Leading Digital Video and Audio Software Company to Enable Networked Entertainment Experience
Las Vegas, NVJanuary 5, 2005 InterVideo® Inc. (NASDAQ: IVII), a leading provider of multimdia solutions to tier-one consumer electronics and PC manufacturers, today announced their support for the upcoming DivX Connected Certification Program from DivXNetworks, Inc.
InterVideo, a DivX licensed software partner, will work closely with DivXNetworks to create video and audio editing, creation and playback software products that are interoperable with content services and consumer electronics devices from DivXNetworks partner companies.
The DivX Connected Certification Program is a comprehensive technology initiative that will bring together IC manufacturers, consumer electronics (CE) original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and online service providers to create interoperable products and services that enable consumers to easily access digital media from networked devices throughout the home.
Through the DivX Connected Program, applications formerly available only on PCs can now be enjoyed in the living room, including premium content services, personal information services and interactive gaming. With the superior performance and widespread popularity of their digital media software products, InterVideo is well positioned to play a key role in the emerging connected home, and we are grateful for their early support, said Paul Sarena, Product Manager, DivX Connected Program at DivXNetworks.
Ensuring widespread interoperability among software, devices and content services is the key to a true connected user experiencethe consumer must be assured that everything will simply work together seamlessly in the end, said George Tang, Director of Product Marketing for InterVideo. The DivX Connected Program offers a compelling vision for the future of digital media consumption, and we look forward to working with the DivXNetworks team to help make that vision a reality.
DivX Connected Certified products and services will carry a special DivX logo identifying their interoperability among software, devices and services from a variety of vendors to ensure consumers a seamless experience, whether listening to their digital music library or getting new movies from premium content providers. The first DivX Connected products are expected to hit the market in the second half of 2005. More information is available at: www.divxnetworks.com/solutions/connected. For more information on InterVideo, see www.intervideo.com.
About InterVideo, Inc.
InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software. InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which it has created a broad suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow users to capture, edit, author, burn, distribute, and play digital video. InterVideo’s software is bundled with products sold by the majority of the top ten PC OEMs ranked in terms of sales by IDC. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan, China and Japan. For more information, contact InterVideo at 510-651-0888 or visit the company’s Web site at www.intervideo.com.
About DivXNetworks
DivX, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX® video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 250 million DivX software downloads. The patent-pending DivX video can acheive DVD-quality at a fraction of the size of MPEG-2/DVD files, enabling full-length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, Calif., Taipei, Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, Guildford, England and Düsseldorf, Germany.
For InterVideo:
Joanna DeKlavon
Marketing Communications Specialist
pr@intervideo.com
510.651.0888