(PR NEWSWIRE) nCUBE Debuts MediaCUBE 4 - Next Generation Video Server
nCUBE Debuts MediaCUBE 4 - Next Generation Video Server
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- nCUBE, the leading developer of
video server technology and solutions, today announced the release of its most
scalable video server -- the MediaCUBE 4. nCUBE's third generation video
server and fourth generation hypercube computer, MediaCUBE 4 can scale from
under 500 Megabits per second (Mbps) to 132 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of
sustained video delivery.
Targeting high quality, video-on-demand markets and mid-band streaming
media applications, the MediaCUBE 4 provides broadband network operators the
lowest capital and operating cost platform available.
"This latest generation nCUBE video server will revolutionize the video
server industry. It's exponentially more powerful than our nearest
competitor," said Michael J. Pohl, president of nCUBE. "We are extremely
excited to offer the most scalable, reliable, and economical video server to
Cable, Telco and Enterprise environments -- worldwide."
Pohl also noted that nCUBE has more than six years of real-world VOD
experience, more than 100 installations worldwide, and an aggregate of 17,000
VOD streams, all with VCR functionality. MediaCUBE 4 is nCUBE's third
generation video server and fourth generation hypercube-based computer
platform.
The building block of the MediaCUBE 4 solution is the MediaHUB server, a
compact computer containing all the components needed to operate as an
independent video server, including hard disk drives, output modules, and CPU.
A single MediaCUBE 4 can deliver 516 Mbps streams and occupies only five
standard rack units.
Using nCUBE's scalable hypercube interconnect architecture, up to
256 MediaCUBE 4's can be connected to function as a single computer (e.g., up
to 44,000 simultaneous broadcast-quality video streams at 3-Mbps with no
content replication). By avoiding content replication, nCUBE customers can
deploy very large content libraries using fewer hard disk drives than
previously required. A single 19" rack can house eight MediaHUBs and provide
over 4 Gbps of sustained video delivery.
The MediaCUBE 4 will be demonstrated at the Oracle exhibit, Hall#3-242, at
the IBC show in Amsterdam, September 10 - 14.
The MediaCUBE 4 supports streaming media using standard and widely
deployed codecs and file/transport formats. Supported codecs include the MPEG
family, comprising MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, as well as the following AVI
compressions schemes: Iterated Systems ClearVideo, Intel Indeo video, Motion
JPEG (MJPEG), Radius CinePak, and Voxware MetaSound and MetaVoice. File
formats include MPEG-1 System, MPEG-2 Transport and Oracle Streaming Format
(OSF). AVI files can be streamed once they have been converted to Oracle
Streaming Format (OSF). Input/Output options for the MediaCUBE 4 include
DVB-ASI, QAM 64/256, ATM OC-3 and OC-12, and Fast Ethernet.
About nCUBE
Founded in 1983, nCUBE is the world's leading supplier of interactive
video servers. For over six years, nCUBE has shipped more than 17,000 VOD
streams, all with VCR functionality for most broadband deployments, and enjoys
the largest installed base of any VOD vendor. nCUBE servers have been used in
a majority of the largest, most demanding VOD deployments worldwide. nCUBE's
scalable server product line includes VOD, Near-Video-on-Demand (NVOD), Time
Shifting, and Digital Advertising Insertion systems. ncube.com.
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/NOTE TO EDITORS: nCUBE is a registered trademark, and MediaCUBE is a
trademark of nCUBE. nCUBE's video servers incorporate Oracle Video Server
software. The Oracle Video Server (OVS), with other Oracle products and
services, is an end-to-end video solution used in the broadcast and
interactive television markets providing telephone companies, broadcasters and
cable TV operators a safe, reliable, step-by-step approach towards realizing
new revenue through broadcast digital television services. In addition, OVS
enables a practical, cost-effective transition from analog to digital that
meets broadcasters and cable TV operators need for reliability, speed, and
quality. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective
holders./
/CONTACT: Ron Barracks, Media Relations of nCUBE, 303-218-9166, or
rbarracks@ncube.com/
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