 | July 1, 2000 |
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media maven
Compression technology squashes rich media
It won't be long before consumers expect their news and information to be delivered directly to them via their wireless devices—and they're not going to settle for simple text messages when video and rich media is state-of-the-art.
Among those stepping up to the plate to facilitate rich media processing and delivery to smart phones, as well as Internet appliances, PVRs (personal video recorders), and digital cameras, is Summus. The company will provide its wavelet-based video and image compression technology for digital signal processors (DSPs) by Texas Instruments (TI).
TI's TMS320C5000 DSP, which targets portable applications such as cellular phones and wireless handheld devices, and TMS320C6000 DSP, which aims for set-top boxes and Internet appliances, will both utilize Summus' compression techniques to process digital media, typically known for its high computational complexity.
—Margot Suydam
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