Two Products in DigiOn “DiXiM” Series Became the World’s First Networked Media Products to Earn the ‘Compatible with Windows 7 ’Logo

Fukuoka, Japan – DigiOn's “DiXiM Media Server 3” and “DiXiM DMA 4” applications for home network devices, developed in-house, have obtained “Compatible with Windows 7” certification. They are, respectively, the first Digital Media Server and Digital Media Renderer for Network Media Devices in the world to receive this certification.

Network Media Device is a general term used for multimedia devices connected via PCs and networks. These devices include Digital Media Servers, which feature the ability to distribute multimedia contents, and Digital Media Renderers, featuring the ability to play contents per PC request as defined by Microsoft Corp.

The “DiXiM Media Server 3” is the latest version of DigiOn’s media server application boasting the highest achievements in the industry as a DLNA CERTIFIEDTM product, the Linux version of which has now been certified for NAS devices. In addition to the “DiXiM Media Server 3”, DigiOn also sells the “DiXiM DMS SDK”, a software development kit for manufacturers who wish to customize this server application to add their own unique features. The source code of the server application included in this SDK implements all functionality required for a Windows 7-supported NMD, allowing developers to drastically shorten the development period required to make their own NMD certified application.

“DiXiM DMA 4”, adopting Sigma Designs’s SMP8634, is an integrated network player application for set-top box devices, with a certified Digital Media Renderer. At COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009, held from June 2nd, 2009 in Taipei, “DiXiM DMA 4” was exhibited in Microsoft’s keynote as one of the products supporting Windows 7.

“We are very pleased that DigiOn has obtained the “Compatible with Windows 7” certification for their reference devices and SDKs”, said Dennis Flanagan, General Manager, Windows Device and Media Device of Microsoft. “Windows 7 will provide powerful new media streaming experiences including PlayTo and Internet Access to Home Media. DigiOn is in a great position to help hardware partners build networked media devices that deliver the best experience with these Windows 7 features.”

Mr. Hisatoshi Taura, president of DigiOn, said:“It is our pleasure that we were able to develop these products as the first to support the new Windows 7 operating system. We are always making efforts to extend our highly-reliable DiXiM home network series that has already been adopted by many manufactures and customers. We believe that the interoperability of PCs and AV devices on the home network enabled by our Windows 7 supported middleware will further broaden the usage of multimedia contents.”

For details of Windows 7 Hardware Logo Program, please refer to the following Microsoft's website:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/about_Win7.mspx

About DigiOn: DigiOn, Inc. is a software developer with experience in the development of multimedia, storage and networking products, and has established a firm position in the home network field, especially with the DiXiM product series. DigiOn, established in 1999, has its headquarters in Fukuoka and its branch office in Tokyo (Akasaka). DigiOn products have been adopted by CE device and PC manufacturers both inside and outside of Japan. For details, please visit http://www.digion.com/.

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