From sm dicas.de Tue Nov 2 21:35:40 2004 From: sm dicas.de (Moeritz, Sebastian) Date: Tue Nov 2 17:21:02 2004 Subject: [MPEGIF News] MPEGIF in new MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Interoperability Test Round Message-ID: Dear MPEGIF News Readers, We have just announced our new MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Interoperability Test Round. Our release can be found on Business Wire () and on our website (). MPEG-4 AVC is a reality and about to conquer the market -- stay tuned for more news on this list! Kind regards, Sebastian Moeritz President MPEG INDUSTRY FORUM ----------------------------- MPEGIF in new MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Interoperability Test Round: 30 Companies Focus on Cutting Edge Codec Technology FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2004--The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) today announced the launch of a new 6th round of interoperability testing, in which 30 companies will test the latest MPEG-4 Audio and Visual codecs. The codecs featured in the tests will include Advanced Video Coding (AVC, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10 and H.264) and MPEG-4 High Efficiency AAC Audio. These next generation codecs are being used in a wide range of new products including Standard Definition and High Definition video encoders and set top boxes, portable digital broadcast receivers, video-equipped mobile phones as well as a number of other new consumer electronic devices. Interoperability testing is of paramount importance and tremendous value in product development with open standards, such as MPEG-4, in the international marketplace. Companies come together to test their codec implementations in order to ensure that products will work together, and any interoperability problems are resolved in a collaborative way. The fact that 30 MPEGIF member companies have joined the current test round is clear evidence that products based on these new and efficient codecs are playing a major role in the next generation digital media industry. The new test round is now underway and will continue until December, culminating in a face-to-face interoperability event sponsored and hosted by the Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) and held jointly with the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC) and MPEGIF. This historic event will be the first time all three organizations have met together for shared testing. "MPEG-4 AVC and HE AAC are not a fantasy, real products have arrived," commented Sebastian Moeritz, President of MPEGIF. "Many are available today, many more are being released shortly, and this new interoperability test round will demonstrate and confirm that the technology is ready for widespread adoption and deployment. For more than four years, MPEGIF has been providing the best possible world-class environment for this type of testing to our members through our Interoperability Working Group." "The range and number of companies taking part in this interoperability round speaks volumes for how MPEG-4 AVC and AAC are now being readied for operators around the world," said David Price, Vice President of MPEGIF. "Service providers are starting to take AVC today into real revenue-bearing deployments." Companies that participate in the new interoperability test round will be eligible to participate in the new MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program. In this program, MPEGIF provides a widely recognizable mark, the "MP4" Logo, to be displayed on qualified products. The Logo, issued by MPEGIF, is a sign of quality, and indicates that the product has been tested in at least one round of MPEGIF Interoperability testing, and that it has also passed additional test criteria defined under this program. Besides carrying the "MP4" Logo, the products are also listed in a "Qualified Products Directory" on the MPEGIF Logo Qualification web site. For more information on the Logo Program, please visit www.logo.mpegif.org. About the MPEG Industry Forum MPEGIF represents approximately 100 companies from diverse industries. MPEGIF member companies are evenly distributed across North America, Europe and Asia, addressing MPEG adoption issues that go beyond the charter of ISO/IEC MPEG. Specifically focusing on the widespread adoption of MPEG-4 AVC and AAC, activities include marketing, interoperability and the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program as well as presence at trade shows and extensive conference participation. For more information visit: http://www.mpegif.org, or contact Laura Nugent at +1 510 744-4026, or by Email at lnugent@mpegif.org. Contacts MPEG Industry Forum Laura Nugent, 510-744-4026 lnugent@mpegif.org From sm dicas.de Thu Nov 18 23:02:07 2004 From: sm dicas.de (Moeritz, Sebastian) Date: Thu Nov 18 18:52:49 2004 Subject: [MPEGIF News] MPEGIF DIGEST September 2004 Message-ID: MPEGIF DIGEST September 2004 Dear MPEGIF News Readers, We have to catch up a little with our news digest and will get back into a regular routine from now on. Let us kick things off again with a quick look back to IBC 2004 in Amsterdam in this September edition. MPEGIF had a large presence again with dicas, Equator Technologies, Fraunhofer, Infovalue and WIS Technologies as participating members. All in all there were more than 30 MPEGIF member present at IBC with most of them demonstrating MPEG-4 AVC products and services. IBC 2004 also marked the official launch of MPEGIFs long awaited Logo Qualification Program. The scene for that was set in the MPEGIF Super-Session (jointly organised with ISMA) titled "MPEG Technologies - Setting New Standards", which took place during the show. Top executives from Apple, Philips, Harmonic, Video Networks, O2, BBC, Tandberg, Equator etc. gave their views on trends and technologies, shared experiences on adoption and deployments. In addition, there were more good news such as - German TV operator Premiere announced that they will utilise MPEG-4 AVC for their HD channel; MPEG-4 High Efficiency AAC has been selected by 3GGPP as its codec of choice for 3G-delivered audio content. Please also have a look at our IBC show pages. Kind regards, Sebastian Moeritz President, MPEGIF IBC News * Europe lines up for TV innovation [BBC News, 14 Sept 04] * VIP boxes: Video-over-IP set-top devices debut [EDN.com, 14 Sept 04] * SkyStream Updates Mediaplex-20 Headend: Highest Density, Real-Time MPEG-4 Encoding [SkyStream Networks, 11 Sept 04] * SkyStream Networks Advances PUSH Media-on-Demand and Business TV with zBand ... [SkyStream Networks, 11 Sept 04] * Koreans showcase mobile TV broadcast at IBC [EE Times, 11 Sept 04] * Envivio Demonstrates High Definition (HD) MPEG-4 H.264 (AVC) Solution [Envivio, Inc., 09 Sept 04] * Equator and dicas to Demonstrate MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Decoder on the BSP-15 Processor at IBC 2004 [dicas, 09 Sept 04] * H.264: ATEME's offer [Ateme, 08 Sept 04] * Tektronix and Vqual partnership launch at IBC [Vqual, 08 Sept 04] * ATEME and VCON Partner to Deliver a Video Telephony Reference Design for TV Set-top Box and IP Phone [ATEME, 08 Sept 04] * Jaluna and Ateme to showcase a single-DSP architecture [ATEME, 08 Sept 04] * Kreatel to use Ateme's H.264 and WM9T [ATEME, 08 Sept 04] * New MAYAH Audio and Video Codec Products at IBC [Mayah, 08 Sept 04] * Fraunhofer IIS MPEG-4 AVC and HE-AAC SW for Download [Fraunhofer IIS, 08 Sept 04] * dicas showing off MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 solutions at IBC 2004 [dicas, 07 Sept 04] * Harmonic Bringing New Gear to IBC2004 [Multichannel News, 25 Aug 04] September News * 3G chiefs choose AAC for mobile music delivery [The Register, 29 Sept 04] * High-definition television (Is it the 'next big thing' in Europe?) [The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sept 04] * Premiere to use MPEG-4 Part 10 (AVC) for HD [CabSat Europe, 23 Sept 04] * Europe lines up for TV innovation [BBC News, 14 Sept 04] * VIP boxes: Video-over-IP set-top devices debut [EDN.com, 14 Sept 04] * Hutchison 3G Austria Taps Anystream [3G, 13 Sept 04] * MS, Apple pitch music at mobile phone makers [The Register, 13 Sept 04] * Bytes: Technology Briefing [JS Online, 13 Sept 04] * Tut Systems Expands Presence in Asia with Digital CSM [Stockhouse, 13 Sept 04] * Microsoft unveils IPTV-ready set-top box [Yahoo News, 13 Sept 04] * StreamGuys in Affiliation with Coding Technologies and Orban are now Supplying High-Quality MPEG aacPlus... [Yahoo Finance, 13 Sept 04] * Plextor Introduces First PC-Based Personal Video Recorder with MPEG-4 and DivX Hardware Compression [Yahoo Finance, 13 Sept 04] * Koreans showcase mobile TV broadcast at IBC [EE Times, 11 Sept 04] * AVC throws down gauntlet in codec battle with Microsoft [IBC 2004, 11 Sept 04] * MPEG-4, VC1 added to Blu-ray standard [Digit Magazine, 01 Sept 04] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/news/attachments/20041118/ceacbd9f/attachment.html From sm dicas.de Thu Nov 18 23:37:13 2004 From: sm dicas.de (Moeritz, Sebastian) Date: Fri Nov 19 02:22:26 2004 Subject: [MPEGIF News] MPEGIF DIGEST October 2004 Message-ID: MPEGIF DIGEST October 2004 Dear MPEGIF News Readers, September was clearly in the sign of IBC 2004 in Amsterdam, which we covered in our September edition of our MPEGIF Digest. And October brought many interesting MPEG-4 product and service news from Apple, Sony, Sanyo and Motorola to name a few, as well as interesting news research on the growing global STB market and the also increasing mobile handset market growth. On the member press release front, Fraunhofer will bring movies with MPEG-4 AVC video and MPEG-4 HE AAC to your pocket, whilst Pace Micro Technology (a new member) is developing a MPEG-4 AVC IPTV set-top box. Speaking about new members - please look out for our special report on our recent new members in one of our November editions. Kind regards, Sebastian Moeritz President, MPEGIF _____ MPEG-4 News, October 2004 * Windows CE powered Gizmondo game console ships in the UK [WindowsForDevices.com, 30 Oct 04] * Sony to launch PlayStation Portable in December [EE Times, 27 Oct 04] * Sanyo Fisher Unveils the World's Lightest High-Rez MPEG-4 Camcorder/Digital Camera [MobileMag, 24 Oct 04] * Global digital satellite set-top box market stll growing - report [DMEurope.com, 22 Oct 04] * Never Fill a Digital Camera Memory Card Again [PC World, 22 Oct 04] * Set-Top Box Picture Comes into View [TechNewsWorld, 21 Oct 04] * Apple markets iPod on 3G operator, 3 [MacWorld, 21 Oct 04] * High-quality handheld movies 'possible' [MacWorld, 21 Oct 04] * Freescale and NVIDIA Go Mobile With Dynamic Gaming and Lifelike 3D ... [RedNova, 21 Oct 04] * Epson intros P-2000 Multimedia Storage Viewer [MacWorld, 21 Oct 04] * Digital home entertainment hits the road [ZDNet, 20 Oct 04] * Broadwing Opens TV Ops Center [Light Reading, 20 Oct 04] * Kodak's user-friendly shooter [Malaysia Star, 20 Oct 04] * Digital home entertainment hits the road [ZDNet, 19 Oct 04] * Toshiba Adds New AVM49R Multimedia Reference Platform With Real ... [Linux Electrons, 18 Oct 04] * M'soft coup starts media codec fight [EE Times, 18 Oct 04] * Flat-panel TV 'Face' [Japan Today, 16 Oct 04] * Thales Provides DVB-H for Paris Motor Show [TV Technology, 15 Oct 04] * Handset market growth beneficial yet challenging for chip makers ... [DM Europe, 14 Oct 04] * Evolution of Handset Market Has Been Beneficial Yet Challenging for Chip Makers [In-stat MDR, 14 Oct 04] * New Choices in Digital Entertainment [PC World, 13 Oct 04] * JVC and Fox back Blu-Ray DVD standard [MacWorld UK, 12 Oct 04] * 10 things to know about Tiger [Digit Magazine UK, 08 Oct 04] * Multimedia Add-Ons Headed For Cell-Phones, Set-tops [Extreme Tech, 07 Oct 04] * ARM's Neon: Too late to the portable party? [EDN, 07 Oct 04] * InterVideo Demonstrates Multimedia Codecs on TI's Digital Media Processor Platform at [EMediaLive, 05 Oct 04] * Motorola and T-Mobile Announce Exclusive Marketing Alliance With the Black Eyed Peas [PhoneMag, 05 Oct 04] * MPEG-4 and the New, 'Flat' World [Campus Technology, 05 Oct 04] * CEVA Launches Full Mobile MultiMedia Technology [WirelessDevNet.com, 04 Oct 04] * Will VoIP grow faster than Linux? [ZDNet, 01 Oct 04] * Sony Introduces Low-cost Online Network Camera with Built-in Microphone [JCN, 01 Oct 04] * Sanyo to Unveil Prototype Digital TV Mobile Phone [Mobile Mag, 01 Oct 04] _____ Press Releases * Agere Systems Incorporates Hantro Multimedia Solutions in Reference Platform for Mobile Phones [Hantro, 26 Oct 04] * DAB 5.1 Surround Live Premiere at Medientage 2004 [Fraunhofer IIS, 20 Oct 04] * Movies In Your Pocket - Combined MPEG-4 AVC and HE-AAC on PDA [Fraunhofer IIS, 20 Oct 04] * Clarity Design and Ateme partnership [Ateme, 18 Oct 04] * Pace develops full-featured MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 IPTV set-top box [Pace Micro Technology, 18 Oct 04] * ATEME demonstrates its high-performance H.264, MPEG-4 solutions at The China High Tech Fair [Ateme, 08 Oct 04] * Initiating the Surround Sound Era for Digital Radio [Fraunhofer IIS, 05 Oct 04 * IBM and Partners Create Open Framework for Digital Media [IBM, 27 Oct 04] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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