DivX Certifies Samsung Handset with Video Capability
July 31 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) today announced the DivX� Certification of
the Samsung Ultra Video (SGH-F508) mobile phone, an innovative
handset device that features stylish design and cutting-edge
multimedia experiences, including high-quality DivX video playback.
The DivX Certification of the Samsung F508 ensures true
interoperability between the device and the over 90 million DivX
Certified� consumer electronics devices in the world today. The
Ultra Video SGH-F508 is the second mobile phone from Samsung to
attain DivX Certification. One of Samsung's popular Ultra Edition
handsets, the F508�s large, swiveling LCD screen gives users the
optimal video watching experience. With this mobile phone, users
gain unparalleled access to high-quality DivX movies on-the-go�from
their personal collections, the DivX Stage6 video website, or
through other mobile content services. �Adding the Samsung F508
phone to the family of DivX Certified devices gives users on-the-go
access to a wide variety of digital media and ensures the
high-quality experience that video aficionados demand and DivX
users expect,� said Patrice Lagrange, Vice President and Group
Business Manager, Media Languages, DivX, Inc. �DivX is working to
build a common digital media language that offers real
interoperability across devices and platforms, and innovative
devices like the Samsung Ultra Video F508 phone are an important
piece of that ecosystem.� Products that bear the DivX Certified
logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure a
high-quality DivX media experience, including reliable video
creation and playback, interoperability with other DivX Certified
devices and the visual quality users expect from DivX. The DivX
Certified Samsung Ultra Video F508 phone is slated for release in
the Chinese language market in 2007. About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence
technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and
net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000
people in over 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of
five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business,
Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and
Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest
growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of
digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more
information, please visit www.samsung.com About DivX, Inc. DivX
creates products and services designed to improve the experience of
media. Our first product offering was a video
compression-decompression software library, or codec, which has
been actively sought out and downloaded over 220 million times
since January 2003, including over 70 million times during the last
twelve months. We have since built on the success of our codec with
other consumer software, including the DivX Player application,
which is distributed from our website, www.divx.com. We also
license our technologies to consumer hardware device manufacturers
and certify their products to ensure the interoperable support of
DivX-encoded content. In addition to technology licensing to
consumer hardware device manufacturers, we currently generate
revenue from software licensing, advertising and content
distribution. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press
release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute
"forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding DivX�s visibility within the
investment community. Such forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
DivX�s actual results to be materially different from historical
results or from any results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to, the risk that customer use of DivX technology may not
grow as anticipated, the risk that anticipated market opportunities
may not materialize at expected levels, or at all, the risk that
the Company�s activities may not result in the growth of profitable
revenue, risks and uncertainties related to the maintenance and
strength of the DivX brand; DivX�s ability to penetrate existing
and new markets; the effects of competition; DivX�s dependence on
its licensees and partners; the effect of intellectual property
rights claims; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors"
section of DivX�s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC
on May 15, 2007. All forward-looking statements are qualified in
their entirety by this cautionary statement. DivX is providing this
information as of the date of this release and does not undertake
any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained
in this release as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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