“New Solutions to be Based on Open Standards and
Specificiations.”
“Nokia and Intel Corporation announced… that they have entered
into an agreement to develop Internet-enhanced television
solutions. The solutions will allow broadcasters to provide
consumers with access to new, Internet-enhanced television
services, as well as to an extensive range of services already
available on the Internet.
“The first product is based on Nokia and Intel technology, open
standards and specifications including Digital Video Broadcast
(DVB), Internet protocols, the Advanced Television Enhancement
Forum specification (ATVEF), as well as open source including Linux
and the Mozilla browser. Product development is in progress and
first products are expected to be introduced in the second half of
2000.
“Nokia and Intel share a vision for enabling the Internet to the
television.”