Wave Issue 2003 1/19/00 Article 1-03

***Linux-Wavelet Set-Top Box to Open the World of Video-On-Demand
(January 19)

USA Video Interactive, Eagle Wireless, and Urbana.ca have
announced they will collaborate to develop a next-generation set-
top box incorporating the Linux operating system and USA Video
Interactive's Wavelet and Video-on-Demand technologies, by the
spring of 2000. In signing this contract, the three companies
will produce an enhanced set-top box that makes Video-on-Demand
and the advantages of growing Linux-accessed Internet accessible
to millions of people who cannot yet get sparsely available
broadband service.

The contract states that Eagle will embed the Linux operating
system and USA Video Interactive's Wavelet and Video-on-Demand
technologies into a set-top box being developed for deployment by
Urbana. The companies also will share technical expertise in
research and development of this and other products to be
announced in the future such as Video Email, Video Conferencing
and other technologies. As part of the contract, USA Video
Interactive also will supply Wavelet-equipped video servers and
other equipment to Urbana for its upcoming deployments.

The Linux operating system is a free Unix-type operating system
that includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared
libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP
networking, and other features consistent with Unix-type systems.