DivXNetworks and Equator Alliance
Market Demand for Highest Quality Digital Video Drives DivXNetworks and Equator Alliance
- High quality DivX digital video powered by Equator's BSP15 chip entices consumer video entertainment device manufacturers -
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Sept. 16, 2002 - DivXNetworks, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary patent-pending DivX video compression technology, and Equator Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, programmable and power-efficient system-on-a-chip processors for video streaming and image processing applications, today announced an alliance to provide best-of-class, DivX-certified solutions for next generation consumer video electronics devices. The relationship between DivXNetworks and Equator will ensure that DivX-branded products provide consumers with the highest level of video quality and performance.
With over 65 million worldwide users, DivX is the leading video compression technology compatible with the MPEG-4 standard. The global market demand for DivX video compression technology among consumer electronics manufacturers is driving the need for best-of-breed video processing. Equator's BSP-15 system-on-a-chip solution provides the ideal platform for next generation DivX-powered consumer entertainment devices. At 400MHz, the BSP-15 system-on-a-chip delivers up to 40 GOPS of image processing power and high-definition delivery.
"Equator is a natural partner to complement our focus on delivering the best DivX video experience to a wide range of consumer electronics devices and ensuring that those products reach the market in a timely manner," said Jordan Greenhall, co-founder and CEO of DivXNetworks, Inc. "Equator's BSP-15 system-on-a-chip is a leading high performance processor at a price point appropriate for a wide range of consumer-electronics appliances, and it meets our rigorous technical demands for high-quality video."
"Our fully programmable platform allows us to support market-accepted compression technologies with implementations available now for next generation consumer video entertainment device planning," said Avi Katz, president and CEO of Equator. "DivXNetworks has a broad market following and we are excited to work with DivXNetworks and jointly meet the high quality video expectations."
