Mobile TV Gets Boost: Inventec Appliances Develops MDTV Phone Based on NDS, Siano Mobile Silicon and Cyberlink Technologies
Leading global handheld device manufacturer Inventec Appliances, selects best of breed partners to provide fully integrated mobile TV phone
Taipei, Taiwan, September 5, 2006: Inventec Appliances Corporation (IAC),
a global leader in smart handheld devices and Internet appliance solutions, today announced it expanded its strategic collaboration with Siano Mobile Silicon, a fabless manufacturer of integrated semiconductor receivers for Mobile Digital Television (MDTV). IAC is sampling a mobile phone with Siano Digital Mobile TV receiver, NDS Conditional Access and Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and CyberLink Mobile Player to introduce a complete and integrated mobile TV phone and platform to the market.
Early samples of the IAC mobile TV phone, enabled by the package provided by the NDS-CyberLink-Siano alliance, will be demonstrated in the Siano booth (Mobile Zone area, Stand 255) and NDS Stand 1.171 and the IBC Mobile Zone at IBC 2006, taking place on September 8-12 in Amsterdam.
The integration of NDS, CyberLink and Siano's technologies into IAC's portable multimedia devices enables the companies to drive market interest in advanced multimedia capabilities for handheld devices that include mobile TV functionality. Additionally, it will create a high performing, low power, cost-effective platform for deployment into multiple products such as cell phones and other smart handheld devices.
"We are excited that the relationship we began with Siano in May has now led to the development and demonstration of this mobile TV phone, marking our entry into the MDTV market," said Michael Chen, senior vice president of IAC. "The collaboration with Siano, NDS and CyberLink combines the field proven technologies of the leaders in this space to meet our needs for addressing future products in many geographic regions and adapting to various MDTV standards."
The ongoing collaboration between the companies will provide integration of digital pay-TV market leader NDS's VideoGuardŽ Mobile Conditional Access, digital rights management (DRM) technology and EPG with Siano's semiconductor MDTV receivers and multimedia software provider CyberLink's mobile multimedia player.
Headquartered in the UK, NDS solutions secure service revenues of more than $30 billion, and are used by more than 65 million pay-TV subscribers worldwide. NDS VideoGuard Mobile provides mobile operators, content providers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the content protection and business enabling features they need to capitalize upon the enormous potential of content distribution throughout a variety of mobile content distribution networks.
Jonathan Berman, NDS director of mobile business development, said: "NDS is proud to be one of the three companies selected by IAC to build its mobile TV platform. Being part of this cooperation enables NDS to leverage our proven experience as a conditional access and DRM provider to the benefit of both mobile platforms and handset manufacturers."
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, headquartered in Taiwan, provides a multi-standard MDTV player that enables the decoding and playback of the TV content accessed via the Siano receiver-demodulator chipset.
Siano Mobile Silicon, headquartered in Israel, designs and markets semiconductor solutions for the emerging MDTV market. Its first product, the SMS1000, is now in mass production stage, and has been designed into a number of handheld devices that will be launched to market in H2/2006 and H1/2007. The SMS1000, integrated into Inventec Appliances' mobile TV phone, is the only multi-standard MDTV receiver chip in the market, and the one that consumes the lowest battery power among all MDTV receivers.
"After being selected by Inventec Appliances earlier this year into a wide range of upcoming mobile TV devices, Siano is now marking an important milestone by helping to create this integrated package," said Ronen Jashek, director of technical marketing, Siano. "This alliance with NDS, CyberLink and Siano will shortly result in a line of high performance, low power, user friendly, cost effective mobile TV devices made by Inventec Appliances."
About IAC
Inventec Appliances Corporation (IAC) is a global leader in smart handheld devices and Internet appliance solutions, specializing in multimedia, broadband and wireless technology convergence. With integrated engineering design and manufacturing capabilities, IAC is committed to provide world-renowned ODM customers innovative products and solutions to address the latest high-potential market trend - connected anytime and anywhere. Other than ODM business, IAC also markets its own brand OKWAP handsets in the Greater China market. Headquartered in Wugu Industrial Park, Taiwan, IAC is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange market under ticker symbol 3367.TW. For more information, please visit www.iac.com.tw.
About NDS
NDS Group plc (NASDAQ / Euronext Brussels: NNDS), a News Corporation company, secures and enables content anytime, anywhere on any device. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS.
About Siano Mobile Silicon
Siano Mobile Silicon provides integrated silicon receivers for the mobile digital TV (MDTV) market. Tailored specifically for handheld and mobile devices, the company's all-CMOS multi-standard solution overcomes formidable engineering challenges such as mobility reception, hand-offs, power consumption, form factor and small antenna. Since its inception in June 2004 Siano raised $34.5M from JVP, Walden Israel, Star Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company has more than 50 employees. It is based in Israel with business development offices in Beijing, Taipei and Seoul. In May 2006 Siano was selected to the prestigious list Red Herring 100 Europe, a list of the most promising start-ups in the EMEA area. For additional information on Siano Mobile Silicon's solutions, please visit www.siano-ms.com.
About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp. is the maker of award-winning applications PowerDVD, PowerDirector, PowerCinema, and DVD Solution. CyberLink has built a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, competitive products that add value to OEM customers and end-users alike. Business partners include leaders in the PC hardware industry: drive manufacturers, graphics card makers, and top desktop and notebook brands. CyberLink's digital multimedia range includes software for capturing and editing videos, authoring and playing DVDs, and burning Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs. CyberLink's digital home products offer complete solutions for accessing, sharing, and enjoying content within the digital home: TV, video, photos, music, and DVDs. These include advanced connectivity solutions that enable the anytime, anywhere entertainment experience across PC, CE, and mobile devices. CyberLink's eHRD solutions provide tools for developing and managing human resources. CyberLink listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (5203.TW) in 2000 and has posted positive year-on-year results ever since. CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific including Japan, with its worldwide headquarters located in Taipei. For more information, please visit: http://www.cyberlink.com or our Press Room.
Media Contacts:
IAC Press Contacts:
Michael Chen, Senior Vice President
886-2-2299-9329, ext. 2275 chen.michael@iac.com.tw
