-D
Television Network Via the Internet
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chequemate International, Inc., d.b.a. C-3D Digital, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: CQMT - news) and PICKSat Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PICK
Communications Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PICK - news) have entered into an Agreement to up-link
from the PICKSat gateway facilities in Miami, an IP broadband satellite delivered version of C-3D
Digital's three dimensional (3D) satellite channel, C-3D Digital, now transmitting via the SpaceNet3
satellite. In addition to its existing C-band distribution, the new format will allow C-3D Digital's
programming service to be received by Broadband Internet subscribers.
''We are delighted to have been selected as the broadband data and multimedia satellite delivery platform
for this project. PICKSat will allow the C-3D Digital channel to offer its service not only to traditional
television distribution networks, but also to the new emerging terrestrial broadband networks, such as
Cable Modem (''QAM'') and Telco (''xDSL'') high speed data networks,'' said Diego Leiva, President and
CEO of PICK Communications Corp.
PICKSat will use the Microsoft® Windows® Media Player application technology for decoding the C-3D
Digital Channel on end-user PC's. In addition to Microsoft components, PICKSat utilizes the Philips
Digital Video Broadcast (''DVB'') Motion Pictures Editors Guild-2 (''MPEG-2'') CleverCast Data
Broadcasting System for uplinking C-3D Digital's programming signal and end-user device processing of
the IP format C-3D Digital Channel.
''We are encouraged by the successful integration of the Microsoft Windows Media encoding technology
which is part of and now has been fully integrated into PICKSat's Content Data Center,'' said Thomas
Koll, vice president, Microsoft's Internet Customer Unit. ''Microsoft Windows Media Technologies will
be used for the encode trials of the C-3D Digital Television signal from SpaceNet3 satellite to a high
bandwidth Broadband Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia stream. This will open a new 3D multimedia
experience to the users of the Windows Media Player connected via high bandwidth broadband terrestrial
networks such as xDSL and cable modems.''
''We elected to work with PICKSat for the testing of an IP broadband version of our C-3D Digital
Channel because PICKSat offers near term availability of our existing service via their broadband satellite
platform. This can open new markets for C-3D Digital's programming service through new emerging IP
broadband networks. In addition, PICKSat and its technology partners have the ability to seamlessly
broadcast the high bandwidth IP C-3D Digital Channel onto these networks, which ultimately will lead to
new subscribers,'' said C-3D Digital Inc.'s CEO, Michael Heil.
C-3D Digital, Inc. has developed stereographic three-dimensional (''3D''), and two-dimensional (''2D'') to
3D real-time conversion and display capabilities, which will be used by its 3D television network.
Subscribers to it's 3D programming service will experience the exciting 3D effects through the use of
C-3D Digital's patented technology. C-3D Digital, through its distributions channels, will offer its
subscribers 3D movies, sports and other exciting programming, specially produced in stereographic 3D
or converted 2D to 3D.
PICKSat Inc. specializes in the delivery of High-Speed Internet and Broadband Services via satellite and
offers an ''open'' (non-proprietary) standard solution that allows any company to have its own private or
public satellite-based multimedia service delivered via the PICKSat platform, to the geographical region of
their choice. Any type of multimedia and data service provider can host their technology and/or
application at PICKSat's facility, faster, and at a fraction of the cost of building and operating their own
network.
PICKSat has successfully demonstrated its broadband multimedia data-delivery, high speed Internet, and
broadcast delivery capabilities via satellite. ''C-3D Digital's programming services and other PICKSat
customers can now have access to a platform than can give them the ability of simultaneously delivering
a digital video or any other digital file to one or millions of locations, cost-effectively and immediately, no
matter the size of its original format,'' said Leiva.
''In addition, C-3D Digital and other PICKSat customers have access to a platform that can give them the
ability of offering their corporate and consumer subscribers high speed Internet access via satellite, as
well as other web casting 'push' related services,'' said Leiva
PICK Communications Corp., with offices in Wayne, NJ and Miami, FL, is a full service, facilities-based
telecommunications carrier with four wholly-owned subsidiaries. PICK, Inc. markets and distributes
prepaid telephone calling cards. PICKNet Inc. and PICKNet U.K. PLC provide international long distance
services to other carriers and resellers. PICKSat Inc. will provide satellite-based Internet access and
Interactive Multimedia services to end user service providers.
C-3D Digital, Inc. is an advanced technology-oriented company in the communication and entertainment
industries. As innovators of 3D entertainment technology, C-3D Digital is the first television network to
offer exclusive 3D programming to satellite and cable TV subscribers.
NOTE: Any statements released by Chequemate International, Inc., d.b.a. C-3D Digital Inc., that are
forward-looking are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements invoke risk and
uncertainties that may affect the Company's business prospects and performance. These include
economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the statements and in
the Company's filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission. |
