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Press ReleaseEspial Teams with STMicroelectronics to Reduce Time-To-Market for Delivery of IPTV Applications and Interactive ServicesSeptember 12, 2005
IBC Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 12 , 2005 (Stand 4.374) — Espial® today announced the integration of Espial Evo client middleware and applications with the STMicroelectronics family of Set Top Box Decoder chips , providing a turnkey, IPTV service delivery platform to reduce operator time-to-market.
ST Decoder Products for IP set-top boxes provide the power and features to best showcase the Espial Evo framework and client applications, all in an industry leading footprint under 1MB. Espial Evo, through its innovative architecture, provides an unparalleled consumer experience by eliminating performance penalties associated with browsers such as progressive page loading and blanking. Building on its unique client middleware framework, Espial Evo includes applications such as Electronic Program Guide, Video on Demand, Walled Garden Portal, Settings and Browser.
“Customers of ST Decoder solutions for IP set-top boxes are looking for applications with instantaneous responsiveness, while fitting into low cost designs,” says Roger Walker, Interactive Service Solutions Division General Manager, STMicroelectronics . “We are delighted with Espial Evo due to its innovative design – providing our customers with turnkey IPTV applications , while maintaining standards-based content and UI design”.
STMicroelectronics provides a full range of products to meet the requirements of IP set-top box applications, from standard-definition MPEG2 decoder products to high-definition DVR Decoder products providing advanced CODECs support. These products, complemented by the established low-level driver set, STAPI, are integrated into production-ready reference designs that give customers an extremely quick time to market.
STMicroelectronics, the world's leading MPEG supplier, is known for designing feature-rich chipsets for low BOM cost set-top boxes, is using Espial Evo's client middleware and applications framework due to its creative and innovative application architecture. Operators will enjoy a ‘beyond brandable ™' experience with Espial Evo - an unparalleled degree of personalization and brand-ability enabling the ease of creation of differentiated, revenue–generating services. Leveraging the Espial Evo application framework, operators now have a client environment that can extend and grow with new applications and services. Espial Evo's unique architecture that separates the core application logic from the user interface design means operators can leverage the Evo Framework and focus on delivering differentiated, revenue-generating services “Global operators and set-top box manufacturers want a feature-rich, low cost solution without compromising the consumer UI experience,” said Ella Mar , Senior Vice-President of Operatiors for Espial's. “Partnering with STMicroelectronics provides a robust, turnkey solution for operators that reduces risk and overall time to IPTV service revenue.”
Espial will be showcasing the joint solution at IBC 2005, from September 9 th to 13 th in Amsterdam at stand 4.374.
— 30 — About Espial Espial is a leading provider of client applications and middleware for set-top boxes and consumer electronic devices. Espial applications and technologies include Video On Demand, Electronic Program Guides, User Settings Management, Interactive Content Portals, and Web browsing. The company is the recipient of the Deloitte and Touche 'Fast 500' top companies in North America, two years running. Espial software is deployed and accredited for more than 100 consumer designs such as Motorola, Siemens, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Thomson, Philips, LodgeNet, OnCommand, S-Net Systems, and i3Micro Technologies. Espial can be found on the web at www.espial.com .
Media Contact: Meredith Dundas Espial, Marketing Communications Manager +44(0) 7834 080 196 mdundas@espial.com
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About Espial Espial is a leading provider of client applications and middleware for set-top boxes and consumer electronic devices. Espial applications and technologies include Video On Demand, Electronic Program Guides, User Settings Management, Interactive Content Portals, and Web browsing. The company is the recipient of the Deloitte and Touche 'Fast 500' top companies in North America , two years running. Espial software is deployed and accredited for more than 100 consumer designs such as Amino, Motorola, Siemens, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Thomson, Philips, LodgeNet, OnCommand, S-Net Systems, and i3Micro Technologies. Espial can be found on the web at www.espial.com .
Media Contact: Meredith Dundas Espial, Marketing Communications Manager +1-613-230-4770 x 1142 mdundas@espial.com
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