ViXS Systems, the leading developer of video processing solutions, announced today that the XCodeTM 3290, the world’s most advanced MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System-on-a-Chip (SoC) has been enabled with Bluestreak’s MachBlue TV product. MachBlue offers a complete application environment that enhances navigation, graphical display, and device functionality, allowing user interface specialists the ability to use Adobe® Flash®, in addition to Bluestreak's powerful APIs and development kits, to design services and navigators that create visual impact and bottom-line value.
ViXS’ XCodeTM 3290 features/functions line up perfectly with manufacturers’ needs for products such as HD STBs, PVRs, DTVs, Blu-Ray/HD DVD recorders, Media Servers, Remote TV and Network Attached Storage (NAS). With dual HD transcoding/encoding/decoding, dense peripheral integration and powerful multi-processor architecture, the XCodeTM 3290 is ideal for the next generation of CE products that require storage, networking and content protection. Its powerful processors allow for multiple and/or advanced applications such as PVR, DLNA and networking to run seamlessly without the aid of an external CPU.
Bluestreak Technology develops a client application framework for embedded devices (MachBlue™), which gives OEMs, Network Operators and Service Providers the ability to create interactive rich-media experiences on CE devices such as mobile phones, set-top boxes and digital televisions. The MachBlue™ platform is designed to enhance navigation, through advanced graphical displays and extends this functionality on any device through a Flash®-based presentation engine optimized for embedded devices with thin resources.
Sally Daub, President and CEO of ViXS Systems, said, “Bluestreak technology in conjunction with Flash® is becoming an integral part of the development of STB and CE products. With ViXS’ XCodeTM 3290 Series and Bluestreak’s MachBlue product line, CE and STB manufacturers now have the ability to develop products with powerful video processing plus full Flash® support to build easy to use and visually appealing User Interfaces.”
“MachBlue technology provides an enhanced Graphical User interface (GUI) allowing an easy way to access the video processing power of XCodeTM 3290,” said Yves D’Aoust, Co-Founder and GM Americas of Bluestreak. “As CE and STB manufacturers look towards enhancing their products with video processing technologies such as transcoding and encoding, our Bluestreak MachBlue technology can allow consumers to easily navigate and access the product’s full video processing power.”
ViXS will be showcasing the MachBlue TV product running on the latest XCodeTM 3290 reference platform at IBC 2008 in booth 5.C12.
About ViXS Systems, Inc.
ViXS Systems, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company enabling advanced video processing technologies for top-tier Consumer Electronic (CE) and Set-Top-Box (STB) companies. The company has developed advanced video codecs with unprecedented capabilities for processing, managing, protecting and distributing broadcast-quality video. ViXS supplies IC solutions and full production reference designs to the world's top CE and STB manufacturers, OEMs and ODMs. ViXS XCodeTM video processors are deployed worldwide in a variety of designs such as IPTV/cable set-top boxes, multimedia PC boards, digital TVs, PVRs, and Blu-ray products. Unique video technologies developed by ViXS, such as encoding, transcoding and decoding, provide manufacturers with the necessary feature differentiators they need to become leaders in their respective markets. An additional ingredient for the success of these products is ViXS’ support of worldwide Conditional Access (CA) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) whereby one product platform can support worldwide coverage. To date, ViXS has issued and filed over 150 patents. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ViXS is a global company with offices located worldwide. For more information, visit www.vixs.com.
About Bluestreak Technology, Inc.
Bluestreak Technology (Montreal, Paris, Seoul) is the creator of the MachBlue Player. The Flash-based engine runs Rich Media applications, such as Mobile TV, and Man-Machine Interfaces (MMI), such as Homescreens. The MachBlue Player is available for multiple embedded devices, over 75 set-top boxes and over 220 mobile handsets to date, using multiple platforms including Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux, Java, as well as many proprietary operating systems. Many digital television and wireless network operators power their services with MachBlue, which is used daily by millions of subscribers worldwide including Orange Group, Time Warner Cable, Videotron, Alice France and TV Cabo. www.bluestreaktech.com
Flash® is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Contacts:
Melinda DeNicola, 416-646-2000 X331
mdenicola@vixs.com
or
Bluestreak
Technology
Yves D’Aoust, 514-448-7662
X301
yvesd@bluestreak.com
