TI Gets Real

Texas Instruments Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. have broadened their strategic alliance. Together, the companies will offer an integrated streaming audio and video solution for programmable DSP-based video infrastructure equipment and broadband video client devices.

Targeted devices include network video appliances, personal video recorders, IP set-top boxes, IP video phones, streaming-media servers, and security and surveillance equipment. TI will also integrate RealNetworks' RealAudio and RealVideo into its TMS320C6000 DSP platform.