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PixStream And iMagicTV Demonstrate A Compelling Digital TV Solution For Telcos At
Telecom 99
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TELECOM 99, GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1999--PixStream Incorporated and iMagicTV today announced the two companies are
joining forces to demonstrate a complete digital TV solution for telcos at Telecom 99.
The demonstration is taking place at the show, October 10-17, in the PixStream/iMagicTV booth (Hall 7, Booth 7003.020). The companies are also
joining other network equipment vendor demonstrations at the show, such as Newbridge Networks (Hall 7, Booth 7172) and Sun Microsystems (Hall
4, Booth 4263). Telecom 99 is the world's most important telecommunications exhibition and forum with over 1,000 exhibitors, 200,000 influential
visitors and 22 national pavilions.
iMagicTV develops software that enables telcos to increase revenue and reduce costs by providing digital TV services to consumers over the telcos'
existing network. PixStream video networking solutions aggregate video and audio signals from any digital or analog source, adapt the signals as
needed and then transmit them over any network infrastructure. For example, the PixStream VDS5000 can take in an entire satellite feed containing
television and music content, demodulate, descramble and demultiplex the signals and then transmit them as individual IP multicast streams over a
copper wire telco infrastructure using xDSL technology. Each PixStream VDS5000 video networking system can distribute up to 144 channels of
television and music content. PixStream and iMagicTV offer telcos a compelling digital TV solution that can help generate additional revenue and
offer consumers a more robust entertainment experience.
"iMagicTV and PixStream have been working together to offer digital television solutions to telcos around the world for about two years now," said
Marcel LeBrun, president and CEO of iMagicTV. "The combination of iMagicTV's software and PixStream's video networking solutions is a
powerful one that telcos have seen tremendous value in and have been eager to adopt. Today, our combined solution is deployed with both NBTel in
New Brunswick, Canada and Kingston Communications in the UK."
"PixStream and iMagicTV have developed rock solid business cases that telcos can use to efficiently introduce TV services to their customers," said
Dave Caputo, vice president of marketing, PixStream. "Our customers include some of the largest and some of the smallest telcos in the world. The
solutions that we have developed are scalable and can be configured to fit into any telco infrastructure."
PixStream Incorporated
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 efficiently over broadband
networks, optimizing bandwidth and enabling customers to introduce leading edge video services and applications. Current PixStream customers
include Bell Canada, NBTel and Kingston Vision. Founded in 1996, PixStream is based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and has offices in Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada and Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom. More information is available at pixstream.com.
iMagicTV
iMagicTV, recently named one of the top 50 high-tech start-ups to watch on the East Coast by Red Herring Magazine, is an innovative software
company providing digital television solutions to telcos worldwide. The company has developed DTV Manager, software for telcos that helps them
deliver digital TV to consumers over their existing copper infrastructure via high-speed broadband networks.
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 its innovative and unique television solution, visit www.imagictv.com.
CONTACT: PixStream Incorporated
Media Contacts, Vice President, Marketing
519/884-4196
dcaputo@pixstream.com
or
Jacqui Murphy
Communications Manager,
519/884-4196
jmurphy@pixstream.com
or
Investor Relations Contact
Tim Jackson, Chief Financial Officer
519/884-4196
tjackson@pixstream.com / www.pixstream.com
or
iMagicTV, Media Contacts
Anne Marie Donadio, 781/238-5715
Lois Paul and Partners for iMagicTV
donadio@lpp.com |
