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Wednesday January 10, 10:23 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Optibase
Optibase's MGW 2000 Selected by e.Biscom for Enabling Advanced Broadband Video Services Over IP Network
Project in Milan Marks First Deployment in Italy
HERZLIYA, Israel, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Optibase (Nasdaq: OBAS - news) a leader in broadband streaming media solutions today announced that its streaming media gateway, the MGW 2000, has been selected for integration into the e.Biscom project for broadband video services currently being deployed across Italy.
e.Biscom SpA (Milan's Nuovo Mercato: EBI), which delivers broadband multimedia services to the home, has selected the Optibase Media Gateway solution for enabling on-demand entertainment, Interactive TV, Internet browsing and other enhanced video services. e.Biscom is currently laying a high capacity fiber network natively based on the Internet Protocol (IP) in order to reach more than 500 urban centers in Italy, a major percentage of which with more than 100,000 inhabitants.
The Optibase MGW 2000 is a multi-channel media gateway with an embedded operating system that is capable of encoding and transmitting 16 live and pre-recorded streams simultaneously, including up to six in real time, and delivering full-screen, full-motion, high quality video.
"We plan on offering varied interactive services to our customers" says
Ruggero Gramatica, Chief Information Officer of e.Biscom. "On-demand services
and Interactive services require multiple concurrent streams of high quality
video, in real-time. We have found that Optibase's Media Gateway solution
delivers the high performance we have been looking for.
``Broadband deployment is finally underway,'' said Yaniv Garty, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Optibase. ``We are excited to be among the first to enable broadband video services to residential users, together with e.Biscom, and look forward to be part of additional endeavors.''
About Optibase
Optibase provides high-quality, cost-effective products that enable the delivery of digital media over Broadband networks. Optibase has created a breadth of product offerings used in applications such as: video on demand, e-learning, digital video archiving, and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully owned subsidiary in San Jose, CA and offices in the UK, France Japan, and China. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM partners. For more information, visit www.optibase.com.
About e.Biscom
e.Biscom is a developer and operator of telecommunications, Internet and media-related ventures in Italy. The company was set up in September 1999 by a group of Italian managers and entrepreneurs with a significant track record in the establishment and management of major telecommunications projects and successful start-ups, both in Italy and globally. e.Biscom aims to leverage the unique skills of its team in the management of integrated IP networks and in the development and provisioning of broadband services and innovative Video Internet content, in order to become a leader in Italy, and throughout Europe, of the broadband technological revolution. e.Biscom is listed on Milan's Nuovo Mercato market for high-growth stocks since March 2000 (IPO proceeds: Euro 1.6 billion). For more information visit www.ebiscom.it.
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