C-Cube Powers First Digital Video Recorder For German Consumer Electronics Market
FAST Multimedia Uses C-Cube Silicon To Offer Up To 30 Hours Video Storage, TV Timeshifting And Ability To Record Two Shows at One Time C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq: CUBE), today announced that Germany's first Digital Video Recorder (DVR) uses its DVxploreô silicon. TV-Serverô, a product of FAST TV SERVER AG, was announced and demonstrated today at a press conference held at the ICM Congress Center in Munich, Germany. Along with TV-Server, FAST is offering an Internet service that allows consumers to select shows that they would like to view at a later time. The shows are broadcast directly to the consumer's TV-Server DVR and can then be viewed on-demand on the consumer's television. Using C-Cube's DVxplore MPEG-2 CODEC with advanced MPEG-2 compression algorithms, TV-Server can to store up to 30 hours of video in MPEG-2. TV-Server also incorporates a number of advanced features that are based on the unique capabilities of C-Cube's DVxplore. C-Cube's encode/decode capability allows FAST users to perform TV timeshifting (pause, fast-forward, rewind and instant replay of live or recorded broadcasts). FAST has also incorporated two DVxplore chips into TV-Server, allowing users to record two shows at one time. As a planned option for TV-Server, C-Cube's realtime DV to MPEG transcoding capability will allow FAST users to connect their DV camcorders to the TV-Server and store their footage in MPEG-2. ""The German home entertainment market is primed for a high-end home video server solution that can simplify the TV viewing experience while delivering a compelling service,"" said Matthias Zahn, founder and CEO of FAST Multimedia AG and FAST TV SERVER AG. ""Our work with C-Cube has resulted in an innovative product that we believe will break open Germany's market for consumer digital video recording devices."" ""FAST has developed a digital video recording device that is well-matched to the needs of Germany's home entertainment market,"" said Fermi Wang, Vice President and General Manager for C-Cube's PC/CODEC division. ""TV-Server takes full advantage of our MPEG-2 consumer CODEC, offering the industry's highest image quality and novel features."" About FAST TV SERVER AG FAST TV SERVER AG is a leading company for Home-TV technology solutions. FAST TV SERVER AG was founded 1999 in Munich by the majority shareholders of digital video pioneer FAST Multimedia AG and the Internet specialist Interpersonal Computing GmbH. About C-Cube C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions. C-Cube's Semiconductor Division delivers highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions for the communications and consumer electronics markets, including digital set-top boxes, VCD, and DVD. C-Cube's DiviCom Division is a leader in the deployment of digital video networks. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CUBE. C-Cube can be reached at 408 490 8000 or at http://www.c-cube.com. C-Cube's DiviCom Division is based in Milpitas, California and can be reached at 408 944 6700 or at http://www.divi.com.