Espial announced that Philips has integrated Espial Escape to add valuable browser features in its STB810 semiconductor reference design. This new IPTV set-top box (STB) will offer a compelling environment for deploying Walled Garden applications and a dynamic Internet on TV experience to help operators Own their IPTV Subscriber.

Espial Escape features the latest television and W3C standards by offering HTML 4, JavaScript 1.5, DOM1, DOM2-Events, CSS2.1, CSS-TV, and DVB- HTML to offer a rich and dynamic environment for content creation.

Using Philip's STB810 semiconductor reference design, service providers can easily use Espial Escape to develop standards-based interactive portal services to deliver news, weather, sports or games, while also providing an engaging Internet on TV experience for their consumers to access the most popular sites on the web via their TV.

"Philips enriches the TV experience with semiconductor solutions that enable advanced services, features, video and audio quality," said Menno Kleingeld, marketing director STB and home media devices, Philips Semiconductors. "Integrating Espial Escape® in our STB810 semiconductor reference design ensures service providers differentiate their offerings with a fast time-to-market and attract the attention of more IPTV subscribers."

"Espial Escape is such a popular choice for set-top box manufacturers because of its' modular framework that ensures operators can offer feature- rich services and entertainment for their subscribers by merely adding or removing new applications and services in response to market requirements," said Dilshan De Silva, Director of Marketing for Espial's browser business "Our customers rely on our broad experience in the STB market to provide the interactive services their customers demand in a timely and cost-efficient manner."

Learn more about Espial Escape during IBC September 9-13, 2005 at Espial's booth 4.374.