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News Release from: Ocean Blue | Subject: Ocean Blue Voyager MHEG-5 and DSMCC software
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 January 2008
Software project boosts digital TV
interactivity
The adaption of the Ocean Blue Voyager MHEG-5 and DSMCC software to the MediaTek DVB platform will allow interactive features such as text, online shopping, voting and video stream selection.
Ocean Blue Software and MediaTek have completed a software engineering project to adapt the Ocean Blue Voyager MHEG-5 and DSMCC software to the MediaTek DVB platform The development will allow for full "red button" interactive features, such as text, online shopping, voting and video stream selection
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"This cross country development project, exchanging engineers and software technology, has been very successful and I am proud of the achievements and determination of both engineering teams", said Ken Helps, CEO of Ocean Blue Software.
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