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here: </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/public/documents/vault/m4if-digest-30021.php"=
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<P class=3Dbody align=3Dright><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D006253423-28052003> Wednesday </SPAN>2<SPAN=20
class=3D006253423-28052003>8 </SPAN>May 2003 - MPEG-4 News Digest =
week <FONT=20
color=3D#e21b1a><B>21</B></FONT>, 2003</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dbody><STRONG><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>MPEG-4 News=20
Readers,</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>The collective World =
Broadcasting Unions=20
last week issued a </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.dvb.org/index.php?id=3D10&nid=3D28"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>press release</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2> calling =
for a=20
different type of license for MPEG-4 Visual. It wasn't released on an =
wire=20
service as far as I can see, and didn't receive much =
attention.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>More MPEG-4 products this =
week - Sharp=20
released two new Zaurus models and a 1 Megapixel camera/phone; a new =
MPEG-4=20
Jukebox that both encodes and decodes was announced from LYRA (I4U calls =
it a=20
"must have"); D-Link has a WiFi product with integrated MPEG-4 encoding =
for=20
surveillance. Also on the product front, Sigma Designs announced that =
its DVD=20
decoder chips with MPEG-4 Video support are finding their way into many =
new DVD=20
models.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>An interesting question on =
M4IF's=20
</FONT><A href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/public/publiclistreg.php"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>Technotes list</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2> has =
resulted in a=20
list of over 20 software players that understand MPEG-4. Details on the=20
</FONT><A href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/resources.php"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>resources pages</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2> =
shortly.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>M4IF's (annual) </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/meetings/12thMeeting/index.php"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>membership meeting</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2> is =
on 26, 27 June=20
in Montreal, Canada. Non-members can </FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:Paul.Ritchie   m4if.org?subject=3DSample 12th M4IF =
meeting"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>contact Paul Ritchie</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2> to=20
sample this meeting.  </FONT></P>
<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Kind Regards,<BR>Rob=20
Koenen</FONT></P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>
<HR>
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<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#e21b1a>For=20
Members </FONT></STRONG>(</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/private/"><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Go =
To Member Part=20
of Website)</FONT></A></P>
<UL>
  <LI><A =
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/private/documents/vault/m4-in-30116.zip"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Notes of 15 May Interop =
Conference=20
  Call</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[Interop WG, 23 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Put your banner ad on M4IF's website =
- details=20
  </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/m4if/banner_ad.php"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
  size=3D2>here</FONT></A></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Register for </FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/meetings/12thMeeting/index.php"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
  size=3D2>12th General Assembly meeting</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>.=20
  Draft Agenda now Online.</FONT></LI></UL><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>
<HR>
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<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#e21b1a>Recent=20
News on MPEG-4</FONT> </STRONG>(</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/news/mpeg4.php"><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>Archive of=20
MPEG-4 News</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>)</FONT></P>
<UL>
  <LI><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.i4u.com/modules.php?name=3DNews&file=3Darticle&=
;sid=3D376"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>New LYRA Audio/Video =
Portable=20
  Jukebox</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[I4U, 23 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A =
href=3D"http://www.streamingmagazine.com/viewentry.asp?ID=3D265272"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>D-Link Home Security =
Wireless Camera=20
  Streams With MPEG-4 Compression.</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT =
size=3D2>=20
  <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[streamingmedia, 22 May =
03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A =
href=3D"http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=3Dproduct&id=3D517"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>World's 1st megapixel =
camera=20
  phone</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[japantoday, 22 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.dvb.org/index.php?id=3D10&nid=3D28"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>World Broadcasting =
Unions (WBU) united=20
  in concerns for MPEG-4 licensing</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT =
size=3D2>=20
  <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[WBU, 21 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A =
href=3D"http://www.streamingmagazine.com/viewentry.asp?ID=3D265153"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Platform War Sets Stage =
For Streaming=20
  Seachange</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[StreamingMagazine, 21 May =
03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.pdablast.com/articles/2003/5/2003519-Sharp-Introduces-=
Two-New.html"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Sharp Introduces Two New =
Zaurus=20
  Models</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[pdaBlast!, 19 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030519S0034"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>MediaQ tackles =
mobile</FONT></A><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[EE Times, 19 =
May=20
  03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/24101.html"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>The new revolution in =
digital media=20
  hits Dubai</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[AME Info, 19 May =
03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI></UL><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>
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<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#e21b1a>Recent=20
Member Press Releases </FONT></STRONG>(</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/newsarchive/"><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>Archive=20
of  MPEG-4 Press Releases</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>)</FONT></P>
<UL>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.sdesigns.com/news/press_releases/030521.htm" =
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Sigma's DVD Decoder =
Chips Proliferate=20
  into a Widening Range of Advanced DVD Players</FONT></A><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[Sigma =
Designs, 22 May=20
  03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A =
href=3D"http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=3D62"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Easy-to-Use Dr. =
DivX™ Video Software=20
  Enables Anyone to Create High-Quality Video Files in =
Seconds</FONT></A><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[DivXNetworks, =
21 May=20
  03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.mediaq.com/newsroom/030400.html" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>MediaQore Framework Unveiled in Katana Family =
of=20
  Application Processors</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> =
<SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[MediaQ, 19 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.mediaq.com/newsroom/030519.html" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>MediaQ App Processors: High-End Multimedia, =
Long Battery=20
  Life on Affordable Handhelds</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT =
size=3D2> <SPAN=20
  class=3Dattributed>[MediaQ, 19 May 03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://www.equator.com/press/articleInt.php?id=3D288"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Equator, Partners to =
Demonstrate=20
  Security Market Solutions at IFSEC 2003</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DVerdana><FONT=20
  size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[Equator, 19 May =
03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A =
href=3D"http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=3D59"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Cheertek Inc. To Deliver =
DivX=20
  Certified DVD Player Solutions</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT =
size=3D2>=20
  <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[DivXNetworks, 19 May=20
03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI></UL><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>
<HR>
</FONT>
<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><FONT =
color=3D#e21b1a>Other=20
Recent Press Releases </FONT></STRONG>(</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/newsarchive/"><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>Archive of=20
MPEG-4 Press Releases</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>)</FONT></P>
<UL>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://presslink.dlink.com/releases/2003/pr052103a.htm" =
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>D-Link's Home Security =
Wireless=20
  Internet Cam Delivers Professional Grade ...</FONT></A><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[D-Link, 21 =
May=20
  03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A href=3D"http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030521/ot296_1.html"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>GridIron XLR8(TM) first =
solution to=20
  enable commercially viable distributed video encoding =
...</FONT></A><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[GridIron, 21 =
May=20
  03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_fi=
le=3Dbw.051903/231395311"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Plextor Introduces PC =
Industry's 1st=20
  Digital Video Converter with Real-Time MPEG-4 ...</FONT></A><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2> <SPAN class=3Dattributed>[Plextor, 19 =
May=20
  03]</SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI></UL><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>
<HR>
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<P class=3Dbody><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#e21b1a><STRONG>Upcoming events and M4IF conference calls=20
</STRONG></FONT>(</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/news/calendar.php"><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>Full M4IF=20
</FONT></A><A class=3Dbody =
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/news/calendar.php"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Event Calendar</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>)</FONT></P>
<UL class=3Dbody style=3D"LIST-STYLE-TYPE: square">
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2><B><FONT color=3D#e21b1a>26-27 =
June 03 -=20
  </FONT><FONT color=3D#1c9531><A href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  color=3D#e21b1a>Annual M4IF meeting</FONT></A></FONT></B>, Montreal,=20
  Canada</FONT></FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2>29 May 03 <B>- =
</B></FONT></FONT><A=20
  class=3Dmenu1 href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/private/interop/meeting.php" =
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Interoperability WG Conf =
  Call</FONT></A></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>03 June 03 - </FONT><A class=3Dmenu1 =
  href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/private/board/meeting.php" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Board Conference Call</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>=20
  </FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2>11 June 03 <B>- =
</B></FONT></FONT><A=20
  class=3Dmenu1 =
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/private/publicity/meeting.php"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Marketing WG Conference=20
  Call</FONT></A></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT size=3D2>25 June 03 <B>- =
</B></FONT></FONT><A=20
  class=3Dmenu1 =
href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/private/publicity/meeting.php"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Marketing WG Conference=20
  Call</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2> </FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>20 June 03 - </FONT><A class=3Dmenu1 =
  href=3D"http://www.knk-mpeg.com/toronto-upsem.htm" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>KNK's AVC|H.264 Seminar, </FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
  size=3D2> Toronto, Canada</FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>23-27 June 03 - </FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/descriptions.html" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Apple WWDC,</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>  San=20
  Francisco, US </FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>17 July 03 - </FONT><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.macworldexpo.com/macworld2003/V33/conference/session.c=
vn?eid=3D216"=20
  target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>MPEG-4 Session at=20
  Macworld</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>, San Francisco, CA,=20
  USA</FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>21-25 July 03 - </FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com/meetings.htm" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>56th MPEG meeting</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>,=20
  Trondheim, Norway</FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>11-22 Aug 03 - </FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/2003/#PAC" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
  face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Audio Coding Workshop</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
  size=3D2>, Palo Alto, CA, USA</FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>11-16 Sept 03 -  </FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.ibc.org/" target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2>IBC=20
  2003</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>, Amsterdam, =
Netherlands</FONT></LI>
  <LI><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>30 Sept 03 - MPEG-4 panel at =
</FONT><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.digitalhollywood.com/LAAgenda2003.html"><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
  size=3D2>Digital Hollywood</FONT></A><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>, =
LA, CA,=20
  US</FONT></LI></UL>
<P><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>We would like to make the Calendar more =
global. If=20
you have other MPEG-4 events - wherever they are - please send name, =
date, place=20
and link to </FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:events   m4if.org?subject=3DEvent for M4IF =
Calendar&body=3DM4IF Events,"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>events   m4if.org</FONT></A></P><FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>
<HR>
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<P style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=3Dcenter><SPAN=20
class=3D836201106-23042003><STRONG><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Please =
visit=20
</FONT></STRONG><A href=3D"http://www.m4if.org/"><STRONG><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>www.m4if.org</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG><FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2> for=20
more information on M4IF and its members. </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=3Dcenter><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2><SPAN class=3D836201106-23042003><STRONG>From news to =
tutorials, events to=20
products & services M4IF is your source when it comes to MPEG-4, the =
Media=20
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