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iMagicTV and PixStream Deliver Technologies to Complement Newbridge Digital Media Distribution Service,
Enabling Telcos to Deliver Advanced TV Services
Comprehensive Solution Enables Carriers to Become Full Service Providers
By Offering Broadcast Video, Audio and Data with Internet and Traditional
Voice Services
SUPERCOMM '99, Atlanta, Georgia, June 8 /CNW/ - iMagicTV and PixStream
Incorporated today announced that the iMagicTV DTV Manager and PixStream
VDS5000 integrate seamlessly with the Newbridge(R) Digital Media Distribution
Service (DMDS) solution to deliver an end-to-end, carrier-class system that
enables established and next generation service providers to offer broadcast
media -- including premium quality broadcast television, video-on-demand
(VoD), digital music selections and Internet services -- over digital
subscriber line (xDSL) infrastructures.
''There are four high value applications that network service providers
want to offer consumers: dial-tone, television services, video-on-demand and
high speed Internet access,'' said Dave Caputo, vice president of marketing,
PixStream, a leading developer of video networking solutions. ''Telcos are
under increasing competitive pressure from cable companies that have already
introduced high speed Internet access and dial-tone services. Together,
PixStream, iMagicTV and Newbridge provide the technology that telcos need to
compete head-to-head with cable operators.''
''The solution enables telcos to deliver premium quality video services,
such as interactive television and video entertainment services, that surpass
current cable TV offerings,'' added Marcel LeBrun, president and chief
operating officer, iMagicTV, a leading provider of interactive digital
television software for the telecommunications industry. ''DMDS provides a
significant competitive advantage for service providers that want to implement
a TV over copper solution to remain competitive in a deregulated market.''
iMagicTV's DTV Manager business application software delivers a
cost-effective, fully managed digital television delivery system that enables
telcos to offer interactive digital television and integrated Web services,
including e-mail and high speed Internet access. DTV Manager features an
intuitive user interface, administration system, and back-end business
applications, such as channel packaging.
The PixStream VDS5000 professional video networking platform acts as a
complete broadcast video head-end in the DMDS solution. The VDS5000 takes in
uncompressed and compressed video feeds, adapts them as needed and then
transmits them as IP multicast over an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
infrastructure. The VDS5000 allows network service providers to demodulate,
descramble, multiplex, remultiplex, decode, encode and adapt MPEG-2 video and
audio signals from a broad range of broadcast inputs to a number of
telecommunication networks.
''The Newbridge(R) DMDS solution capitalizes on the proven strengths of
leading products and solutions from across the Newbridge portfolio and from
iMagicTV and PixStream,'' said Jim Arseneault, executive vice president, IP &
Internetworking Products Group, Newbridge Networks. ''DMDS provides the
infrastructure, end-to-end network and service management and IP forwarding
from the ATM transport edge to the customer premise and leverages the unique
advantages of video networking from PixStream and managed television delivery
and provisioning from iMagicTV.''
Unveiled today, the Newbridge DMDS solution enables established and new
generation service providers to offer highly scalable digital media broadcasts
using standard IP multicast and ATM technologies. DMDS leverages the strengths
of the Newbridge portfolio to provide the network infrastructure carriers
require to become full service providers -- offering integrated voice, video
and Internet access services. Using the industry-leading Siemens / Newbridge
MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch and Newbridge 350 Integrated
Versatile Services Node (IVSN), the Newbridge components give service
providers the connection-oriented switching fabric and quality of service
(QoS) guarantees necessary to deliver fully managed unicast and multicast
transport capabilities directly from their existing broadband network
infrastructure.
DTV Manager, the VDS5000 and the DMDS solution will be demonstrated at
SuperComm'99, June 8-10, in the iMagicTV (No.1555) and Newbridge Networks
(No.7715) booths.
iMagicTV
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iMagicTV is an innovative software company providing interactive
television solutions for telcos worldwide. iMagicTV's software, DTV Manager,
enables telecommunications companies and other service providers to deliver
and manage competitive interactive services, including digital television,
high-speed Internet access, email and Video-On-Demand, for residential
subscribers over copper, or any high-speed access technology.
Established in 1998, iMagicTV has offices in Saint John, New Brunswick,
Canada and Cambridge, United Kingdom. iMagicTV is an affiliate of NBTel Inc.,
a principal subsidiary of Aliant (TSE:AIT), and Newbridge Networks Corporation
(NYSE:NN; TSE:NNC).
For more information on iMagicTV and DTV Manager, visit www.imagictv.com
PixStream Incorporated
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PixStream develops, manufactures and globally markets hardware and
software solutions that enable network service providers and enterprises to
reliably distribute and manage digital video. Using PixStream solutions, high
quality video and audio can be transported more efficiently over broadband
networks, optimizing bandwidth and enabling customers to introduce
leading-edge video services and applications. Founded in 1996, PixStream is
based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. More information is available at
www.pixstream.com
Newbridge Networks Corporation
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Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking
solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages
its relationship with a growing family of Affiliate companies and with Siemens
and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge
customers include the world's 350 largest telecommunications service providers
and more than 10,000 corporations, government organizations and other
institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on
six continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com
All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
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For further information: Andrea Pickup, iMagicTV, +1 506-631-3011,
apickup@imagictv.com; Jacqui Murphy, PixStream Incorporated,
+1 519-884-4196, jmurphy@pixstream.com; Christopher Fox, Newbridge
Networks Corporation +1 613-591-3600, cfox@newbridge.com |
