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BusinessWire, Tuesday, March 16, 1999 at 07:09
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1999--
Joint Marketing and Sales Alliance Finalized; Expertise Combined
to Customize, Develop Convergence Technologies
uniView Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:UVEW) announces that it has
finalized a strategic business alliance with Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT)
that leverages the companies' individual capabilities for the joint
marketing, sales and development of advanced set top box (STB)
platforms for an array of vertical markets.
The agreement establishes the joint marketing of existing and
future products that combine Motorola's Streamaster(tm) multimedia
architecture and other STB reference designs with uniView's custom
software applications and user interface. In addition, the companies
have established a reciprocal preferred provider relationship under
which uniView is marketing the Motorola STB platform to its customers,
and uniView's unique software solutions on the Streamaster platform
are being promoted by Motorola to its customers.
"This agreement underscores our commitment to deliver leading
interactive convergence and e-commerce applications. With the power of
Motorola's Streamaster enabling implementation of the latest in
multimedia and interactive appliances, we can continue to meet our
customers' diverse and individual needs," said Patrick A. Custer,
president and CEO of uniView Technologies. "Additionally, with this
reciprocal relationship, we expect positive financial impact as a
result of our own sales, as well as through Motorola's marketing
efforts."
The companies are targeting customers worldwide with vertical and
horizontal market applications for industries including multi-level
marketing, utilities, banking, hospitality, telecommunications and
real estate. The agreement also extends joint marketing activities to
appropriate industry tradeshows, conventions and conferences.
"The unique software-based capabilities of the Streamaster(tm)
architecture utilizing uniView technology brings a new level of
interactive and multimedia capabilities to the fingertips of
businesses needing lead-edge capabilities to remain competitive," said
Ray Burgess, corporate vice president of Motorola. "This combined
expertise provides a seamless convergence of entertainment,
communications and connectivity for our respective customers," he
concludes.
Dallas-based uniView Technologies is the nation's only IT
consultant that offers the expertise and innovative tools necessary to
create fully customized interactive and electronic commerce solutions.
Building on a foundation rooted in convergence technology and a deep
understanding of business operations and the end user, uniView merges
proprietary and partner Internet access technologies with existing
applications to deliver the future of interactive networking products
and services.
In 1997, uniView introduced its first revolutionary set top box
and, today, its Advanced Systems Group (ASG) uses convergence devices
and integration expertise to design custom networks for clients in
multi-level marketing, utilities, banking, and telecommunications. In
addition to complete IT consulting, ASG also offers Web site
development and hosting, and full Internet service, while uniView's
Product Group focuses on research, product development and customer
service. More information on uniView is available at www.uniview.net.
About Streamaster
Motorola's Streamaster technology is a new open, extensible
multimedia architecture aimed at revolutionizing video entertainment
and video communications. This architecture combines the key functions
of a broadband router, a network computer and a digital home theater
platform. It offers an unprecedented integration of communications and
interactive entertainment, including video-on-demand, networked and
DVD-based 3D games, video information and conferencing, high speed
Internet access and secure electronic commerce.
Streamaster technology employs industry-leading technologies to
provide rapid adaptability to the rich variety of broadband networks
and conditional access systems around the world. With immediate
support for ATM-based networks, the Streamaster architecture will
rapidly gain support for ADSL, HFC, satellite and terrestrial
broadcast networks. With an insertable security module, the
Streamaster architecture is capable of supporting the emerging North
American and international standards for point-of-deployment security
implementation. More information on the Streamaster architecture can
be found on the web site at motorola.com.
About Motorola
As the world's No. 1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's
Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA(tm) solutions
which enable its customers to create new business opportunities in the
consumer, networking and computing, transportation, and wireless
communications markets. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were
$7.3 billion (USD) in l998. More information on Motorola's
Semiconductor Product's Sector can be found at:
motorola.com.
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated
communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in
1998 were $29.4 (USD) billion. Motorola's corporate Web site is
located at: motorola.com.
NOTICE: Some of this information may contain "Forward Looking
Statements" which are company plans, projections and uncertainties.
For a discussion of risk factors associated with some of these plans
and projections, please refer to the company's SEC filings, which
contain additional discussion about those factors which could cause
actual results to differ from management's expectations.
CONTACT: Edelman Public Relations Worldwide
Media contact for uniView Technologies:
Reba Reid/Holly Vershum, 713/623-2666 or 214/520-3555
email: rreid@edelman.com or holly_vershum@edelman.com
or
Media contact for Motorola:
ZOOM Marketing Corp.
Megan O'Reilly-Lewis, 650/614-1980 ext. 232
email: megan@zooming.com
KEYWORD: TEXAS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
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