The press release from GIC appears to have started the slide.
DIVA, nCube, SEAC quoted it. No CCUR input.
biz.yahoo.com
General Instrument Introduces Revolutionary New Video-On-Demand
(VOD) Architecture, Driving Down Cost & Complexity and Accelerating
VOD Deployments
New Architecture Reduces Cable Headend Complexity, Saves Space & Equipment, And Delivers VOD at a Much Lower Cost
Per Subscriber; Endorsed by Major VOD Solution Providers, Operators, and Content Providers
CHICAGO, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC - news) has introduced a new Video-On-Demand (VOD) architecture,
integrating new systems and services designed to incorporate the use of pre- encrypted content for storage on multiple vendor file servers. The solution is beneficial
to cable operators, because it eliminates significant cost and rack space by removing encryption hardware from the cable system. With the GI solution, content is
secured at point of digital encoding, providing secure delivery to cable headend file servers from content origination.
As encryption hardware and wide-band interfaces are removed from the Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network, VOD vendors have the option of integrating
upconversion and digital modulation directly into the file servers. By placing the encryption process ahead of the content storage, GI removes barriers to cost and
size reduction efforts that are being aggressively pursued by VOD and file server vendors.
GI's VOD pre-encryption system was developed to support multiple vendor systems, including trick file processing, content preparation, and storage. It also
complements multi-point distribution services such as satellite and lease line content delivery.
''This method of secure content distribution will be beneficial to all parties. VOD vendors can reduce the cost and complexity of their systems, strengthening their
business case and enabling a more rapid rollout of their services,'' said Kevin Keefe, Director of Product Management for GI's Digital Network Systems business
unit. ''Operators benefit with a greater choice of systems to deploy, and they can further identify which solution is truly more cost-effective.''
''DIVA has been working for months to incorporate GI's new VOD security solution in our product offering,'' says Ray McDevitt, Executive Vice President of
Business Development and Product Management at DIVA. ''We are pleased to have the opportunity to work closely with GI, the leader in video and MPEG
security technology, on the application tailored to VOD.''
''nCUBE believes General Instrument has developed an outstanding and economical approach to VOD encryption,'' said Dan Sheeran, nCUBE's Senior Vice
President of Product Management. ''By combining it with nCUBE's direct QAM output video servers, cable systems can realize tremendous savings in capital and
rack space by avoiding the use of external QAM modulators.''
''With their VOD pre-encryption solution, GI offers significant benefits to everyone with an interest in VOD,'' said Yvette Gordon, Director of Interactive
Technologies at SeaChange International. ''The solution is very comprehensive and addresses all aspects of the VOD model, including content preparation,
distribution, and customer delivery. The security and scalability of the GI solution are perfectly matched for our VOD application.''
The pre-encryption is a combination of DigiCipher® II encryption and access control methods. Content is encrypted as a multi-program transport stream with GI's
new VML 2000 encryption product. The VML 2000 supports configuration, identification, and recording of encryption sessions. Content is stored at the client site
by the VOD vendor, who is then free to choose the optimum transmission solution for the operator's network. In addition, GI provides services that guarantee the
content security on a renewable basis.
General Instrument is a leading worldwide provider of integrated and interactive broadband access solutions, teaming with its business partners to lead the
convergence of the Internet, telecommunications, and video entertainment industries.
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