INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Sept. 7, 2004--- CyberLink Corp. (5203.TWO), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the digital home, announced today that it will showcase the latest media-sharing capabilities of PowerCinema at the Fall Developer Forum. CyberLink PowerCinema shows how digital media can be enjoyed anywhere and anytime in the digital home.
By taking advantage of technology standards created for the digital home, CyberLink
PowerCinema the world's first multimedia platform to have passed Intel* Networked
Media Product Requirements (Intel* NMPR) testing, provides media browsing and
playback capability via UPnP. This means a user can be working on a notebook
or entertainment PC enjoying music, video or photo slideshows from any Intel
NMPR-validated devices anywhere anytime within the digital home.
PowerCinema transforms the PC into a media entertainment center by giving access
to features including Movies, Pictures, Videos, Music, TV, Radio, and DVD burning
via remote control. PowerCinema can be customized and branded for major PC manufactures,
and is currently shipping with tier-one OEM companies including NEC Computer
International, Medion, Acer, BenQ, LG-IBM and Logitech. The software was voted
Buyer's Choice at Computex 2004.
Soon to be released PowerCinema 4 includes a "3D" user interface and new options like photo editing, digital TV, audio-video enhancements, online upgrades, and streaming movie services and online games from content providers CinemaNow and WildTangent respectively. Intel Developer Forum Fall attendees will witness CyberLink PowerCinema 4 at various showcase areas, including:
1. DTCP-IP capability in Digital Home Community Showcase
2. UPnP capability in Mobile Tech Showcase
3. Intel NMPR validation sample at the Forum's lab session.
"We have been working closely with Intel to implement digital home technologies
such as UPnP and DTCP-IP," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp.
"Digital home is more than a concept; it is a major trend in home entertainment
and computing. We are jointly demonstrating what's possible for entertainment
and creativity with the latest technologies from Intel and CyberLink, and these
technologies offer new opportunities for both OEMs and end users by enabling
better communication between consumer appliances. We're glad to jointly realize
our digital home vision with Intel."
" We are pleased to showcase PowerCinema from CyberLink, a DTCP-IP protected
application," said Kevin Corbett, vice president and chief technology officer,
Intel's Desktop Platform Group. "This represents significant progress in
protecting content on the home network. We will continue to work with CyberLink
and its standalone PowerCinema media client application to accelerate exciting
consumer experiences in the digital home."
About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in providing
integrated solution for the Digital Home. The products are categorized into
two major lines: Digital Multimedia Solutions and Training Solutions. Digital
Multimedia Solutions includes Media Creation Products focus on media creation
by advancing the technologies to capture, edit, author and record all types
of media, and Digital Entertainment products provide high quality media enjoyment
on the PC by perfecting state-of-the-art audio-video technologies. These award-winning
software applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers
into home theaters and digital video centers. The company's Training Solutions
include authoring tools for creating training content and training management
systems that offer an easy and cost effective way to deliver and manage training
programs over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's
solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October,
2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (5203.TWO). To keep
up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe, and
the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarter is
in Taipei. http://www.gocyberlink.com/
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Press Contacts:
Germany: Regina Glaser, r.glaser@konzept-pr.de or by phone + 49-821-34300-17.
Corporate: Renee Chen or Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298,
ext. 301 or 303 for more details.