DivX Certifies Blu-Ray Capable ''UniPhier'' Chip Platform from Panasonic
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DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), today announced the DivX®
Certification of Panasonic’s "UniPhier®”
System LSI (MN2WS0043DA). The "UniPhier”
is an integrated multimedia chip platform that enables high-quality
video solutions such as DivX playback in a number of product categories,
including Blu-ray DVD players and recorders, as well as digital
televisions, mobile phones and in-car devices.
The "UniPhier” (Universal
Platform for High-quality Image Enhancing Revolution)
is the first chip platform to integrate DivX technology into Blu-ray
products using a hardware solution. Over 100 million DivX Certified®
products have been shipped into the market, including DVD players,
mobile devices and more.
"The DivX Certified ‘UniPhier’
System LSI offers our customers a rich and flexible platform for
enjoying high-quality video in a broad range of device categories,”
said Akito Miyamoto, General Manager of Software and Solutions,
Semiconductor Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. "The
ability of our solution to support DivX decoding, in addition to many
other audio and video formats, highlights the power and flexibility of
the ‘UniPhier’
architecture.” "The DivX Certification of Panasonic’s
‘UniPhier’ will
provide cutting-edge media capabilities to our mutual partners and
enable consumers to enjoy DivX content on new Blu-ray devices,”
said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "By
working together with Panasonic, we can improve the media experience and
expand consumers’ options for enjoying
digital video on a variety of consumer electronics products.”
Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous
testing program to ensure a high-quality DivX media experience that
includes reliable video playback, excellent visual quality and
interoperability with other DivX Certified devices.
Note: UniPhier is a trademark/registered trademark of Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., in Japan and other countries.
About DivX
DivX, Inc., is a digital media company that enables consumers to enjoy a
high-quality video experience across any kind of device. DivX creates,
distributes and licenses digital video technologies that span the "three
screens” comprising today’s
consumer media environment—the PC, the
television and mobile devices. Over 100 million DivX Certified devices
have shipped into the market from leading consumer electronics
manufacturers. DivX also offers content providers and publishers a
complete solution for the distribution of secure, high-quality digital
video content. Driven by a globally recognized brand and a passionate
community of hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the
video experience to enable the digital home.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in
nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding DivX's visibility within
the investment community. Such forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
DivX's actual results to be materially different from historical results
or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: the risk that
customer use of DivX technology may not grow as anticipated; the risk
that anticipated market opportunities may not materialize at expected
levels, or at all; the risk that the Company’s
activities may not result in the growth of profitable revenue; risks and
uncertainties related to the maintenance and strength of the DivX brand;
risks associated with DivX's ability to penetrate existing and new
markets; risks regarding the effects of competition; DivX's dependence
on its licensees and partners; the effect of intellectual property
rights claims; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section
of DivX's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November
14, 2007. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement. DivX is providing this information as of
the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update
any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
