Product category: Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: Hantro
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 16 November 2005
Programme promotes mobile multimedia
Hantro has joined Access' Advanced Alliance Partner programme, making its multiformat player readily available for integration into the NetFront web browser
As wireless bandwidths increase and internet connectivity from handheld devices becomes commonplace, an immense quantity and variety of video content formatted for the small screen is becoming freely Accessible. Enabling this content to be easily viewed on a multitude of embedded devices, Hantro has joined Access' Advanced Alliance Partner programme, making its multiformat player readily available for integration into the NetFront web browser.
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Supporting MPEG-4, H.263 and H.264/AVC video, along with AMR-NB and aacPlus audio formats, the integrated solution brings true multiformat multimedia capability to a multitude of embedded devices.
Designed for mobile, Hantro's player brings optimal performance to resource-limited environments where CPU load and power consumption are primary concerns.
The software decoders are available fully optimised for ARM based designs and are complemented by a complete suite of pre- and post processing technologies that further enhance the user experience.
Further reading
Decoder has main multimedia standards covered
Hantro's 7170 decoder is billed as the first hardware solution to combine all of the key formats for enabling mobile multimedia in one design
A common codec API design means that NetFront, with Hantro's player embedded, can easily utilise the additional benefits of increased performance, minimal CPU load and power consumption that Hantro's hardware codecs bring when available in the device's application or baseband processor.
'We are pleased that Hantro has joined Access' Advanced Alliance Partner program and ported their technology to NetFront', said Toru Arakawa, President and CEO of Access.
'As multimedia capability becomes a pre-requisite for Internet enabled embedded devices, Hantro's hardware and software based solutions in combination with NetFront browser will ensure that our customers will be able to maximise the opportunities that this dynamic market presents'.
'Through the Access Advanced Alliance Partner Programme we are providing a high performance and proven multimedia solution for wireless devices', said Eero Kaikkonen, President and CEO of Hantro.
'Fully compliant with 3GPP standards, Hantro's embedded player and Access' NetFront browser provides an excellent solution to bring multimedia capability to mobile handsets'.
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