REMINDER/ Microtune and nCUBE to Unveil New
Silicon-Based Technology for Cable Broadband
Marketplace
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
REMINDER...for Monday (Dec. 10)
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WHAT: Microtune(TM) and nCUBE executives will host an audio
press conference to introduce a revolutionary new
radio frequency (RF) silicon product that is expected
to alter the business model for cable broadband
entertainment.
Executives will discuss strategic market vision and
product details, as well as industry impact.
WHEN: Monday, December 10, 2001 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time
(8:00 A.M. Pacific Time)
WHERE: Call 1-888-730-9138 for the audio portion of the
conference and give the operator the password,
Microtune.
The presentation accompanying the audio conference
will be posted on the Microtune website before
conference-call time at www.microtune.com.
A press release will be distributed via the Business
Wire on December 10, 2001 at 10:30 A.M. (Eastern
Time). An electronic press kit on the new Microtune
product will also be available at that time on the
Microtune website: www.microtune.com.
SPEAKERS: Douglas J. Bartek, Chairman and CEO of Microtune, Inc.
Michael Pohl, President of nCUBE Corporation
INTERVIEWS: The speakers will be available for media interviews
and questions following the press conference at
972-673-1811 (Microtune) and 206-381-3600 (nCUBE).
QUESTIONS: If you have any questions regarding this press event,
please contact Kathleen Padula, Microtune, Inc.,
972-673-1811, or Mike Krilich, JLM Partners for nCUBE
Corporation, 206-381-3600.
Go to the address below to view more details:
http://www.microtune.com/news/News1.html
ABOUT MICROTUNE
Microtune, Inc. is a leading silicon and systems company that
designs, manufactures and markets radio frequency (RF) and wireless
solutions for the global broadband communications, automotive and
consumer electronics markets. Inventors of the MicroTuner(TM)
single-chip broadband tuner, the company offers a portfolio of
advanced tuner, amplifier, transceiver and wireless products that
enable the delivery of information and entertainment across new
classes of consumer electronics devices. Along with extensive
intellectual property in wireless silicon system-on-chip products, the
Company currently holds fourteen U.S. patents for its RF technology,
with an additional 20 pending approval, containing a total of more
than 1300 supporting claims Founded in 1996, Microtune is
headquartered in Plano, Texas, with key design, manufacturing and
sales centers located around the world. The web site is
www.microtune.com.
ABOUT NCUBE:
nCUBE (www.nCUBE.com) provides scalable streaming media solutions
to all broadband networks. Broadband operators worldwide count on
nCUBE to provide solutions for broadband video-on-demand, IP streaming
media and advertising insertion. The company's core product line, the
n4 streaming media appliance, can scale from 100 megabits per second
to 128 gigabits per second of streaming media from a single system.
nCUBE systems are used by today's leading interactive television
companies. nCUBE's distinguished customer and partner list includes:
Alcatel, AT&T, Bertelsmann, Enron Broadband Services, Cisco Systems,
Charter Communications, Gemstar-TV Guide, Liberate, Motorola,
Scientific-Atlanta, RealNetworks, Telewest Communications and Time
Warner. nCUBE is a contributing member of numerous industry forums and
standards bodies including the ISO/IEC MPEG committee, Digital Video
Broadcasting, Society of Cable Television Engineers and Internet
Engineering Task Force. The company is based in Foster City, Calif.,
with sales and customer support offices in Colorado, Oregon, United
Kingdom, Germany, Japan and China.
