Broadway Video Application Software Joins Open Source
Movement
In the Linux tradition, the MPEG digital video application
software is made available on the Web in source form to all
MARLBORO, Mass., November 12, 1998 — Data Translation, a leader
in MPEG digital video products, today announced that the source
code for Broadway(TM), the full application video software, is now
available on the Web absolutely free under the provisions of the
GNU General Public License. The GNU license allows users to take
the source code and use it for their own application purposes and
then return any modifications that are made to the original
program. Effective today, users can obtain the code from the
Broadway Web site (www.b-way.com) and develop it to work
with their own applications, then, in the Linux tradition, pass it
on to others for further development.
“Data Translation recognizes and supports the movement toward
Open Source Software, and demonstrates this support by making
Broadway one of the first ‘peripheral hardware related’ software
releases to the Linux community,” said Fred Molinari, President and
CEO of Data Translation. “Open source proves to be a worthy
strategy for businesses to increase product development and
awareness,” Molinari continued. Up to now Broadway has been a
closed application for specific use under Windows 95/98 and Windows
NT. Users have asked for its use on a wider range of platforms and
for use under the Linux operating system. Data Translation has
decided to meet all these needs by allowing extensions to its
source code by any developer.
What Is Broadway? Broadway is the award-winning MPEG video
system that makes it easy to use video on your PC. Broadway’s video
capture and editing system lets users create entertaining videos
and still photos for use on Web sites, presentations, and numerous
other multimedia applications. It includes a half-size PCI Bus
plug-and-play MPEG board, Windows NT or Windows 95/98 compatible
drivers and applications on CD-ROM, all required cables, an
illustrated user manual with quick installation, Ulead’s
MediaStudio VE 5.0 and sample audio and video clip files.
About Data Translation Data Translation, Inc. (NASDAQ: DATX) is
a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high
performance Application Video, multimedia, imaging and data
acquisition systems. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Marlboro,
Mass., the company is at the forefront of the development of
standards-based digital video editing and playback systems that
offer significant price and performance advantages over competing
products.
Contact Info:
Data Translation: http://www.datx.com
Broadway: http://www.b-way.com
Kevin Sullivan (technical contact): ksullivan@datx.com
US Telephone: (800) 249-1000
Int. Telephone: (508) 481-3700
Broadway is a trademark and Data Translation is a registered
trademark of Data Translation, Inc. All other products mentioned
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.