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John L. Minck, HP
(408) 553-3891
Mary Lindsay, Lindsay PR
(408) 984-7242
HP® Selects
Starlight Networks' Video Software For New Broadcast Video Server
LAS VEGAS, March 21, 1994 -- Hewlett-Packard Company and Starlight Networks
today announces that they have signed an agreement to incorporate Starlight's
StarWorks(r) video networking software into HP's new broadcast video server.
HP's broadcast video server allows television broadcasters to automate their
advertisement management process without compromising picture quality. Starlight's
StarWorks reliably provides up to 60 megabits per second (Mbps) of streaming
video and audio capacity from cost-effective HP servers. This allows the
broadcast video server to handle the high-quality-picture needs of the broadcast
industry, using 15 Mbps Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) streams.
"Our customers have demanding requirements for video quality and performance,"said David B. Andersen, manager of research and development for HP's Video
Communications Division. "We are very pleased to be working closely
with Starlight to leverage their video networking software to better serve
our customers."
"Starlight is excited about helping HP provide digital video products
to the world of broadcast television," said Jim Long, president of
Starlight Networks. "The Video Communications Division is in the right
place at the right time to deliver complete end-user video systems to a
fast-growing market. "
At NAB today, HP introduced the broadcast video server system, which provides
from six to 51 hours of disk-based, broadcast quality video and audio for
storage and playback. (See separate news release.) HP will market and support
the complete HP video-server and StarWorks system as part of its growing
product line for the broadcast and cable markets. The broadcast video server
is expected to be available later this year and will be priced competitively
with card technology.
Starlight Networks of Mountain View, Calif., develops video networking software
to manage video traffic on enterprise networks. Starlight's StarWorks and
StarWare(tm) video networking server software products provide video storage
and LAN transmission management to ensure reliable delivery of video to
the desktop over today's LANs. StarWorks supports all of the popular video
formats and network operating systems for PC, UNIX system-based environments,
and Macintosh clients.
Hewlett-Packard Company is an international
manufacturer of measurement and computation products and systems recognized
for excellence in quality and support. The company's products and services
are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine, and education
in approximately 110 countries. HP has 96,600 employees and had revenues
of $20.3 billion in its 1993 fiscal year.
StarWorks is a registered trademark, and StarWare is a trademark of Starlight
Networks, Inc.
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