SAN DIEGO, CA and TAIPEI, TAIWAN--(MARKET
WIRE)--May 20, 2003 -- DivXNetworks, Inc., the company that created the
revolutionary, patent-pending DivX video compression technology, and ALi
Corporation, one of the world's leading suppliers of integrated circuits for
multiple markets, today announced a wide-ranging technology and development
partnership. As an official DivX Certified partner, ALi will create DVD chipset
solutions capable of encoding and decoding all versions of DivX video
technology.
ALi Corporation is one of the world's leading
suppliers of integrated circuits for a number of market segments including
personal computers, PC peripherals, DVD players and embedded PC systems and
appliances. Under the agreement, ALi will work with DivXNetworks to create a
fully DivX Certified chipset solution for the global DVD player market.
"The addition of DivX video to our line of DVD
chipsets will provide a critical competitive advantage for our customers who are
creating the next-generation of consumer devices to power multimedia
convergence," said Daniel Huang, Associate Vice President of ALi Corporation.
"We look forward to working DivXNetworks to meet the strong global demand for
DivX Certified products."
DivX video, which offers DVD-quality at 7-10 times
greater compression than MPEG-2, is the world's most popular MPEG-4 compatible
video compression technology with over 80 million worldwide users. A wide range
of DivX Certified consumer electronics devices, from portable video players to
DVD players and set-top boxes, are scheduled to hit the market in 2003.
"ALi Corporation is an innovative leader in the
global IC market, we're very pleased to welcome them on board as an official
DivX Certified partner," said Shahi Ghanem, President and Chief Operating
Officer of DivXNetworks, Inc. (www.divxnetworks.com). "2003 is
shaping up to be the year that the much-vaunted 'connected home' finally becomes
a reality, and the emergence of next-generation DVD players and other devices
powered by ALi's IC solutions will play an important part in that transition."
DivX Certification includes a full DivX software
development kit, rigorous Certification testing, and marketing and sales support
focused on helping third party development and OEM partners create DivX
Certified consumer electronics solutions such as DVD and portable players, set
top boxes, PVR, and digital video and still cameras. The DivX Certified Partner
Program enables these companies to meet the global demand for high-quality DivX
convergence devices. For more information on DivX certification process, visit
www.divx.com/certified.
Source: Yahoo.com
