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Digital Enhances Multimedia Capabilities on AlphaStation Workstations

Strategic Insights

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Digital Equipment Corporation has further enhanced the multimedia capabilities of its AlphaStation workstations with new features for Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX software and a new video capture and output card, FullVideo Supreme. The new features provide users and developers with access to more industry-standard video file formats, including MPEG-1 and Intel's Indeo, which enables the sharing of audio and video data with PCs. FullVideo Supreme allows users to develop and run multimedia applications that incorporate full-motion video, video clips, and stills.

Key Takeaways:

  • Digital's AlphaStation workstations now support more industry-standard video file formats, including MPEG-1 and Intel's Indeo.
  • The new FullVideo Supreme card enables the capture, editing, and display of video images.
  • Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX software is included free of charge with every AlphaStation workstation running the Digital UNIX operating system.
  • A developers license for Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX software is available for $395.
  • FullVideo Supreme is priced at $895 and is available and shipping.
  • The combination of the AlphaStation product line's strong presence in key vertical market segments, such as financial services, and the superior price/performance and large storage capacities of AlphaStation products is expected to help Digital achieve broader deployment of workstations for collaborative computing and desktop conferencing.
  • The AlphaStation product line is an excellent choice for multimedia applications due to its fast processing speeds, built-in multimedia capabilities, and open PCI architecture.

Statistics:

  • The AlphaStation product line has a strong presence in key vertical market segments, such as financial services.
  • The combination of the AlphaStation product line's price/performance and large storage capacities is expected to help Digital achieve broader deployment of workstations for collaborative computing and desktop conferencing.
  • 100% of AlphaStation workstations are now supported by Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX software.
  • $394 is the cost of a developers license for Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX software.
  • $895 is the price of FullVideo Supreme.

Sources:

  • PR Newswire, "Digital Announces Support for Intel's Indeo File Format", April 3, 1995
  • Digital Equipment Corporation, "Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX Software"
  • Digital Equipment Corporation, "FullVideo Supreme Video Card"

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