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Coding Technologies establishes MPEG-4 aacPlus audio certification
program for digital TV broadcasting
Comprehensive certification ensures interoperability of professional and consumer devices for SD and HDTV systems
IBC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 7, 2007 — Coding
Technologies, provider of the most efficient audio compression scheme
worldwide, announced today a new comprehensive certification program for
MPEG-4 aacPlus (aka HE-AAC). The program is designed for digital TV
broadcasting and will provide certification services for all elements of the
broadcast chain, ensuring interoperability of professional encoders at the
head-end side and integrated TVs as well as set top boxes on the
consumer side. With the introduction of the certification program, Coding
Technologies enforces its position as the caretaker of the MPEG-4 aacPlus
audio standard, providing the industry with the necessary security to
seamlessly integrate aacPlus into competitive and innovative digital TV
services.
As part of the certification program Coding Technologies launches a set of
logos which will identify devices being compliant with the conformance
requirements of the program. Broadcasters, service operators and
consumers alike benefit from this new certification standing for high quality
sound and easy operation.
Key industry set top box manufacturers, professional encoder
manufacturers and chip set suppliers already participated in the program
and took appropriate steps to get their products certified.
“The aacPlus certification program is going far beyond what is typically
available for MPEG technologies and an important step for the deployment
of aacPlus,” comments Stefan Meltzer, vice president business
development broadcasting and consumer electronics. “Interoperability is
key to the success of open standard technologies especially in the
broadcast market. This is what our new certification program for aacPlus is
safeguarding.”
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Coding Technologies
Coding Technologies provides the best audio compression for mobile, broadcasting, and
Internet. SBR™ (Spectral Band Replication) from Coding Technologies is a backward and
forward compatible method to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec; putting the "PRO"
in mp3PRO and the "Plus" in aacPlus. Parametric Stereo from Coding Technologies and
Philips again significantly increases the efficiency of audio codecs for stereo signals at low
bit rates. Products from Coding Technologies are fundamental enablers of open standards
such as 3GPP, 3GPP2, MPEG, DVB, Digital Radio Mondiale, HD Radio, and the DVD
Forum.
Coding Technologies is a privately held company with offices in Sweden, Germany, China,
and the USA. Founded in 1997 in Stockholm, the company later merged with a spin-off of
the renowned Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, the inventor of MP3. Coding Technologies’
customers include America Online, EMP, iBiquity Digital, KDDI, O2, Nokia, Orange,
RealNetworks, SK Telecom, Sprint, T-Mobile, Thomson, Texas Instruments, Vodafone, and
XM Satellite Radio.
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