BW: iGST Unveils Linux Strategy For Internet Appliances, Set-Top Boxes, DTV

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 3, 2000

“Brings Rich Media Content, Internet, Broadcast-Quality
Video, Audio, Graphics, Animation and Transparency Effects to
Advanced Linux-Based Appliances, Set-Top Boxes, and Digital
TV.”

“iGS Technologies (iGST), a leading supplier of streaming media
gateway chips for Internet appliances, advanced set-top boxes and
digital TV, today announced plans to offer enhanced Linux support
for its CyberPro family of streaming media gateway chips.

“The addition of Linux support will enable OEMs who are
developing next-generation, Internet-enabled, Linux-based set-top
boxes to offer broadcast quality video and take advantage of
advanced features such as transparency, PIP, and blending of video,
audio, text, graphics, and animation.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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