VISCORP agreement complete
Bensheim 23/01/96
Chicago - January 12, 1996 - Visual Information Service Corp.
(VISCORP), an INTERACTIVE TV developer headquartered in Chicago,
Illinois and AMIGA Technologies GmbH, headquartered in Bensheim,
Germany, have finalized an international license agreement to
adapt, utilize, license and distribute the AMIGA technology within
VISCORP's interactive intelligent set-top TV appliance - Electronic
Device (ED). The license authorizes VISCORP the right to use,
re-license and distribute the AMIGA operating system and compatible
parts of current versions of the technologies where the AMIGA
products are used as, or as part of, interactive television
devices.
In 1995, ESCOM AG acquired all Commodore and AMIGA licenses,
patents and trademarks. Amiga is an acknowledged leader in the
computer industry in the area of providing high-quality graphics
for monitors and television broadcasts through their sophisticated
chip sets. The combination of the AMIGA hardware/software
technologies and intuitive operating system makes them a viable
contender in the development of high-speed delivery for complex
graphic programming. The AMIGA technology can import and adapt
software to the set-top box with minimal changes.
By employing the sophisticated AMIGA chip set, VISCORP will have
the ability to provide a complex set-top appliance with
multitasking functions to integrate affordably the TV set, phone
line, and network service providers. This ability has not yet been
offered or available through existing systems" said Jerome
Greenberg, VISCORP's chairman of the board. "By utilizing our
unique set top appliance and incorporating the AMIGA technology,
VISCORP is able to provide a complete practical solution for
interactive TV-services, and now the ability to access the Internet
through a standard TV set with pricing that makes sense for the
average TV viewer".
The integration of the AMIGA system with the VISCORP set-top
appliance will allow access to the Internet, on-line services and
voice "chat" programs through the TV set. As planned, ED will
access any on-line services and any address on the Internet's
superhighway. Access can be though a TV remote, a computer
keyboard, a touch-sensitive pen or the microphone in the ED.
Additional plans will enable consumers to play games (e.g.,
individually, against a networked opponent), or enable home
shopping, electronic banking, and enable a subscriber to gain
access to information services through a TV set.
About VISCORP
VISCORP develops and markets a brand of cost effective set-top
appliances for the home, business, government and educational users
of interactive TV devices. VISCORP's set-top device integrates the
television and telephone line to access on-line services,
interactive applications and direct Internet service through the TV
set. Through blending of the existing VISCORP set-top TV appliance
and the AMIGA technology, VISCORP will be able to provide a gateway
for every household to enter into the age of interactive services
at a cost-effective price and user friendly environment.
Information about Amiga Technologies GmbH is available on the
URL http://www.amiga.de/.
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