Texas Instruments (TI) and Ittiam Systems announced Ittiam's IP video phone solution built on TI's DaVinci technology-based TMS320DM6446 processor. The platform lets OEM and ODM customers quickly develop and bring to market a variety of end solutions.
It is said that DaVinci technology is designed to enable in multi-media systems across a variety of end user applications. It is optimized for digital video systems and includes digital signal processor (DSP) based SoCs, accelerators, frameworks and development tools.
Leveraging the performance of DaVinci technology, Ittiam's offering, the IPVP6446, provides the latest in video compression technology and delivers video over IP communication with multi-way call capability for standalone applications. Additionally the solution can be integrated into other embedded applications such as IP set top boxes, transforming a typical streaming media device into a communication hub.
Pamela Jordan, video IP phone product manager, TI, said, "Harnessing the performance and flexibility of DaVinci technology, Ittiam has developed a complete, solid video phone solution that allows developers to deliver a compelling video telephony experience. OEMs and ODMs can now turn to Ittiam's IPVP6446 as a one-stop solution for their development of differentiated, high-quality video phones that exceed end user expectations."
Srini Rajam, chairman and chief executive officer, Ittiam Systems, stated, "Nearly two and half years ago, Ittiam made a forward looking investment in the emerging possibilities of personal video communication technology. We believe that with DaVinci technology we now have the perfect horse power and price combination to take the market to the next level."
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