Denon And Onkyo Tune Into Digital Harmony

Leading manufacturers Denon Electronics, a division of Nippon Columbia, and Onkyo Corporation today announced new license agreements with Digital Harmony Technologies Inc., embracing the industry-leading audio/video interoperability technology. Denon and Onkyo selected Digital Harmony Technologies to add standards-based IEEE-1394 interfaces to their product lines. Both companies expect to release Digital Harmonyô-powered products in 2000, each certified for compatibility with the growing number of 1394-based products made by other Digital Harmony partners in the US and Europe.Prototypes of the first Denon and Onkyo devices will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2000, showcased in the Digital Harmony Reference Systemô. System demonstrations will be given every hour at Digital Harmonyís LVCC Booth # 2327.""We make it a point of being early to market with innovations for the discerning consumer,"" said Kazuharu Zama, Manager of the Americas Section for Denon/Nippon Columbia International Sales Division. ""Digital Harmony enables our product development teams to bring interoperable 1394-based products to market much more quickly than developing the products in-house.""One of Japanís leading manufacturers of quality audio/video devices, Denon Electronics is a branch of parent company Nippon Columbia that is also a major software publisher in that market. The companyís planned Digital Harmony-certified A/V products highlight Denonís deliberate expansion into digital product categories.""At CES we will demonstrate the value that Digital Harmony brings to Onkyoís products,"" says Kenji Tetsuyama, New Product Engineering Manager for Onkyo Corporation. ""Enhanced by Digital Harmonyís 1394 interface modules and system software, Onkyo products will deliver on the promise of high-bandwidth home entertainment systems.""Onkyo Corporation, based in Osaka, Japan, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high performance audio/video components and systems for home entertainment, including audio amplifiers, A/V receivers, DVD and CD players, MD decks, tuners and speakers.Digital Harmony Technologiesí standard 1394-based interface is gaining momentum in the consumer electronics industry from manufacturers interested in adding the plug-and-play interface to their products. Interoperable, reliable and upgradeable, Digital Harmony modules link up to 63 home entertainment devices through a single, high-bandwidth cable connection.""Digital Harmony-powered devices are guaranteed to operate with other certified devices in a home entertainment system. The Digital Harmony technology provides a neutral, unbiased advantage over manufacturer-owned 1394 technologies,"" says Ted Inoue of ArchTech, Digital Harmonyís Japanese sales representative. ""IEEE-1394 is happening today, and Digital Harmony is honored to bring it to manufacturers in Japan.""""Digital Harmony will help Denon and Onkyo launch a new age of innovative, connected home entertainment devices,"" said Mark Bridgwater, Vice President of Marketing at Digital Harmony. ""We are excited to bring Digital Harmony to the public through our relationships with Denon and Onkyo - two of the worldís leading consumer electronics companies.""About Digital Harmony TechnologiesDigital Harmony powered the worldís first multi-vendor IEEE-1394 home entertainment system in early 1999. Based in Seattle, Washington Digital Harmony Technologies Inc. (www.digitalharmony.com) sells standard hardware/firmware modules for adding high-speed 1394 interfaces to audio/video devices (e.g., DVD players, A/V receivers, televisions, etc.) Digital Harmony Certification Centersô test all devices for compatibility before they are sold at retail; the Digital Harmony logo - the consumerís seal of approval - indicates that the device will operate harmoniously with others in a home entertainment system. Digital Harmony Technologiesí customer list includes: Boston Acoustics, Denon, Harman/Kardon, Meridian Audio, Onkyo, Panja, Peavey Electronics and Stellar One.

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