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Oregan and Media Excel create cost-efficient Win CE 5.0-powered multimedia streaming client solution, targeting mobile and IP STB devices.
London, UK and Austin, Texas, 1 March 2005 - Oregan Networks Ltd., a European-based provider of
IP media delivery software building blocks, and Media
Excel, a provider of embedded software compression
and streaming technologies, have jointly announced
availability of a cost-optimised broadband Internet
media client executing on the Microsoft® Windows® CE
5.0 operating system.
The solution utilises W3C standards-compliant Oregan™ Media
Browser and Media Excel's software-based SoftStream® video
decoder technology, the combination of which creates
a flexible package of embedded technologies, incorporating
remotely upgradeable media browser, client and advanced
decode functionalities .
The partners are working on their first reference
platform, to be based on an Intel® IP Digital Set
Top Box design.
Reed Hinkel, Oregan's VP of Business Development said, "We
are very pleased with the results of integration with
Media Excel module on the WinCE platform. Both our
companies are driven by creating optimal value for
device manufacturers. Oregan Media Browser incorporates
a feature-rich Web Browser and UI Engine that was created
specifically for the embedded consumer electronics
market, taking into consideration the limitations of
this medium from the usability perspective as well
as its intrinsically low processing power resources.
Oregan Media Browser reduces the costs previously associated
with deployment of Microsoft® Windows® CE -based
devices, owing to its 2MB footprint and low memory
consumption. Oregan's implementation of Macromedia®
Flash® 6.0 content player is pre-integrated with the core HTML
parser, graphic renderer and font engine"
Eduardo Pérez, Ph.D, V.P. of Marketing at Media
Excel said: "Media Excel's core technology SoftStream
supports a complete set of popular codecs, including
MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.263 and H.264, delivering embedded
real-time software video decode on a variety of operating
systems. SoftStream resolves the problem associated
with hardware-based implementations, which escalate
the bill-of-materials (BOM) cost and prevent the target
device from being upgraded to support emerging advanced
media compression formats. Collaboration with Oregan
Networks allows us to supply a complete multi-functional
broadband and home media client solution, thus reducing
customers' product development and time-to-market cycles."
| About Oregan™ Media Browser |
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Oregan Media Browser enables Broadband IP
delivery of digital entertainment content to
resource-constrained Consumer Electronics or
Consumer Premises Equipment, as well as facilitating
mobility of digital media within the home network.
Oregan Media Browser provides an optimal architectural
integration of three content delivery modules: Web
Browser and UI Engine, IPTV Client module and
DLNA Client module with supporting home Media
Server.
The core of Oregan's solution is its W3C recommendations-compliant
Web Browser and UI Engine module, enabling
advanced web browsing and graphics rendering
on TV-centric entertainment platforms. The
Web Browser delivers the functionality of a
Unified User Interface for converged media:
Internet, IPTV, VOD and home network media.
The Web Browser module features support for
HTML 4.01, XHTML1.0, JavaScript 1.5, CSS-2,
CSS-TV, and DOM-2 enabling Dynamic HTML. The
browser has a compact 2MB footprint and executes
within 8MB SDRAM. |
About Media Excel |
Media Excel, Inc. ( http://www.mediaexcel.com )
is a leading software solution provider of real-time encoding,
decoding, streaming and transcoding for standards-based audio-visual
communications. Based on patent pending algorithms, Media
Excel offers a unique real-time software design solution for digital
video applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Media
Excel is a privately held company founded in 2000. |
About Oregan Networks |
Oregan Networks is a leading provider
of embedded software for convergent digital home entertainment
devices. Oregan offers unique expertise in highly integrated media
client solutions catering for IPTV, VOD and home network media
distribution.
Oregan is privately owned, with headquarters in London (UK) and branch offices
in USA, Japan and Taiwan. Since incorporation in 1997, the company has experienced
steady growth and profitability, positioning itself to capitalise on the
rapid expansion of the digital entertainment market.
Oregan participates in the UPnP® Forum and Digital Living Network Alliance
(DLNA), to ensure compliance with rigorous quality and consumer device interoperability
standards.
More information is available at www.oregan.net
Oregan Networks and Oregan Media Browser are trademarks of Oregan Networks.
Media Excel and Softstream are trademarks of Media Excel.
All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Macromedia® and Macromedia® Flash® are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Macromedia does not sponsor, affiliate, or endorse products, and/or
services of Oregan Networks.
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