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First Digital Home Compliant Product Now Commercially Available from Mediabolic (19/2/2004)

Mediabolic M1 Server Passes All Intel(R) Networked Media Products Requirements Tests

Mediabolic, Inc., the industry leader in network entertainment software, today announced that its M1 server technology has successfully passed the interoperability test tools (ITT) and conformance test tools (CTT), the key criteria for Intel's Networked Media Products Requirements (Intel NMPR).

The Intel NMPR define common use models and establish interoperability among networked media devices, platforms and applications. The Intel NMPR use the same interoperability framework as the Digital Home Working Group.

Introduced in June 2003, the Digital Home Working Group (DHWG) is a cross-industry organization of leading consumer electronics, computing industry and mobile device companies. The group includes industry leaders like Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, Intel, IBM, Kenwood, Lenovo, Matsushita Electric (Panasonic), Microsoft, NEC CustomTechnica, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, STMicroelectronics and Thomson.

"Our work with the Intel NMPR tools and a modular M1 architecture, which permits multiple communication protocols to easily plug in and operate simultaneously, allowed our engineering team to achieve compliance ahead of other companies. Mediabolic's flexible architecture was specifically designed to support guidelines such as Intel NMPR," says Jeremy Toeman, Vice President of Product Management and a cofounder of Mediabolic, Inc.

Mediabolic, Inc. licenses its technology to manufacturers that wish to deploy state-of-the-art connected entertainment devices. The software, called M1, includes Windows-based media server and media player components, as well as a suite of embedded components which power devices including multi-tuner personal video recorders (PVRs), networked DVD players, portable media players and more. Announced licensees include Fujitsu, HP, Creative and Denon.

"Mediabolic's technology will play an integral role in Denon's next generation of digitally networked devices," says Stephen Baker, President of Denon Electronics. "The ability of our products to interoperate with those of other premium brand consumer electronics and PC manufacturers is important to Denon's future plans, and we're confident that Mediabolic's M1 technology will help us achieve our goals."

"Enabling networked entertainment in the digital home is a key part of Intel's strategy," said Kevin Corbett, vice president, corporate technology officer, Intel Desktop Platforms Group. "Consumers want to enjoy their digital media available anywhere, anytime. We feel it is essential to help drive interoperability through industry groups such as the Digital Home Working Group. Mediabolic's offering is important to the industry as well as consumers to help deliver cross-brand interoperability in future connected devices."

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