Alticast’s AltiCaptor Into Samsung’s and HitachiSoft HD Disc Player
We are publishing here two press releases from Alticast concerning the same kind of products.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on January 14, 2008 at 4:04 pmAlticast’s AltiCaptor Blu-ray Disc Selected to Power Samsung’s BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player
Alticast announced its AltiCaptor Blu- ray Disc Java (BDJ) solution was selected by Samsung for its BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player. The player will be on display in the Samsung booth at the International CES in Las Vegas.
AltiCaptor BDJ, based on the same core software that powers over 4 million television receiver boxes around the world, has been developed to run on industry-leading hardware platforms. These powerful hardware and software combinations provide high performance, turnkey solutions for developing Blu-ray Disc devices quickly, assuring a time-to-market advantage.
"We are very excited to be selected by Samsung for use in their next-generation DVD products," said Jeffrey Bonin, Vice President and General Manager of Alticast. "Our software has been deployed in millions of digital television devices around the world, and with this announcement, we add Blu-ray Disc players to our growing list of commercial products. Samsung’s selection of Alticast indicates the maturity and dependability of our solution."
Samsung introduces its first dual-format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player. This player is positioned as the flagship in the company’s growing line of high definition players. The BD-UP5000 supports both Blu-ray and HD -DVD formats as well as their interactive technologies, BD Java and HDi. Consumers can now enjoy additional studio content such as trailers, director’s comments, more elaborate interactive menus and behind the scene footage.
"Together with Alticast, Samsung Electronics has now created the world’s best performing dual format high definition DVD player available in the market today," said Dr. D.H. Shin, Senior Vice President of the Digital AV Division at Samsung Electronics. "Using Alticast’s AltiCaptor BDJ solution delivers superior compatibility and performance for the ultimate high definition experience."
Alticast’s AltiCaptor Blu-ray Disc Solution Integrated in HitachiSoft Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Universal Player Platform
Alticast also announced its AltiCaptor Blu-ray Disc Java (BDJ) solution was selected by Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. (HitachiSoft) for its future Blu-ray Disc customers. HitachiSoft will work closely with Alticast to deliver Blu-ray Disc technology for their customer’s Universal Player designs based on Broadcom chipset solutions.
AltiCaptor BDJ, based on the same core software that powers over 4 million television receiver boxes around the world, has been developed to run on industry-leading hardware platforms, like the Broadcom BCM7440 SoC Solution. These powerful hardware and software combinations provide high performance, turnkey solutions for developing Blu-ray Disc devices quickly, assuring a time-to-market advantage.
"HitachiSoft represents another strategic win for Alticast’s Blu-ray Disc solutions," said Jeffrey Bonin, Vice President and General Manager of Alticast. "HitachiSoft’s excellent reputation in the Japanese consumer electronics industry will certainly lead to best-of-breed consumer products."
HitachiSoft provides engineering and integration services to a number of consumer electronics manufacturers. HitachiSoft intends to deliver a core platform for Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Universal Players on a single-operating-system to manufacturers, a first in the industry. "Together with Alticast, we have a software partner that we can rely on to bring a well qualified product to our customers," said Mikito Ogata, Deputy Group Executive for HitachiSoft. "We integrate Alticast’s AltiCaptor Blu-ray Disc Java solution on the Broadcom chipset to provide our customers, with a real time-to-market advantage."
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