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VISCORP agreement complete
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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
href="http://www.amiga.de/">http://www.amiga.de/
PRESS CONTACT :
Gilles Bourdin Tel +49 6252 709 195
AMIGA Technologies GmbH Fax +49 6252 709 520
Berliner Ring 89 E-Mail : gbo@amiga.de
D-64625 Bensheim href="http://www.amiga.de/">http://www.amiga.de/
Germany
Regards,
Gilles Bourdin
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Gilles Bourdin / Amiga Technologies GmbH
Public Relations Manager
gbo@ramses.fdn.org
gbo@worldnet.net
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