DDD.L Regulatory News (DDD)

31 Oct 2007 07:01

DDD Group PLC31 October 2007 SAMSUNG SIGNS AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE DDD PC GAME DRIVERS FOR SAMSUNG 3-D DLP HDTVS Santa Monica, California (October 31st, 2007) - DDD Group plc (AIM: DDD), the 3D software and content company, today announces that DDD has signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd ('Samsung') whereby Samsung will purchase 10,000 of DDD's TriDef(R) 3D Experience PC game drivers for distribution to customers of Samsung's range of 3-D enabled DLP(R) HDTVs. Under the terms of the agreement, DDD has also exclusively certified DDD's TriDef 3D Experience PC game drivers for use with Samsung's range of 3-D enabled DLP(R) HDTVs until March 2008. The agreement is valued at approximately £24,000. DDD's TriDef 3D Experience solution for Samsung's 3-D enabled DLP HDTVs wasannounced in early September with the 3-D feature being built-in to Samsung's2007 line-up of full 1080p DLP HDTVs. When used in conjunction with DDD's TriDef 3D Experience and i-O Displays' active 3-D glasses, Samsung's 2007 DLP HDTV lineup, including the flagship 87 and 89 series Slim LED DLP HDTVs and 76 series Ultraslim DLP HDTVs, are transformed into interactive entertainment portals that bring games, movies, photos and web content leaping off the screen into the home. The TriDef 3D Experience game drivers enable the latest PC games to be played in3-D on Samsung's 3-D HDTV. Supported games include: •EA SportsTM 'Madden NFL '08' •EA GamesTM 'Need for SpeedTM Carbon' •Blizzard Entertainment's 'World of Warcraft(R)' •Eidos Interactive Limited's 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary' The growing range of TriDef 3D Experience PC game drivers can be purchasedonline from DDD's new online store at http://www.ddd.com/cart/home.php. Chris Yewdall, Chief Executive of DDD said: "We are pleased with the response we have seen to the new TriDef 3D Experience since it began shipping to customers of Samsung's 3-D ready DLP HDTVs in September. The agreement with Samsung reinforces the value that DDD brings in delivering 3-D games and videoentertainment for the emerging 3-D TV market." Enquiries: DDD GroupChris Yewdall, President & CEO +1 310 566-3340e-mail: info@ddd.com Brewin DolphinKen Fleming, Director - Corporate Finance +44 (0) 141 314 8114Gregor Paterson, Investment Analyst +44 (0) 141 314 8111 Notes to Editors About DDD DDD, also known as Dynamic Digital Depth, is transforming the viewing experiencewith applications for 3-D displays. Its patented technologies enable 3D viewingwith and without glasses; simple integration of computer graphics applicationswith 3D displays; supply of 3-D content through 2-D to 3-D conversion; and 3-Dtransmission over existing networks. DDD is quoted on the London StockExchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM: DDD). Background •A new category of flat screen LCD and plasma displays are being marketed by major consumer electronics companies that provide stereoscopic 3-D images both with and without the need for the viewer to wear glasses. Stereoscopic 3-D images appear to have natural in and off-screen depth. •DDD's solutions provide an important bridge between conventional two-dimensional (2-D) software applications and content and the new 3-D displays. Normal 2-D pictures, video and computer graphics images are manipulated by DDD's patented software enabling them to be displayed on 3-D displays without requiring the content to be created specially for a 3-D display. DDD's solutions also enable automatic conversion of virtually any media from 2-D to 3-D without any pre-processing of the 2-D image. •DDD licenses these software applications, marketed under the TriDef(R) and DDD MobileTM brand names, to consumer electronics manufacturers for inclusion with the 3-D display products supplied to their end users. DDD also licenses its software directly to end users who already own 3-D displays and through an international sales channel. DDD's customers include: • Samsung's 3-D ready DLP HDTVs launched in September 2007 in the USA. • Samsung's SCH-B710 3D mobile telephone launched in July 2007 in Korea. • Sharp Corporation's range of 3-D notebook PCs launched in October 2003 in Japan and the US. More information is available at www.DDD.com. Trademarks: DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments. TriDef and DDD Mobile aretrademarks of DDD Group plc. All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange