KChicago - January 12, 1996 - Visual Information Service Corp. (VISCORP), anFINTERACTIVE TV developer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and AMIGAITechnologies GmbH, headquartered in Bensheim, Germany, have finalized anJinternational license agreement to adapt, utilize, license and distributeHthe AMIGA technology within VISCORP's interactive intelligent set-top TVLappliance - Electronic Device (ED). The license authorizes VISCORP the rightLto use, re-license and distribute the AMIGA operating system and compatibleLparts of current versions of the technologies where the AMIGA products are 7used as, or as part of, interactive television devices.
HIn 1995, ESCOM AG acquired all Commodore and AMIGA licenses, patents andLtrademarks. Amiga is an acknowledged leader in the computer industry in theDarea of providing high-quality graphics for monitors and televisionIbroadcasts through their sophisticated chip sets. The combination of theJAMIGA hardware/software technologies and intuitive operating system makes Ethem a viable contender in the development of high-speed delivery forGcomplex graphic programming. The AMIGA technology can import and adapt4software to the set-top box with minimal changes.
LBy employing the sophisticated AMIGA chip set, VISCORP will have the abilityFto provide a complex set-top appliance with multitasking functions toLintegrate affordably the TV set, phone line, and network service providers.DThis ability has not yet been offered or available through existing Dsystems" said Jerome Greenberg, VISCORP's chairman of the board. "ByCutilizing our unique set top appliance and incorporating the AMIGAItechnology, VISCORP is able to provide a complete practical solution forKinteractive TV-services, and now the ability to access the Internet throughKa standard TV set with pricing that makes sense for the average TV viewer".
KThe integration of the AMIGA system with the VISCORP set-top appliance willIallow access to the Internet, on-line services and voice "chat" programsLthrough the TV set. As planned, ED will access any on-line services and anyLaddress on the Internet's superhighway. Access can be though a TV remote, aFcomputer keyboard, a touch-sensitive pen or the microphone in the ED. IAdditional plans will enable consumers to play games (e.g., individually,Lagainst a networked opponent), or enable home shopping, electronic banking,Land enable a subscriber to gain access to information services through a TV
About VISCORP
IVISCORP develops and markets a brand of cost effective set-top appliancesKfor the home, business, government and educational users of interactive TVJdevices. VISCORP's set-top device integrates the television and telephoneEline to access on-line services, interactive applications and directEInternet service through the TV set. Through blending of the existingLVISCORP set-top TV appliance and the AMIGA technology, VISCORP will be ableBto provide a gateway for every household to enter into the age ofAinteractive services at a cost-effective price and user friendly
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