Link3 Unveils New IvuTV-Catalyst Solution.

Link3 Technovations announced that its new software solution, the Link3 IvuTV-Catalyst, enables traditional TV viewers to access interactive, on-demand Internet content and web applications directly on their digital televisions, offering a much-enhanced user experience.

Link3's software-based solution combined with DaVinci technology from Texas Instruments (TI) allows set-top box and TV manufacturers to offer Internet TV (iTV) features on their products in order to match the growing markets' needs.

Dr. Karl Zhao, President and CEO of Link3 Technovations, said, "We are very excited to offer customers one of the industry's first modular and flexible Internet TV software suites based on DaVinci technology and adaptable to new processors such as OMAP35x and others. We are ready to take Link3 to the next level."

Link3 stated that its solution provides value proposition for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as content providers and aggregators. The IvuTV-Catalyst assures comprehensive implementation and ongoing services, leverages existing software components, and maintains an effectively stable platform that easily adapts to future applications.

Further, Link3's solution opens up web videos and games to a universal audience on the home TV and is interoperable on the widest range of boxes (STBs and DTVs), thus attracting the widest audience of viewers, leveraging OEMs worldwide.

"As a company devoted to innovation, TI is pleased Link3 Technovations has created an innovative, versatile Internet TV solution that gives consumers even greater access to the Internet and any web applications, as well as simple convenience from any TV in their home," said Charlie Gonsalves, DSP Developer Network marketing manager, TI.

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