CyberEPG Function of PowerVCR II 3.0 Employs TitanTV.com Electronic Programming Guide to Perform Scheduled TV Recording in the USA
Taipei, Taiwan----January 8, 2002---- CyberLink Corp., a leading software developer of digital video entertainment applications and e-Training solutions, in conjunction with Decisionmark Corp., a leading data and technology company for the broadcast industry, today announced the exciting availability of a consumer friendly solution to allow consumers the ability to record their favorite TV programs using their PCs. CyberLink's award-winning software application, PowerVCR II 3.0, is now available with CyberEPG service, which is fully integrated with Decisionmark's TitanTV.com Electronic Program Guide (EPG) in the U.S. market.
"We're happy to partner with CyberLink in offering the American consumer the best technology to enhance their TV viewing lifestyles with the convenience and innovation of the Internet," according to Jack Perry, president and CEO of Decisionmark. "Using PowerVCR II and TitanTV.com to easily schedule and record broadcasted TV content allows any computer to be a more powerful, digital alternative to the VCR and its low-quality recorded video images."
"PowerVCR II has already won numerous acclaim and awards in Europe and Asia for its unrivaled video recording quality, vast features and simple to use CyberEPG function," states Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "Now with TitanTV support embedded into the program, users in the USA have the best combination to build digital video entertainment centers from their PCs."
Decisionmark's TitanTV programming guide provides easy-to-navigate TV program listings available at the consumer household address via the Web site, www.titantv.com. In conjunction with PowerVCR II 3.0, flawless recording of TV programs into high-quality, highly compressed MPEG-1 & 2 digital video format can be completed by just clicking the record icon for the desired program. Available only to PowerVCR II 3.0 customers in the USA, the TitanTV EPG-enabled version of PowerVCR II 3.0 also features the added benefit of allowing custom instant TV replays and time-shifted playback while recording on hard disk drive.
Availability
PowerVCR II version 3.0 is available from CyberLink's global sales channels
in retail and OEM versions. From January 2002, the official download version
available from the CyberLink Web site will support TitanTV EPG. A free update
patch is also available to PowerVCR II 3.0 customers (Deluxe and Pro Editions
only) to provide TitanTV support and full compatibility with Windows XP at the
following URL:
http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/powervcr3/cyberepg_usa.jsp
About
Decisionmark Corp.
Decisionmark Corporation is a privately held, profitable technology and data
company for the broadcast industry. Since developing its patented Geneva technology
and proprietary broadcast data warehouse, Decisionmark has become the foremost
expert in broadcast market analysis. It develops Internet-based software and
data solutions and applications including TitanTV.com.
Decisionmark has partnered with various Personal Video Recorder (PVR) developers
to provide one-step, household-level EPG recording convenience via TitanTV.
Over 99% of network broadcast affiliates subscribe to its product, Proximity娛V.com,
helping them effectively manage their markets. Visit http://www.decisionmark.com
for more information.
For further Decisionmark and/or TitanTV.com information, contact Josie Heskje in the USA at: +1-319-365-5597 or jheskje@decisionmark.com
About
CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced
digital video and audio software products to market. The products are categorized
into two major lines: Digital Video Entertainment and E-Training Solutions.
Digital Video Entertainment products offer complete digital video entertainment
solutions from video capture, edit, author, burn and playback capabilities.
These award-winning software applications are ideal solutions for turning today's
mainstream computers into powerful home theaters and digital video centers.
The company's E-Training Solutions offer breakthrough technologies to stream
and manage high-quality, media-rich contents over corporate intranets or the
Internet. As a result of the company's solid growth and profitability, CyberLink
became a public company in October of 2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over
The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). To keep up with market demands, CyberLink
has operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region including
Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters are in Taipei and its Web site is
located at www.goCyberlink.com.
CyberLink programs are available for press evaluation. Please contact Ty Ung or Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 301 or 303 for more details. Additional press information is available locally in the USA and Germany through the following contacts: USA Press Contact: Kristen Stonecipher, kristen@sspr.com or by phone +1-888-275-5878, ext. 28. Germany Press Contact: Cornelie Elsaesser, c.elsaesser@konzept-pr.de or by phone +49-821-34 300-20.
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