It is a multi-faceted set of toolkits incorporating the best of audio and video from both Tao and its partners. And embedded into the intent engine sits the component driving so much in the consumer space, the int e nt TM Java TM Technology Edition . As the Java TM language becomes a part of so many fundamental industry standards in areas such as phones, home networking and digital television, so Tao has built its own compliant, Java-branded system that is more compact and runs content many times faster than any alternative. To run Java in a phone, you need to consider preserving battery life, operating in small footprints. Delivering very high performance is also necessary to be able to offer premium services to the consumer.
Performance has to be maximized in order to provide competitive solutions.
Because of the business models adopted by the television industry, cost must be minimized. Already products from companies incorporating int e nt show the technologies from Tao as being real, differentiating and high value. It has a vast and ever increasing array of components. At its lowest level intent is an open and published interface for manufacturers and content providers to add their own plug-ins to differentiate, to add value, to brand and create profit. Of the ever-increasing components in the intent suite, some of the most fundamental parts are explained below.