Product category:
Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: ANT
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 22 July 2002
Humax adds browser to next-generation
box
Set-top box manufacturer Humax has licensed ANT Fresco with Macromedia Flash Player as a central feature of its new generation set top box for the growing Asian market.
Set-top box manufacturer Humax has licensed ANT Fresco with Macromedia Flash Player as a central feature of its new generation set top box for the growing Asian market Humax's initial customer for the STB will be a Korean broadband services provider
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Aug 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Korean-based Humax is the first consumer electronics manufacturer to license the recently launched ANT plug-in, the Macromedia Flash Player for ANT Fresco, which enables the viewing of rich Macromedia Flash content and applications on any ANT-enabled device.
Humax's customer will be rolling out TV over IP services in Asia, delivering multichannel television and interactive services to its subscribers in the home, including video-on-demand, broadcast TV, IP gaming, web mail, online shopping and browsing of TV-purposed Internet sites.
With the addition of Macromedia Flash support for the Fresco browser, Humax will be able to deliver a multimedia capable STB.
"This is testimony to the fact that Fresco is becoming selected as the browser of choice by consumer electronics manufacturers, and increasingly so by service providers", said Simon Woodward, CEO and President of ANT.
"Humax is a global leader in set top box technology and has a number of major customers around the world.
By working with ANT, Humax can deliver set top box technology with Macromedia's Flash Player very quickly to its customers, capable of delivering a more compelling multimedia experience than previously possible over the TV".
"We have seen many of our customers happy with the decision to use ANT Fresco in our set top box", said Yong Hoon Lee, general manager of Humax.
"We like the technology, the speed with which it could be integrated into our set top box design, and the fact that it easily slots in, alongside the other components of our solution.
We were especially pleased with the fact that we can offer customised functionality and user interface design to reflect each customer's corporate brand".
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