RMI(R) Corporation Signs Licensing Agreement for DivX Plus(TM) HD Certification of Ultra Low-Power Processor Family
September 03 2009 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
RMI processors enable mobile devices and digital media players to
playback H.264 video in the MKV container SAN DIEGO, Sept. 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media
company, and RMI Corporation, a leading provider of
high-performance processors for communications and media, today
announced a licensing agreement for next-generation DivX Plus(TM)
HD Certification. Under the agreement, RMI is granted a license to
support DivX Plus HD technology with its latest Au1200 and Au1300
ultra low-power processor family, enabling products like portable
media devices and connected home media players to playback DivX
Plus HD video in the MKV container. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081124/DIVXLOGO) Only DivX
Plus HD Certified devices support playback of DivX Plus content
(H.264 video with AAC audio in an MKV file container) created with
DivX 7 software, while also supporting previous versions of DivX
video up to 1080p and Hollywood content in the DivX format.
Available on http://www.divx.com/, DivX 7 software enables DivX
Plus content creation. Known for developing DivX Certified devices
that offer great performance, interoperability and visual quality,
DivX gives consumers a complete digital media solution for enjoying
highly compressed, high-quality Internet video from the PC to the
TV and beyond. "Supporting DivX Plus HD technology with our
market-leading ultra low-power processor family of processors
enables OEMs to develop truly differentiated devices capable of
delivering outstanding HD video," said Mike Wodopian, Vice
President and General Manager, Media Processor Solutions at RMI
Corporation. "DivX is synonymous with high-quality video and we're
pleased to extend our partnership with them." "Working with RMI
enables us to further expand the DivX ecosystem into an array of
mobile and home video devices," said Eric Rodli, Executive Vice
President, Licensing, at DivX. "Such devices help to fulfill our
mission of enabling consumers to watch their favorite movies and
digital videos anytime, anywhere." 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. For more
information about RMI visit http://www.rmicorp.com/. For more
information about DivX, visit http://www.divx.com/. About DivX
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 200
million DivX 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. About RMI Corporation RMI Corporation is a
fabless semiconductor company providing High-Performance Super
System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC(TM)) Processor solutions for the
Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media markets.
Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin Clients,
and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of advanced
MIPS-compatible processor solutions with both 32/64-bit
architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to greater than
2.0 GHz. RMI is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and
subsidiary operations in Texas, France, India, Korea, Japan,
Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. More information about RMI can be
found on the company's website at http://www.rmicorp.com/.
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; risks related to 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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Jennifer Baumgartner, +1-503-901-5371, , or Investors, Karen
Fisher, +1-858-882-6415, , both of DivX, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.divx.com/
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