Promoter Members of HAVi
Participant Members of HAVi
Nonprofit Members of HAVi
About the Promoters
Grundig is a leading European manufacturer of consumer electronics in the areas of
audio and video for residential and mobile use with sales of US$1.5 billion in 1998.
Grundig's 5,600 employees' competence in digital reveals itself in leading edge technology
products like set-top boxes and internet appliances. Grundig focuses on European
production in its manufacturing plants in Nürnberg, Vienna and Llantrisant. Recent
information on the company and its products can be found at www.grundig.com.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global
electronics companies, with fiscal 1998 (ended March 31, 1999) consolidated sales of 7,977
billion yen ($65.9 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of
products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial
equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at
www.hitachi.co.jp.
* At an exchange rate of 121 yen to the dollar.
Worldwide #4 in consumer electronics, THOMSON multimedia develops, manufactures and
sells TV sets, VCRs, camcorders, audio & communications products, digital decoders, DVD
players, as well as tubes and other components for color TVs and professional video
equipment. The group is #1 in the USA and #3 in Europe. From its leadership position
in its core consumer electronics business, the group has taken advantage of the
convergence of the TV, Information Technology and Telecommunications businesses to
seize the leadership in the emerging markets for digital and multimedia products.
THOMSON multimedia is particularly active in the development of new services linked
to the TV set, such as Electronic Program Guides, interactivity features, and Internet
access. Visit
www.thomson-multimedia.com.
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