Today's MOST® is Meeting Tomorrow's Needs

11th Annual Members Meeting of the MOST Cooperation held in Frankfurt

Karlsruhe (Germany) May 19, 2009 - The MOST Cooperation invited its members in Frankfurt (Germany) on March 31, 2009, for their eleventh annual All Members Meeting themed "MOST - Meeting Tomorrow's Needs". The international members of the organization, through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized, include the 16 leading carmakers and over 70 of their premier suppliers. At the All Members Meeting the MOST Cooperation's Steering Committee presented a report of the current status of the technology followed by an outlook and roadmap for 2009. Individual members then reported on the success stories involved in making MOST systems a reality. Future infotainment aspects include the transfer of Blu-ray data over MOST and the digital marketplace idea offered by Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE). A variety of car manufacturers and automotive suppliers also showcased their latest products and designs during the accompanying exhibition, including the new Mercedes E-Class and BMW 7 Series. Both cars already represent the 2nd generation of the respective models using the MOST Technology.

In 2009, the Cooperation will support the MOST technical education by offering complimentary MOST basics trainings worldwide and endorsing the MOST Forum 2010 which will be held on March 23, 2010, in Frankfurt. Abstract submissions are welcome.

The MOST Roadmap is Ready for Future Infotainment Desires

Next steps in the MOST roadmap comprise the exploitation of several top features: The seamless integration of portable consumer electronic devices will be realized. A further milestone is the support of HD audio and video content as Blu-ray or HDTV including its easy-to-handle content protection. Upcoming features are camera applications, e.g. of driver assistance systems and enhanced diagnostics capabilities. The MOST physical layer, e.g. optical connections, will be further improved and innovations are expected in the near future.

About MOST Technology
MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) is a multimedia networking technology optimized for use in cars and other applications. It enables the transport of high Quality of Service audio and video together with packet data and real-time control over a single transmission medium. MOST can use plastic optical fiber or electrical unshielded or shielded twisted pair wire physical layers, that meet automotive environmental requirements. Today MOST is used in over 65 car models as the communication backbone for their information and entertainment equipment.

About MOST Cooperation
The MOST Cooperation is the organization through which MOST Technology is standardized and refined so that it continues to stay abreast of the latest industry requirements. Today it consists of 16 international carmakers and more than 70 key component suppliers. They have joined together to work with the MOST Technology and to contribute to its innovation. The MOST Cooperation is prepared to embrace efforts to further develop and standardize the technology for other industries and to establish the corresponding work structures. The MOST Cooperation was founded in 1998 to standardize MOST Technology as a global standard for multimedia networking. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Harman/Becker and SMSC are its core partners and constitute its Steering Committee. For more information see http://www.mostcooperation.com.

MOST Cooperation
Bannwaldallee 48
76185 Karlsruhe
Germany
contact(at)mostcooperation.com

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