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Palo Alto, CA.,
09/30/04
PALO ALTO, Calif., September 30, 2004 -- Digital Video Systems (Nasdaq: DVID - News) announced today that it has sold a non-exclusive license to its intellectual property related to H.264 AVC technology, also known as MPEG-4 part 10, to Enmedia, Inc. Under the license agreement, Digital Video Systems received 500,000 shares of Series A preferred stock of Enmedia, Inc.
H.264 AVC is a next-generation video compression standard that offers a 100% performance improvement over the popular MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards in use today, and is finding acceptance for a wide variety of applications. H.264 AVC is expected to be implemented in everything from mobile phones to high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxes. H.264 AVC has been approved by the DVD Forum, an industry group that defines DVD Format specifications, for use in the next generation DVD technology that will support HDTV and other new features.
Since HDTV signals require nearly 10 times the amount of storage space used in current video signals, it is presently impossible to store a two-hour HDTV movie on today’s DVD disc. Improved software compression solutions such as H.264 AVC allow encoding large amounts of ultra-high quality video on existing industry standard discs without the need to introduce advanced hardware technologies throughout the supply chain.
Tom Spanier, Digital Video Systems CEO, stated, “We are pleased to take an ownership position in Enmedia. Enmedia was founded by Dr. Edmund Sun, the founder of both Digital Video Systems, Inc. and C-Cube, a semiconductor company that pioneered video compression technology, which was eventually acquired by LSI. We are impressed by the development team of industry veterans which Dr. Sun has assembled. Enmedia has the expertise to commercialize this exciting technology offering us a profit opportunity that can be independently funded and managed.
About
Enmedia
Enmedia is a privately owned fabless semiconductor developer focusing on chip solutions for next-generation multi-media platforms.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Any statements made in this release that
are not historical facts contain forward-looking information that
involves risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the strategic
direction of DVS and DVS Korea, the benefits resulting from a change
in management, DVS’s products and its market position and
business activities proposed for India. Important factors that may
cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to,
the timely availability of components, sufficiency of working capital,
the impact of competitive products and services, the company's ability
to manage growth and acquisitions of technology or businesses, the
effect of economic and business conditions, and other risks detailed
from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Digital Video Systems, Inc. assumes no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements, and does not intend
to do so.
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About
DVS
Established in 1992, DVS is a publicly held company specializing in
the development and application of digital video technologies enabling
the convergence of data, digital audio, digital video and high-end
graphics. DVS is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with subsidiaries
and branch offices in South Korea, China and, in the near future,
India. The Company's strategy is to remain a leading solutions provider
at the forefront of the DVD industry.
For additional information please contact:
Digital
Video Systems, Inc.
430 Cambridge Ave., Suite 110,
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tel: 650.322.8108
Fax:650.322.8109
DVS
Contact:
Larissa Licea
Office: 650.322.8108 X106
Cell: 408-712-4165
E-Mail:
ir@dvsystems.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Sean Collins, Partner
CCG Investor Relations
(818) 789-0100, ext. 202.
E-Mail:
sean.collins@ccgir.com
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