Intel announced first-time investments in several start-ups and follow-up investments in two more targeting the Digital Home. Financial terms were not disclosed. The investments include:
- Cablematrix, a broadband network services software company. CableMatrix, which located in Atlanta, Georgia, provides a software platform based on the CableLabs PacketCable Multimedia standard. http://www.cablematrix.com.
- Mediabolic Inc., a developer of embedded software for consumer electronics devices. Mediabolic, which is based in San Francisco, provides a middleware solution that aggregates, organizes and distributes entertainment media within the home.
- Pure Networks, which is based in Seattle, provides consumer software and services for the digital home. Its Port Magic” software automatically configures most home networking routers to securely open and close ports as needed. http://www.purenetworks.com
- BridgeCo AG, a digital entertainment networking solutions provider. BridgeCo, which is based in Zurich, Switzerland, designs integrated chips and software that wirelessly link PCs to consumer electronics devices. The company’s network adapters are used in a wide range of consumer products, such as wireless audio adapters, audio/video receivers, DVD/AVR players and music instruments. http://www.bridgeco.net
- Envivio Inc., a broadcast and streaming media tools and systems company. Envivio, which is based in San Francisco, develops MPEG-4 and Advanced Video Coding H.264 software compression solutions. http://www.envivio.com
Financial terms of the new investments were not disclosed.
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- In April 2004, Intel announced strategic investments in four start-ups developing technologies for the digital home, including Digital 5 , Staccato Communications, Trymedia Systems, and Wisair .