ADB Receives DivX Certification(TM) for IPTV Set-Top Box
January 29 2009 - 4:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Set-Top Box Brings DivX(R) Video Support to Living Rooms across
Europe SAN DIEGO, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc.
(NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, today announced the DivX
Certification(TM) of the ADB-3810TW IPTV set-top box (STB) from
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a leading supplier of technology
to the global digital television industry. The newly enhanced STB
will be available throughout Europe. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081124/LA48153LOGO) ADB is a
global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced STBs and
has shipped over 11 million units across cable, satellite, IPTV,
and terrestrial markets. ADB's new DivX Certified(R) STB, the
ADB-3810TW, delivers a premium experience for digital entertainment
through native playback of high-quality DivX(R) video using a
standard USB port or available through home network via
UPnP(TM)/DLNA(R) protocols or Internet. The product extends the
influence of DivX within the STB marketplace and joins a variety of
other DivX Certified devices shipped by DivX licensees into the
market including, Blu-ray players, digital televisions, personal
media players, mobile phones, and in-car entertainment systems.
"With the integration of DivX technology into our products, we take
another step forward in our strategy of transforming the TV
experience into a premium multimedia entertainment event," said
Francois Pogodalla, CEO of ADB. "We are dedicated to making
multimedia convergence around the TV come true, and we are
delighted to work with DivX to take an additional significant step
towards this vision." "The DivX Certified ADB-3810TW highlights our
momentum within the set-top box market and illustrates our
continued commitment to ensuring a seamless experience for
high-quality digital video across a broad range of consumer
electronic devices," said Patrice Lagrange, Senior Vice President,
Products, DivX, Inc. "Working with ADB contributes to our goal of
meeting consumer demand for solutions that bring digital
entertainment from the PC to the living room." Based on the award
winning 3000 series design, the ADB-3810TW is an advanced digital
set-top box incorporating MPEG-2 and H-264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video
Coding (AVC) with DivX, Windows Media Video and Audio as well as
Flash Video codecs. The unit enables operators to optimize their
broadcast bandwidth while presenting consumers with the highest
quality in sound and vision and making the Internet and
local-to-home content accessible to the TV. The product's
state-of-the-art hardware features a single-chip microprocessor and
a high-definition HDMI(TM) interface. In addition, ADB's unique
operating software and SDK ensures enhanced system performance and
includes fast channel decoding and swift rendering of on-screen
graphics and applications including 3D transformations. The unit
has been launched with a number of hybrid IPTV operators as well as
through ADB's distribution deal with STRONG in Europe. Products
that bear the DivX Certified(R) logo have undergone a rigorous
testing program to ensure interoperability, security and visual
quality. DivX Certified products enable consumers to create, play,
and share high-quality video content across a range of devices and
platforms. For more information on DivX Certification, visit
http://www.divx.com/certification. About DivX, Inc. DivX, Inc. is a
digital media company that enables consumers to enjoy a
high-quality video experience across any kind of device. DivX
creates, distributes and licenses digital video technologies that
span the "three screens" comprising today's consumer media
environment -- the PC, the television and mobile devices. Over 100
million DivX Certified devices have shipped into the market from
leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX also offers
content providers and publishers a complete solution for the
distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven
by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of
hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video
experience to enable the digital home. 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; risks associated
with DivX's ability to penetrate existing and new markets; risks
regarding the effects of competition; the risk of 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 most recent report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. 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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Ronja Hartmann, +49.8335.989942, , or Investors, Karen Fisher,
+1-858-882-6415, , both of DivX, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.divx.com/
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