Focus Enhancements- (FCSE)

[BIG BALLER]

SICK MON!

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http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=FCSE&p=D&b=8&g=0&i=t30104593849&a=96377503

Signs of a Rev. head & shoulders. Is this bottom??

we shall see.

[js49886]

this just took a hit because of a decreased revenue outlook for Q4.

Lets see if it bounces back.

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FCSE chart - nice move recently

3 month chart...


5 year chart...

[algomapicker]

huge following in here I see.

The good news is that FCSE is finally getting hot. But, since this is like shouting into the deep dark forest, I'll just whisper to myself how great it is to be invested in FCSE.

shhhhhhhhh

[Paule]

Prudential ups NVidia to Strong Buy........

http://betasite.marketwatch.com/tools/stockresearch/updown/default.asp?type=0&pgID=3&siteid=...

This may have a positive affect on FCSE considering Focus Enhancements may be involved in future NVidia products.

http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010116S0078

http://www.tweakmax.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=12&threadid=222

Have a nice day everybody.

[Paule]

FOCUS Enhancements Ships QuadScan Elite, a Line Quadrupler and Video Scaler for Home Theater, PresentationMulti-Input, Progressive Scan Output Resolution Selectable to 1365 x 1024


CAMPBELL, Calif., Mar 8, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Establishing a new
price/performance benchmark in video processing, FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
(Nasdaq: FCSE), a global leader in video scan conversion technology for consumer
electronics and computing applications announced immediate availability of
QuadScan Elite(TM). QuadScan Elite is a line quadrupler and video scaler
designed for use with high resolution, progressive scan video projectors and
displays used in home theater or professional video presentation systems.
QuadScan Elite will be demonstrated at the National Systems Contractor
Association tradeshow (Booth No. 1530) March 8-10, in Orlando, Fla. QuadScan
Elite accepts NTSC or PAL video signals from sources such as broadcast and
satellite TV, DVD players, and PVRs and enhances images so they can be viewed on
high resolution video display systems employing CRT, LCD, DLP, JVC or D-ILA
technology. The result is a film-like quality image -- in terms of detail,
contrast, and color -- that is free of scan lines, flicker, and other
distracting artifacts.

"QuadScan Elite offers the performance and features of units that cost at least
four times its price," said Shaun McTernan, National Sales Manager of Focus'
Home Theater products. "QuadScan Elite redefines the performance standards for
scalers that sell for less than $2500."

Designed for the videophile, custom installation, and commercial video markets,
QuadScan Elite can be set up and operated using front panel controls, an
infra-red remote (supplied), or by commands via its RS232/422 port. The QuadScan
Elite interface has been reconfigured for improved ease-of-use and faster than
the earlier QuadScan products. The new model is available as a desktop unit or
in a slim rack-mount configuration.

As a video scaler, QuadScan Elite allows users to select video output
resolutions of 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and 1365x1024, as well as line
doubling, tripling and quadrupling of video sources. Aspect ratios of 4:3, 4:3
letterbox, and 16:9 are selectable for each output resolution. It is compatible
with progressive scan monitors and projectors from all major manufacturers.

QuadScan Elite has two input channels, each available as composite (RCA or BNC),
Y/C (four-pin mini-DIN), or component (BNC). A VGA computer pass through input
is also provided. All output is directed through a 15-pin VGA-type connection.

The QuadScan Elite provides auto-save adjustments for sync configuration,
contrast, brightness, saturation, hue, component level, termination impedance,
output resolution, sizing, image positioning and justification.s

The QuadScan Elite desktop model has a suggested retail price of $2,195; the
rack-mount version suggested retail price is $2,395. Each carries a three-year
limited warranty and is shipped with an assortment of cables and adapters in
addition to a remote control and operator's manual. The desktop model includes
an outboard power supply; while the rack-mount model has an internal universal
power supply.


 About Focus

FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCSE) and Videonics, Inc. (previously
(Nasdaq: VDNX)), both formerly independent public companies, completed a merger
on January 16, 2001. The merged company, operating under the FOCUS Enhancements
name, is a leading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary
video scan conversion ASICs, and affordable, high quality, digital-video
conversion and video production equipment. Semiconductor products include the
FS400, and FS450 series ASICs for scaling, scan conversion, Internet TV and
interactive TV applications. Commercial products for video presentation include
desktop PC-to-TV scan converters, scalers, and line quadruplers. Video
production products include application controllers, edit controllers, mixers,
and character and effects generators. The company's products and technologies
are sold globally through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers
to the broadcast, education, cable, business, industrial, presentation,
internet, gaming, home video production and home theater markets. FOCUS
Enhancements stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol
FCSE. More information on FOCUS Enhancements may be obtained from the company's
SEC filings, or by visiting the FOCUS Enhancements home page at
http://www.focusinfo.com.

[Paule]

FOCUS Enhancements and DAVIS AS, Europe's Top Maker of Home Video Projectors, to Offer Co-Branded Product Made by FOCUSDAVIS Taps FOCUS as Exclusive International Supplier of Video Scaler/Quadrupler


CAMPBELL, Calif., Mar 6, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FOCUS Enhancements
(Nasdaq: FCSE) announced today an agreement with DAVIS AS of Norway, the No. 1
maker of home theater video projectors in Europe, under which DAVIS dealers and
distributors will offer TruescalerOne, a video scaler/line quadrupler co-branded
by the two companies and manufactured by FOCUS. FOCUS officials said the
agreement, the first major international distribution pact for the company's
home theater product line, covers DAVIS resellers in 35 countries and makes
FOCUS the only scaler officially endorsed by DAVIS.

"DAVIS selected FOCUS as a partner because of the company's leading position in
the video scaling market, their ability to listen to customer requirements and
the supportive and responsive attitude which has been demonstrated by Focus
representatives," said Rune Bjerkestrand, vice president Product & Marketing
Management at Davis.

"FOCUS is the first partner to be selected under the DAVIS Preferred Application
Partner Program. This program has been established for the purpose of giving
DAVIS distributors, dealers and end-users products that give added value to the
DAVIS projectors, something which really is a true case with the TruescalerOne."

A video scaler is a component used with a video projector to enhance video
signals coming from a VCR, DVD player, satellite receiver, cable, or other
source. The result is a signal that is projected at the highest native
resolution possible resulting in images which are accurately proportioned,
exceptionally sharp and vivid, and free of flicker and other artifacts.

"DAVIS is Europe's top-selling brand of video projectors as well as being a
major OEM supplier," said Brett Moyer, executive vice president and COO of FOCUS
Enhancements. "This agreement gives FOCUS instant presence and credibility in
key markets across Europe." Moyer said that the "DAVIS TruescalerOne by FOCUS
Enhancements," as the name will appear on the product, will be available in
March and is being manufactured by FOCUS in two configurations: a set-top box
and a rack-mountable version. Moyer said the TruescalerOne is based on the
recently introduced FOCUS QuadScan Elite, with slight modifications to optimize
performance of DAVIS projectors. DAVIS offers two models of home theater video
projectors, the CinemaOne and CinemaTen. The TruescalerOne will be marketed with
both models.


 About DAVIS

DAVIS AS is the largest European manufacturer of digital display equipment.
Founded in 1984 in Norway, DAVIS develops and markets digital technology
products using DLP(TM) technology for multimedia presentations across a broad
range of applications. DAVIS' focus is on quality products and designs that are
user-friendly, feature ease of use, portability and compatibility. Designed for
business and home users, DAVIS products give unsurpassed image brightness,
clarity, contrast and colour saturation. DAVIS' products incorporate technology
from its partners Texas Instruments and Carl Zeiss, making them amongst the most
advanced presentation tools available. DAVIS also continues to invest heavily in
the research and design of innovative new technologies in this field.

[Paule]

FOCUS' FS450 ASIC Chosen by Kreatel For Digital Interactive Services; Leading Supplier of Gateway Solutions in Sweden


CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb 12, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
(NASDAQ: FCSE) announced today that a leading supplier of intelligent service
gateway solutions in Sweden, Kreatel Communications, is in full production with
their Tornado/K5 digital set-top box that uses the FS450 to produce the highest
quality TV-out available on the market for their set-top boxes.

Kreatel is the first company to deliver an IP-based Broadband terminal, the
Tornado-K5 service gateway, which enables the TV to become a two-way
communication console for digital interactive services, such as Video-On-Demand,
Music-On-Demand, and home shopping. Kreatel is targeting IP-Based broadband
service providers through this gateway for interactive multimedia and
entertainment broadband services. The Tornado/K5 runs on a Linux operating
system and Mozilla Web browser. All communication is IP based, allowing
operators to develop services using standard Internet tools such as HTML and
Javascript.

"Kreatel has launched an Internet set-top box using the FS450 and a National
Semiconductor architecture in Europe. The video quality produced on this
low-cost Internet set-top box is unsurpassed by any other in the market," said
Bill Schillhammer, Vice President of OEM Sales for FOCUS. "Additionally, this is
the first product in the world to launch using FOCUS Enhanced digital
Picture-In-Picture technology producing full digital broadcast quality DVD and
digital cable viewing while sharing the TV with the computer desktop,"
Schillhammer continued.

Kreatel's solution provides the ability to combine TV and web content, creating
unlimited opportunities for Interactive TV. Imagine ordering a pizza while
watching a movie or a football game right from the television. Movies and music
can be ordered and delivered on-demand with new ways of financing these services
that are charged and managed in a way that is transparent to the end user.

"The FS450's capabilities support high resolutions, up to XGA, uniform scaling
and 2D Flicker Filter for small font readability which allows the TV to be the
centerpiece of this viewing experience," said Lars Bengtsson, Managing Director
of Kreatel Communications. Bengtsson continued, "Having the television perform
tasks normally relegated to a computer, is a substantial development in the
evolution of our living room as we know it. Choosing FOCUS Enhancements as our
TV-out solution is a testament to the technology that they provide."


 About Kreatel Communications

Kreatel Communications AB, founded in 1995, develops and markets system
solutions in the area of intelligent service gateways that make it possible to
take advantage of the rapidly growing number of services on the new telecom and
broadband networks. The product portfolio includes a broad spectrum of products
with high software content that enable value-added services on fixed telephone
networks, GSM networks and the new broadband networks. In a short period of
time, Kreatel has taken a leading position as supplier of systems for Least Cost
Routing, i.e. for directing calls to alternative telecom operators in
deregulated telecom markets. Kreatel has its headquarters in Linkoping and is
also established in Gothenburg. As of December 2000, approximately 110 people
work for the company, which had net sales of 85 million SEK during the last
twelve months.

FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE) and Videonics, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ:
VDNX), completed a merger of the two companies on January 16, 2001. The merged
company, operating under the FOCUS Enhancements name, is a leading designer of
world class solutions in advanced, proprietary video scan conversion ASICs, and
affordable, high quality, digital-video conversion and video production
equipment. Semiconductor products include the FS400 and FS450 series ASICs for
scaling, scan conversion, Internet TV and Interactive TV applications.
Commercial products for video presentation include desktop PC-to-TV scan
converters, scalers, and line quadruplers. Video production products include
application controllers, edit controllers, mixers, and character and effects
generators. The company's products and technologies are sold globally through
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers to the broadcast, cable,
business, industrial, presentation, internet, gaming, home video production and
home theater markets. FOCUS Enhancements stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap
Market under the symbol FCSE.

More information on FOCUS Enhancements may be obtained from the company's SEC
filings, or by visiting the FOCUS Enhancements home page at
http://www.focusinfo.com.

[Paule]

FOCUS Enhancements and Be Team to Incorporate TV-out Technology in BeIA; Focus' FS450 Chip technology to run on BeIA, the complete IA solution


CAMPBELL, Calif. and MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan 30, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FOCUS
Enhancements, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCSE) and Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) today
announced an agreement that will enable Internet appliances powered by BeIA, the
complete IA solution, to utilize a TV as a display.

Under the agreement, Be will distribute the software driver for the FOCUS FS450
TV-out chip as part of the BeIA Client Platform. By including the chip in a
BeIA-powered Internet appliance, a manufacturer can sell the device without a
monitor. This solution enables the manufacturer to offer significantly lower
priced IAs to consumers, who can simply plug the devices into their existing
TVs.

"While there are other TV-out solutions in the market, the FS450 is the first to
produce truly high-quality graphics," said Lamar Potts, Vice President, Sales
and Marketing for Be. "Virtually everyone in the U.S. owns a TV, and our work
with FOCUS allows manufacturers using the BeIA platform to target consumers who
want to use their TV to access the Internet."

"One of the features that makes an Internet appliance so attractive to the
end-user is the low price point over a PC solution," said Bill Schillhammer,
Vice President of OEM Sales for FOCUS Enhancements. "FOCUS's FS450 technology is
critical to reading the small fonts found browsing the web and when using the
wide range of televisions found in homes. The FS450 has features specifically
designed to enhance the viewing experience allowing the TV to rival monitors.
The BeIA Client Platform provides a low cost IA solution making it possible to
hit even lower price points while not compromising functionality."


About BeIA: The Complete IA Solution

BeIA consists of three components; the BeIA Client Platform, the BeIA Management
and Administration Platform (MAP), and BeIA Integration Services. The BeIA
Client Platform is a small footprint-operating environment for the device. BeIA
MAP allows a service provider to manage the operation and update BeIA Client
Platforms with no intervention on the part of the end user, so the device will
operate reliably without user intervention. Through the BeIA Integration
Services, Be assists device creators in the development and deployment of the
devices.


About the FS450

The FS450 chip incorporates a broadcast quality encoder and programmable, flat,
artifact-free scaling and an advanced 2D-flicker filter and it is targeted for
Internet set-top boxes, Cable/DVD Player set-top boxes, web appliances, and
video kiosks. The FS450 supports XGA resolutions up to 1024x768. This allows
full page web-browsing on a TV without special formatting requirements.


About Be

Founded in 1990, Be Incorporated creates software solutions that enable rich
media and Web experiences on personal computers and Internet appliances. Be's
headquarters are in Menlo Park, Calif., and its European office is in Paris,
France. It is publicly traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
BEOS. Be can be found on the Web at http://www.be.com.


About Focus Enhancements, Inc.

FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE) develops and markets advanced,
proprietary video conversion ASICs for the converging, multi-billion dollar
Internet, computer and television industries. The Company's technology, which is
sold globally through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers,
merges computer-generated graphics and television displays for Internet viewing,
presentations, training, education, video teleconferencing, and home gaming
markets.

FOCUS Enhancements, [phone], 1370 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008,
www.focusinfo.com


Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are
forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation,
continued acceptance of the companies' products, increased levels of competition
for the companies; new products and technological changes, the companies'
dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other
risks detailed from time to time in the companies' periodic reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to put undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as
of the date hereof. The companies undertake no obligation to release publicly
any revisions to forward- looking statements that may be made to reflect events
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In
addition, the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including the successful integration of Videonics into FOCUS,
fluctuations in operating results, the timely development and acceptance of new
products, product availability from suppliers, the impact of competitive
products and pricing, changing TV standards and other risks set forth under the
caption "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results" in Focus and Videonics
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, in its
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, June 30,
2000, September 30, 2000 and other filings with the SEC by both FOCUS and
Videonics. All forward-looking statements related to Be Incorporated and its
products are expressly qualified in their entirety by the "Risk Factors" and
other cautionary statements included in Be Incorporated's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and other public filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission

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About Focus Enhancements, Inc.

FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE) develops and markets advanced,
proprietary video conversion ASICs for the converging, multi-billion dollar
Internet, computer and television industries. The Company's technology, which is
sold globally through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers,
merges computer-generated graphics and television displays for Internet viewing,
presentations, training, education, video teleconferencing, and home gaming
markets.

FOCUS Enhancements, [phone], 1370 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008,
www.focusinfo.com