Videon Announces the Availability of Intel® Atom Processor CE4100 Development Platforms

State College, PA, June 17, 2010 -- Videon Central, Inc. (Videon), a leading provider of digital video solutions, Blu-ray Disc technology middleware, and charter member of the Intel® Consumer Electronics Network (Intel® CEN) has announced today the availability of the Intel® Atom processor CE4100 development platform. Videon is the supplier of these hardware development platforms for application development on the CE4100 processor, a system-on-chip (SoC) built on Intel® architecture and designed specifically for consumer electronics (CE).

The CE4100 development platform is a developer hardware system that comes with essential tools needed to test and validate IPTV/hybrid set top boxes and connected audio/video product applications in full 1080P resolution.

The platform is a small-form factor box and is based on the Intel® Atom processor CE4100 with a 1.2GHz CPU, 400MHz 2D/3D graphics media accelerator and 1GB of DDRIII SDRAM. The development system kit includes the hardware platform, a power supply with power cable (100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz), a 31-button IR remote control, two HDMI cables, an audio cable (L/R RCA), and Quick Start Guide documentation.

There will be two models available. One is a baseline connected audio/video (CAV) device that includes the Intel® SDK and Linux distribution. The second is a Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology-based evaluation device that, in addition to the Intel® SDK and Linux distribution, also includes a BD loader and Videon’s BD/DVD player software solution.

As an Intel® CEN member, Videon has an abundance of CE4100 processor-based system level and software knowledge and expertise. Videon will provide technical support for both the hardware and software components and is available for value-added services such as engineering design and customization work.

CE4100 processor development platforms can be purchased directly from Videon at www.videon-central.com/videon-estore. Distribution is available worldwide.