On2 Technologies and Boo-Ree Introduce On2 Video Playback in Tachyon-I Multimedia Processor

Hardware Video Engine for Consumer Electronic Devices Enables On2 VP6, VP7 Video Playback at Up to D1 Resolutions


CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. and SEOUL, South Korea, April 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies (NYSE Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression solutions, and Boo-Ree Multimedia today announced the availability of On2 Video playback on the Boo-Ree Tachyon-I multimedia processor.

The Tachyon-I uses two ARM(R) 926-EJ processor cores to play On2 VP6 & VP7 encoded video in devices such as mobiles phone, personal media players, television set-top boxes and more. The Tachyon is a multi-format solution and, in addition to VP6 and VP7, able to play H.264, Widows Media, Real Video and other formats.

The Tachyon-I operates at clock speeds of up to 533MHz and is fabricated using a 65 nanometer low-power process. It supports Microsoft Windows Embedded/Mobile and Google Android operating systems.

On2 VP6 Format Fast Becoming a Required Format for CE Devices

On2 VP6, through its inclusion in the Adobe Flash and Sun JavaFX application platforms, has become the video format of choice on popular sites including Hulu, NYTimes.com, CNN, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Toudou and 56.com, making VP6 playback a fundamental requirement for Internet-connected devices.

"The Boo-Ree Tachyon-I marks an important milestone for On2," said Matt Frost, COO and interim CEO of On2 Technologies. "We are now able to provide high-performance hardware playback of VP6 and VP7 to device manufacturers," Frost continued. "Currently, consumers can only watch high-resolution online content on a desktop PC. With the Tachyon-I, they will be able to play that content on a phone, personal media player, set-top box or other low-power device, at full resolution and framerate."

"The Tachyon-I hardwired video engines make it simple to play Flash video content (FLV) from any UGC or television website on mobile Internet devices," said Ricky Kim, Ph.D., CEO of Boo-Ree Multimedia. "To reinforce our technical partnership with On2, we'll continue to roll out On2's video formats through our embedded SoC solutions roadmap to satisfying requirements from OEMs and ODMs."

About On2 Technologies

On2 (NYSE Amex: ONT) creates advanced video compression technologies that power the video in today's leading desktop and mobile applications and devices. On2 customers include Adobe, Skype, Nokia, Infineon, Sun Microsystems, Mediatek, Sony, Brightcove, and Move Networks. On2 Technologies is headquartered in Clifton Park, NY USA. For more information visit http://www.on2.com/.

About Boo-Ree Multimedia

Boo-Ree Multimedia is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative multimedia system on a chip (SoC) solutions for mobile and embedded media devices. Boo-Ree was founded in 2004 by former Samsung and LG engineers with rich experience and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, visit http://www.boo-ree.com/.

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