The Samsung "homevita" Wall pad Gateway has a 10 inch wide TFT-LCD with 800 x 480 resolutions. It provides Video Chat functions for Security Monitoring of visitors, Home to Home and Home to Security Center visual/audio communications using VoIP Technology. VoIP Technology is empowered by Vweb H.263 Baseline Codec. Videos are stored in MPEG Format. The Wall pad features front panel and touch screen controls with microphone, speaker and camera. The dimensions are 365mm x 276.5mm x 70mm and it has a weight of only 2.2kg.

"Digital Home is the next killer application including IP Set-top Box, Home Gateway, Wireless TV, Multimedia PC and Home Surveillance. We are very pleased to work with Samsung on this innovative home network and security solution," says Dr. Sho Long Chen, President and CEO of Vweb Corporation.

About Samsung "homevita" Home Network Solution

Samsung's "homevita" is the flagship brand of home network solutions. The "homevita" functions include security monitoring, appliance control, and communication. With "homevita," Video Chat sessions can be conducted within and between homes. Successful installation of "homevita" solutions include the Taewang Honors Complex in South Korea, the Telyco Exhibition Center in Spain, the IDA Pilot Project in Singapore, the Tower Palace Complex, Seoul in South Korea and the Integer Pavilion in Hong Kong.

About Vweb MPEG-1, 2 and 4 Encoder, Decoder and Codecs

The VW2010 is the world's first MPEG-1, 2 & 4, H.263 Baseline Audio/Video/System CODEC and Transcoder chip. VW2005 is an MPEG-1, 2 & 4, H.263 Baseline Audio/Video/System Encoder chip, while VW2002 is an MPEG-1, 2 & 4, H.263 Baseline Audio/Video/System Decoder chip.

Vweb's patented MPEG technology enables the best video quality and compression efficiency for all storage and transmission bandwidth related applications. Vweb's innovative MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 transcoding and transrating technologies enable end-to-end video distribution across all wired and wireless networks.

About Vweb Corporation

Founded in January 1998 by Dr. Sho Long Chen, Vweb is the leading silicon provider of MPEG compression technologies for digital entertainment and Video over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications. Vweb compression technologies enable video capture, storage, transmission, reception and display for end-to-end, seamless video distribution solutions. Vweb's chips can be used everywhere including IP/Cable/Satellite/Terrestrial Set-top Boxes, Home Gateways, Wireless and Digital Television, Multimedia PC, IP Video Streaming, Digital Video Surveillance, Digital Video Recorders, IP Cameras, PVRs, DVD recorders, Video Servers, Digital Media Adaptors and Internet Appliances.

Vweb Corporation is headquartered at 5300 Stevens Creek Boulevard; #320, San Jose, CA 95129. E-mail: info@vwebcorp.com. Please visit our web site at www.vwebcorp.com for more information.