Espial Group has released a new version of its Escape browser for television displays. Escape 5.1 supports Linux and “other embedded operating systems,” on x86, MIPS, PPC, and ST Micro chips. It uses fit-to-width, font flooring, and other techniques to adapt Web content for TV viewing.

According to Espial, Escape supports a number of international TV standards, including MHP, OCAP, and ARIB. It supports internationalization to meet the requirements of customers in North America, the Middle East, the Far East, and Europe.

In addition to standards, the browser also supports common extensions, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer quirks, Flash, Real One Player content, and MP3s.

“Following formal and informal Web standards to bring the Internet to TV is an efficient way to merge the Internet and TV worlds,” said ABI Analyst Vamsi Sistla.

Espial says Escape supports the creation of enhanced program guides, video on demand (VoD) services, streaming media, walled garden T-commerce and T-learning, and photo display and home media management. Customers include Amino, MotionMedia, MyOrigo, Myrio, Siemens VDO, Entone, and Tomra, it says.

 
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