Sigma Designs REALmagic STB-2000 Set-Top Box Platform At TeleCon West ë99

Silicon Graphics and Minerva Systems will be demonstrating Sigma Designs REALmagic STB-2000 set-top box development platform at this week's TeleCon West '99 conference in Anaheim. The companies have previously collaborated on the delivery of high-end streaming video applications to PC clients, using REALmagic NetStream 2 cards to decode streams of high-quality MPEG-2 video. At TeleCon, STB-2000 will be showcased as a cost-effective alternative to the PC client for decoding video streams.The demonstration will once again incorporate the robust SGI MediaBase software running on the SGI Origin 200 server as well as Minerva's Video Networking Platform to provide precise video encoding.""Minerva, Sigma, and SGI are clearly demonstrating that robust IP solutions are available for distance learning, corporate communications, and technical training applications,"" said Reed Majors, Director of Video Networking Products for Minerva. ""The complementary technologies provide an unprecedented integrated environment for building broadband IP solutions.""Source: Minerva Systems, http://www.minervasys.com