SSEYO Joins Tao and Criterion in Digital Content Heaven

Tao Group has today provided more information on its highly acclaimedintent digital content engine and toolkit with the details of its audiolayer. intent is Tao's binary portable applications layer for networkeddigital appliances, combining the most advanced technologies for anintegrated 2D, 3D, audio and Java language, C and portable assemblerenvironment. It is available on most market leading operating systems andfor almost the complete range of major processor families for consumerproducts.
Having already revealed details of its own 2D tools, and the Renderware 3Dproduct from Criterion, both leaders in their field, Tao is now revealinginformation on the intent SSEYO Koan audio engine from SSEYO Limited.

Francis Charig, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tao commented,"intent is so named because we are putting together the leading multimediatechnologies for the creation of compelling interactive content. In thisarea there is, aside from intent, an industry vacuum which we are filling.As we explained when we announced the integration of Tao's 2D withCriterion's 3D, we are creating anInteractive Digital Content Heaven. When we first saw the SSEYO Koan audioengine, it was immediately obvious that it was the best in its class andshould provide the integrated audio layer for intent. It is going to allowour engineering and authoring community to create content which goes beyondwhat can be achieved with any alternative."

SSEYO Koan is a comprehensive audio management library and engine thatallows the creation of sophisticated sound effects ranging from simple spotsamples to music score playback, sound synthesis and rule-based generativeaudio environments, all while in keeping with intent's philosophy of smallfootprint for both the engine and downloadable media. Koan supports a widerange of input formats, such as wav and MP3 and its own, unique generativemusic tracks.

Tim Cole, Co-founder and CEO of SSEYO Limited said, "Our company in theimmediate future is focusing the majority of our effort on to the intentplatform for two reasons. Tao has brought together a series of blue chip,global technology partners and a large development community who clearlyhave the ability to make this the digital content standard for networkeddevices. Also, by combining the SSEYO Koan audio engine with the othercomponents that form the basis of the intent platform, we have a genuinesymbiosis creating the world's most powerful and flexible architecture forsuch digital content."

The SSEYO Koan audio engine will be brought on to the intent platform overthe coming few months. It will form an integral part of the development kitto be announced shortly by Tao and its partners. Further announcements ofworld class tools for the intent engine will be made during February 2000and beyond.