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InterVideo's New Media Content Server and Home Theater Receive "Designed to DLNA Guidelines" Status (29/7/2005)

InterVideo(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:IVII), a leading provider of DVD software and a pioneer in advancing MPEG-multimedia software technology, announced today that its new InterVideo Media Content Server has been awarded "Designed to DLNA Guidelines"(1) D2G status from the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). As a member of the DLNA, InterVideo is focused on helping this global organization develop an interoperable network through a specific framework.

Products receiving DLNA's "Designed to DLNA Guidelines" D2G status undergo testing for interoperability between consumer electronics devices and personal computers or mobile products in a wired or wireless home network. InterVideo Media Content Server also complies with the requirements to serve media content to digital media players with Universal Plug and Play (UPnP(TM)) technology. A certified UPnP server, InterVideo Media Content Server manages and streams digital entertainment content including audio, video, and photo images from a PC to other UPnP-connected devices throughout the network. UPnP is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software and peripherals vendors that are part of the Universal Plug and Play Forum. Certification by the UPnP(TM) Implementer Corporation (UIC) is another provisional stage before commencing the DLNA Certification Program.

InterVideo Home Theater(TM) 3, an all-in-one digital home entertainment software solution, also recently received "Designed to DLNA Guidelines" status. As a UPnP-certified digital media player, InterVideo Home Theater can play media content from any digitally compliant media server. InterVideo Home Theater 3 turns a PC into a complete entertainment center for watching TV and DVD movies, viewing photo slideshows and listening to music including MP3, WAV, WMA files and radio stations. It also allows users to play back content streamed through the network from InterVideo Media Content Server and other UPnP-licensed devices such as CE devices and PCs within a home network.

"We are pleased to receive the 'Designed to DLNA Guideline' status for both InterVideo Media Content Server and InterVideo Home Theater," said Steve Ro, President and CEO of InterVideo. "Both products play a major role in supporting UPnP-licensed devices as well as the official DLNA certification program. This status reinforces InterVideo's commitment to PC/CE convergence by providing consumers with seamless interoperability between devices over the digital home network."

"Designed to DLNA Guidelines" products must comply with all mandatory requirements in the DLNA Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines. Both the InterVideo Media Content Server and InterVideo Home Theater passed a conformance checklist of the Design Program test assertions. Both products also had to meet the UIC Certification requirements prior to participating at these Plugfest events.

(1) This product has been designed to DLNA Interoperability Guidelines v1.0 for products in its class (audio/video). 'Designed to DLNA Guidelines' devices are working towards getting full DLNA certification, and are field-upgradeable to allow for future enhancements.

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