ViXS® Xtensiv™ Delivers Powerful Application Software for Multimedia

Xtensiv™ is an extensive software tool suite for System-on-a-Chip developers working on today’s XCode® silicon

TORONTO — ViXS Systems Inc., the leader in highly innovative and advanced networked multimedia solutions, announced today the availability of its new Xtensiv™ software for Set Top Box (STB), PC and Consumer Electronics (CE) manufacturers. ViXS® Xtensiv™ software is a highly differentiating suite of software tools and applications designed to accelerate software development and help deliver extraordinary multimedia solutions. Xtensiv™ is used in conjunction with the XCode® family and takes full advantage of the most advanced multimedia processing technology available on the market today to deliver end consumer products that are truly best in class.

All software available in the Xtensiv™ suite has been developed by ViXS, proven in customer’s applications, certified and deployed in customer’s end products. Manufacturers can enjoy the benefits of a reliable and robust application development environment without the burden of any associated license fees common with other 3rd party software vendors hence contributing substantially to the customer’s bottom line profit.

By utilizing Xtensiv™, customers can dramatically transform their products from standard simple video rendering devices to fully networked multimedia gateways with features enhancing the overall consumer experience. With an extensive list of software packages available and the numerous XCode® features, ViXS’ Xtensiv™ allows customers to quickly introduce leading edge multimedia solutions to the mass markets with relative ease and at competitive price points.

ViXS® Xtensiv™ software includes the following:

• DLNA Digital Media Server (DMS) Version 1.0 and 1.5
• DLNA Digital Media Player (DMP) Version 1.0 and 1.5
• Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Control Point SDK
• UPnP Version 2.0
• Commonly deployed Digital Rights Management schemes including DTCP-IP Version 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2, MSDRM, Microsoft’s Protected Broadcast Driver Application for audio video on XP, Vista and Win7, Marlin DRM, Safia DRM, CPRM, and other AES based schemes
• Complete PVR Stack with Record, Timed Recording, Time-shifting, Trick modes
• Photo Album software
• HDTV tuning software stacks for analog and digital broadcasts
• Support for Linux DVB
• Support for Teletext, Closed Captioning, and subtitles
• Networking software stacks including:
  • TCP/IP, RTP, UDP, RTSP
• DVD & Blu-Ray™ Disc authoring including
  • Support for BD-RE Version and BD-R Version
  • Support and content authoring for the HD digital camera standard AVCHD
  • Support DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RE, DVD-RAM, DVD-VR
• Linux WebKit Browser
• Linux Web Server including
  • HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1
  • XML 1.0
• Samba Server, FTP Server
• ViXS Media Player
  • Audio and Video Playback
  • Support for MPEG2 and MPEG4 AVC
  • Support for multiple audio formats

The recent release of Hitachi’s HD Flat Panel TV Recorder products is a shipping example of a Consumer Electronics manufacturer taking advantage of the XCode® 3290 SoC and the Xtensiv™ software suite to build a highly innovative and ground breaking consumer electronics product.

“The release of the ViXS® Xtensiv™ software now provides our customers with the most complete software environment to build unsurpassed leading edge multimedia products”, said Sally Daub, President and CEO of ViXS Systems. “The options now available from the Xtensiv™ software platform have provided a new level of system solution capability, over and above what our competitors are providing. With Xtensiv™, ViXS has truly set a new standard as a system solutions provider going beyond simply providing basic low level driver software, allowing customers to truly differentiate their products.”

Availability

The ViXS® Xtensiv™ is available for XCode® silicon customers. Please contact sales@vixs.com.