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hier eine alte (1.12.2005) aber nicht weniger interessante news von On2 Technology:
NEW YORK (AFX) -- On2 Technologies, Inc. shares rose 17 cents, or 23%, to 91 cents on Thursday after the company unveiled a deal to provide technology to E-Bay`s Skype service. The latest version of Skype 2.0 uses On2 technology to deliver video. The new Skype Video offering allows Skype users to see and send real time video as they communicate with friends, family and colleagues.


und hier eine druckfrische news über Skype
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HB DÜSSELDORF. Auf diese Weise können Handelsblatt.net-Mitglieder von der Profilseite ihrer Kontakte aus kostenlos über Skype Internetgespräche führen - sofern sie beide das Programm Skype installiert haben. Die Mitglieder haben zudem die Möglichkeit, sich im Chat zu treffen, Dateien auszutauschen oder ein Videocall mit anderen Skype-Nutzern durchzuführen.

NEW YORK and SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 03, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --

On2 Technologies, Inc. (ONT), today announced that MNCast.com has embraced On2`s Flix Engine Flash 8 video compression technology for its newly launched browser-based video publishing service. Since debuting on December 21, 2005, MNCast.com (http://www.mncast.com) has already logged over 1,500,000 visitors and is well positioned to become the premiere online community for consumers throughout Korea to share high quality Flash 8 video.

MNCast.com leverages the On2 Flix Engine, On2 Technologies enterprise- class Flash 8 video encoding software, in a custom tailored browser-based Flash 8 video encoding service designed to enable consumers, with a few clicks of the mouse, to upload, encode and view high-quality Flash 8 video.

"MNCast.com is the latest in a growing wave of personal Flash 8 video publishing services to appear in what is quickly becoming a global phenomenon," said Douglas McIntyre, chairman, president and chief executive officer of On2 Technologies. "The creative minds at MNCast.com saw the opportunities that Flash 8 video can offer and developed an innovative, custom tailored browser-based Flash 8 video encoding service built on our On2 Flix Engine and are inspiring hundreds of thousands of consumers throughout Asia to participate in the Flash 8 video experience."

"Consumer demand for Internet video is growing tremendously in Korea, Japan, China, and many other Asian countries," said Chris Kang, CEO and president of MNCast.com. "We well know that Flash 8 video is very attractive to our customers. Since we integrated the On2 Flix Engine with our web site, we have had an excellent response from customers using the video uploading services. In fact, we can directly attribute new growth to this new capability. It`s also becoming very clear to us that high quality Flash 8 video made possible by the On2 Flix Engine is very valuable to our customers and will have a tremendous impact on the Internet video trend that is sweeping Asian markets today."

The On2 Flix Engine licensing and developer support for MNCast.com were arranged by Ninelanes, Inc. (http://www.ninelanes.tv), On2`s exclusive software reseller in South Korea.

About MNCast.com

03.01.2006 14:38
On2 Technologies and XM Satellite Radio Unveil Collaboration for Satellite Video Delivery at CES

NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies, (Nachrichten) Inc. announced today that advanced concept satellite video receivers, resulting from its partnership with XM Satellite Radio, (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) are being shown at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas. The in-vehicle satellite video receivers are being demonstrated at the XM Radio booth #4606 during the show, as well as in the On2 Technologies demo suite at the MGM Grand.

The advanced concept video receivers are designed to receive audio and video entertainment from XM`s signature satellite content delivery services. Video content can be either streamed live or stored on the in-vehicle receivers for later playback. These solutions leverage groundbreaking On2 VP7 technology to ensure the best quality video at low data rates.

Visitors to the XM Satellite Radio booth or the On2 MGM Grand Technology Demo Suite will experience first-hand how the On2 VP7 compression technology enables high quality personal satellite video delivery.

"On2`s VP7 video compression is enabling XM Satellite Radio to develop solutions for extending our entertainment offerings in the vehicle," said Dr. Stell Patsiokas, executive vice president, technology and engineering at XM Satellite Radio. "We see an exciting future for these capabilities and look forward to continuing our successful partnership with On2."

"XM Satellite is one of the early innovators to understand how technology impacts the everyday consumer, and how to leverage technology to create new entertainment experiences for their audiences," added Douglas A. McIntyre, On2`s chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This week they`re taking their innovations to new heights, and we`re proud that On2 VP7 technology is playing such a prominent role in creating these new entertainment distribution models."

About On2 Technologies, Inc., The Duck Corporation

On2 Technologies is a leading technology firm at the forefront of digital video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen On2 Video compression and streaming technologies. On2 Video codecs are widely used in the Internet, video-on-demand, VOIP, and mobile media markets. They operate with On2`s Flix and On2 TrueCast software, as well as third-party products. On2`s software is used by such leading global companies as Adobe/Macromedia, AOL, Skype, XM Satellite Radio, Sony, VitalStream, and Tencent. The On2 Video decoder has an installation base of millions through its inclusion in Adobe Flash Player, Skype 2, AOL Media Player, Viewpoint, and others. Located in New York City, the company has an office in Clifton Park, NY, and operations in Cambridge, UK. To contact On2, write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com/.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America`s number one satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM offers 160 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children`s and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 130 different vehicle models for 2006. XM`s industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

Trademarks mentioned in this release are property of their respective owners.

04.01.2006 14:44
On2 Technologies Announces On2 Video for Macintosh SDK

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies, (Nachrichten) Inc. announced today that it has completed a version of its On2 Video Software Developer Kit (SDK) for the Apple Macintosh.

The On2 Video for Macintosh SDK provides and easy an robust set of tools for Mac developers to build On2 VP6 and VP7 video encoding and decoding capabilities into their applications.

Features of the On2 Video for Macintosh SDK include: * Offers video quality and compression ratios that exceed H.264 and MPEG-4 * Optimized for PowerPC G4 and G5 processors with AltiVec Velocity Engine * Developed specifically for MacOS X * Enables applications to encode and decode video frames with complete control and minimum overhead * Supports a wide variety of video input formats * Supports live real-time encoding * Supports multi-pass encoding * Includes sophisticated encoding strategies to achieve any requested video data rate * Straightforward licensing terms (no patent pooling restrictions or external licensing fees) * Backed by On2`s world-class developer support services

"We are very excited to offer the world`s best video compression technology on the Mac," said Douglas A. McIntyre, On2`s chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The Mac developer community has made it clear to us that they want to offer On2 Video in their applications and we`re confident that they`ll be very happy with our On2 Video for Macintosh SDK. Unlike some software that is ported to the Mac, we have ensured that our On2 Video for Macintosh SDK is at 100% feature parity with our Windows offering. In short, this SDK empowers Mac developers to do everything with On2 Video that can be done by their Windows counterparts."

The On2 Video for Macintosh SDK is available immediately. Licensing inquiries should be directed to sales@on2.com.

About On2 Technologies, Inc., The Duck Corporation

On2 Technologies is a leading technology firm at the forefront of digital video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen On2 Video compression and streaming technologies. On2 Video codecs are widely used in the Internet, video-on-demand, VOIP, and mobile media markets. They operate with On2`s Flix and On2 TrueCast software, as well as third-party products. On2`s software is used by such leading global companies as Adobe/Macromedia, AOL, Skype, XM Satellite Radio, Sony, VitalStream, and Tencent. The On2 Video decoder has an installation base of millions through its inclusion in Adobe Flash Player, Skype 2, AOL Media Player, Viewpoint, and others. Located in New York City, the company has an office in Clifton Park, NY, and operations in Cambridge, UK. To contact On2, write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com/.

04.01.2006 22:26
On2 and CTTnet Announce Milestones in VP7 Mobile Development for Chinese Markets and Demonstration of VP7-Enabled Cellphones at CES

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies, (Nachrichten) Inc. , and China Transport Telecommunications Broadband Network Service Co., Ltd. (CTTnet) announced that they have made significant progress in the development and deployment throughout China of a broad range of mobile streaming applications based on On2`s TrueMotion VP7 Technology. CTTnet has begun the process of having the VP7 mobile technology approved for use by Chinese mobile carriers, and initial response from the carriers has been positive. On2 will be demonstrating VP7 operating on a number of mobile platforms at CES.

The parties also stated that the previously-announced agreement between On2 and Beijing Fastrend Technology Ltd. has been revised, with CTTnet replacing Fastrend as a party to the agreement. On2 and CTTnet stated that they have achieved significant technical milestones in integrating VP7 on the Symbian(TM) and Smartphone mobile operating systems and PDA platforms and currently have VP7 operating on four Symbian, and more than ten Smartphone models and several PDA models. On2 will have these Symbian and Smartphone handsets and PDAs available for demonstration at CES. The VP7 Symbian player should be available for commercial release during the first quarter of 2006. On2 and CTTnet have begun the work necessary to commence a VP7 implementation on the Brew mobile within the first quarter of 2006 and have continued planning for future implementations on additional mobile operating systems. The parties will also actively market the integrated VP7 mobile video applications worldwide. In support of this initial focus on the burgeoning Chinese mobile phone market, On2 has granted CTTnet certain exclusive marketing rights relating to VP7 for mobile applications.

"We are excited by the opportunities created by the CTTnet/On2 partnership. We expect that the implementation of VP7 in our mobile television technology will give our customers and us an unprecedented quality mobile streaming application experience while at the same time further enhancing our existing market leadership position," said Mr. Yang Chenggong, CTTnet`s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

"On2 and CTTnet are among the true innovators driving new mobile trends throughout Asia, and ultimately the world. By effectively setting new directions in mobile communications, they should become the bellwether for the next big trend in mobile application development -- mobile video," said Douglas A. McIntyre, chairman, president and chief executive officer of On2 Technologies. "A critical component to enabling mobile video trends is image quality. The VP7 codec is optimized for pushing very high quality video content through mobile networks and our joint goal is that in 2006, millions of consumers across China will experience VP7 quality first-hand on their mobile devices," Mr. McIntyre added.

This week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas On2 will be demonstrating various VP7-powered video smartphones and other mobile devices that have been developed through the initial On2/CTTnet collaboration. These demonstrations will take place in the On2 Technology Demo Suite at the MGM Grand and are by appointment only. Interested parties may schedule demos by contacting Daniel Scherer of On2 Technologies at 646-292-3533.

About On2 Technologies, Inc., The Duck Corporation

On2 Technologies is a leading technology firm at the forefront of digital video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen On2 Video compression and streaming technologies. On2 Video codecs are widely used in the Internet, video-on-demand, VOIP, and mobile media markets. They operate with On2`s Flix and On2 TrueCast software, as well as third-party products. On2`s software is used by such leading global companies as Adobe/Macromedia, AOL, Skype, XM Satellite Radio, Sony, VitalStream, and Tencent. The On2 Video decoder has an installation base of millions through its inclusion in Adobe Flash Player, Skype 2, AOL Media Player, Viewpoint, and others. Located in New York City, the company has an office in Clifton Park, NY, and operations in Cambridge, UK. To contact On2, write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com/.