ANT Limited to Demonstrate its Industry Leading Technology for Interactive TV and Multimedia Broadcasting at IBC
Showcasing products from Quiero TV, Pace Micro Technology, Alba, IBM, Sagem, Interisa, LSI Logic, Wind River Systems and Amino Communications
Cambridge, 28 August, 2001
ANT Limited, a leading developer of Internet appliance software, will demonstrate at this year's International Broadcasting Convention (14-18 Sept) in Amsterdam how its technology is enabling broadcasters to unite the Internet with interactive content and services. ANT's software enables Internet browsing and email communication from digital set top boxes (STB) and interactive televisions, DVD players, PDAs and other home entertainment devices.
ANT Fresco™ is fast becoming the browser of choice for the industry's leading technology companies because it allows them to retain their own choice of underlying hardware and operating system. ANT's unique three-layer software architecture also allows broadcasters and service providers to quickly and easily create their own branded user interface for their service.
ANT demonstrations at IBC will include:
Quiero TV's STB: Spanish broadcaster Quiero launched its interactive television services in May 2000 and has achieved significant market penetration in Spain. Both ANT Fresco and the ANT SimplEmail email client are key components in the STBs that Quiero sources from its OEM suppliers (including Sagem and Interisa), enabling subscribers to use the Internet and email via their television sets, alongside the digital programming services.
LSI Logic reference platform for STBs: this software development platform for the SC2000 digital STB chip features ANT Fresco and illustrates the ease and speed with which OEMs can create a web-enabled STB with superior functionality and performance.
Bush Internet television and Bush STB: ANT Fresco is an integral component in a web access solution developed by Pace Micro Technology and supplied to Alba PLC for its Bush Internet television and STB products. The Internet television is a simple to use and intuitive product that brings the Internet to a mass market and sells in retail outlets throughout the UK.
IBM demonstration platform for STBs: this features ANT Fresco running on the IBM Olivia "system on a chip" demonstration platform, a purpose-built unit for STBs, with the VxWorks 5.4 operating system from Wind River Systems.
Partner demonstrations of ANT products at IBC will include:
Amino IntAct Reference Design: this STB reference design uses ANT Fresco and will be shown on Amino Communications' stand (5.324 - next to ANT's stand). The design enables Internet browsing alongside video-on-demand displayed through the browser, broadcast TV and other digital services.
At the show ANT will also announce how its technology enables access to customised pan-European satellite content for the first European digital entertainment system designed exclusively for hotels.
About ANT Software Limited
ANT plc (www.antplc.com) is a leading provider of digital TV client and consumer electronic software solutions. ANT's unique client solutions allow robust and consistent delivery of digital-media, user interfaces, interactive services and applications to the TV and portable media devices. ANT enables service providers to efficiently create and deploy successful solutions to the market that deliver high value and clear differentiation.
ANT's products are pre-integrated with many industry-leading solutions and are based upon open standards, enabling low-risk, cost-effective roll-out of services, while ensuring flexible client hardware choice with efficient bill of materials. ANT software has been extensively deployed by customers throughout the world including Chunghwa Telecom, Foxconn, France Telecom, Humax, LG/Nortel, Philips, Sagem, Samsung, SaskTel, Telecom Italia and Thomson.
ANT plc's shares are listed on AIM, a London Stock Exchange regulated market, under the ticker ANTP (Reuters: ANTP.L, Bloomberg: ANTP.LN).
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ANT, the ANT logo, Galio, Fresco and PurePlay are all trademarks or registered trademarks of ANT Software Limited. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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