BusinessWire
November 01, 2005 08:00 AM US Pacific Timezone

Nadatel Ships Planetweb(R) SpectraWorks(TM) on DVR Products; Nadatel Cites SpectraWorks Rapid Application Customization and Reduced Time to Market as Key Benefits

SEOUL, South Korea & REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2005--Planetweb(R), a leading provider of embedded software and developer tools for the consumer electronics industry, and Nadatel Co., Ltd., a leading supplier of advanced systems for DVR (Digital Video Recording) and remote video monitoring, announce the shipment of Planetweb's SpectraWorks(TM) with the latest release of Nadatel's SDVR (Standalone Digital Video Recorder) product line.

"The SpectraWorks platform enabled Nadatel to create a complete User Interface experience for our high-performance SDVR line of digital video recording and remote video monitoring products both rapidly and easily," said SB Kim, President of Nadatel. "With Planetweb SpectraBuilder we are able to develop a unique, branded product experience for each of our customers while improving product quality and time to market."

"We are pleased to add Nadatel to Planetweb's growing customer roster of leading electronics manufacturers," said Ken Soohoo, president and CEO of Planetweb. "Nadatel's strong customer base will again benefit from its leading-edge DVR technology developed by the company's impressive software engineering team. The latest line of Nadatel's SDVR products demonstrates the key advantages of Planetweb's SpectraWorks software platform -- unique product differentiation and reduced time to market."

Nadatel's Popular DVR Series Stays Ahead of Market With Planetweb SpectraWorks

Nadatel's SDVR product line is the world's most cost-efficient DVR for remote video monitoring applications. SDVR products combine high product reliability with a rich feature set, including simultaneous playback, recording and networking, suitable for many different remote video monitoring applications. Based on only a single DSP (Digital System Processing) for high stability and MPEG-4 compression, the SDVR uses a proprietary file system to avoid data loss from power failure and RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) for exceptional product reliability.

SpectraWorks Enriches User Experience and Improves OEMs Time To Market

The SpectraWorks platform for consumer electronics applications gives Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) an unprecedented ability to rapidly develop and customize both applications and Graphical User Interfaces for any consumer electronics device. With the SpectraBuilder User Interface development tool and SpectraCore software engine, an OEM is able to develop a unique platform independent user experience with strong branding in a fraction of the time it would take using conventional methods while ensuring a consistent look and feel across multiple devices or product lines.

About Nadatel

Nadatel Co., Ltd. is a leading supplier of advanced systems for remote video monitoring. The SDVR digital video recorder products and the NGUARD remote surveillance systems are designed by Nadatel for OEM delivery to top surveillance companies worldwide. The SDVR series is Nadatel's latest product line, and NGUARD products have been shipping since 2001. Founded in 1992, Nadatel is ISO 9001 certified, and located in Seoul, South Korea. For more information, visit http://www.nadatel.com/.

About Planetweb

Planetweb is a leading provider of embedded software and developer tools for the consumer electronics industry. Planetweb's SpectraWorks platform -- SpectraCore, SpectraBuilder and SpectraApps -- enables OEMs and silicon vendors to rapidly develop and customize graphical applications and services for consumer electronics products. These applications and services bring popular features and functionality to digital entertainment devices, including DVD recorders, DVD players, digital televisions, set-top boxes and mobile devices. Software from Planetweb has shipped in more than 6 million units of product from leading manufacturers worldwide. Planetweb, a privately held company, is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, and has offices in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit http://www.planetweb.com/.