Zenith to produce 'Net set-tops, TVs. (Zenith Electronics; Internet)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 1997 by Tedesco, Richard

Zenith Electronics will introduce a line of Internet TV products later this year with Oracle Corp.'s Network Computer Inc. unit to give consumers affordable Web access. Sometime during the second half of 1997, Zenith plans to first put set-top boxes and then large-screen TVs in its retail pipeline under the Zenith NetVision name.

Simultaneously, Zenith also announced a deal with Navio Com-- munications to integrate the Navio TV Navigator software in its NetVision products. Navio is the consumer affiliate of Netscape Communications; the Navio Navigator is the consumer electronics version of Netscape's Navigator Web browser. Zenith isn't talking price on the products, but Tom Sorensen, Zenith director of new technology, said the NetVision will...

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