Providing turnkey digital home networking solutions for Consumer Electronics Manufacturers at CES 2004

Jaunary. 9, 2004

ALi Corporation and Oregan Networks offer the industry leading 802.11a/b/g Networked DVD Player reference design and a standalone digital media adapter, as turnkey solutions for Networked Media Products manufacturers.

The platforms are based on ALi's T6305 and T6306 new generation SoC supporting MPEG-1/2/4 playback or network A/V data streaming over wired or wireless networks, designed specifically for digital home entertainment client devices, to stream photos, video and audio over wireless networks.

Oregan's end-to-end middleware, comprising an IntelR NMPR conformant PC host stack and embedded client, facilitates standards-based media streaming, home networking and premium content delivery. The unified user interface for control and management of DVD, home media and IP premium content is incorporated with Oregan's fully featured TV Internet browser, enabling HTML and Macromedia Flash content rendering. Oregan's core networking, media streaming and browsing solution is enhanced with advanced client stack features, including UPnP automatic network and content discovery, online premium content access and interactive TV games.

"In the Digital Home era, identifying the right middleware provider is a task directly related to creating a unique value that is ultimately conducive to the competitiveness of the end product in the Consumer Electronics arena," said Dr Chin Wu, president of ALi Corporation. "Through the partnership with industry leading middleware provider likes Oregan, ALi's most integrated SoC design of Networked DVD-T6305, and T6306 for digital media adaptor, is aim to empower ODM and OEM manufacturers, systems integrators, with ability to create differentiation in the market through the very cost effective、least design effort、flexible embedded OS support、unmatched customisability and remote in-the-field upgrades."

"Being at the forefront of Digital Home convergence means providing solutions that reinforce consumers' confidence in the Networked Media Product category," said Mark Perry, CEO of Oregan Networks. He added, "The release of this industry leading 802.11a/b/g networked DVD player is a significant milestone for Oregan and ALi. The combination of ALi's powerful CPU, advanced codec support and cost effective bill of materials with Oregan's interoperability architecture, customisable Graphic User Interface engine and IP content streaming technology, constitutes a market leading turnkey solution."

Both companies strongly support industry standards to provide robust and future-proof solutions, driving consumer adoption of the networked products category. ALi and Oregan are contributors to the Digital Home Working Group (DHWG), and consistently coordinate their product roadmaps in line with requirements and design guidelines set by the Intel Networked Product Requirements and UPnP forum specifications.

OEM and ODM deployments of the ALi and Oregan platform are being demonstrated by a number of industry leading partners and customers at CES 2004.

About Oregan Networks

Oregan Networks is a leading provider of embedded end-to-end digital home entertainment middleware, comprising digital media streaming, home networking, TV browsing and user interface technology.

Oregan is a privately owned company, with headquarters in London (UK) and branch offices in USA, France, Japan and Taiwan. Since incorporation in 1997, the company has experienced steady growth and profitability, positioning itself to capitalise on the rapid expansion of the digital entertainment market.
Oregan participates in the UPnP Forum and Digital Home Working Group, to ensure compliance with rigorous quality and consumer device interoperability standards.
More information about Oregan Networks is available at: http://www.oregan.net

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About ALi Corporation

ALi Corporation is the world's leading supplier of integrated circuits for information, peripherals and multimedia arena. Its product offerings include PC core logic chipsets, DVD products and imaging peripherals. ALi is well positioned to deliver comprehensive solutions for this world of 3C integration. Information about ALi is available on the web: http://www.ali.com.tw

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