VideoPropulsion Exhibits DVB-MHP and VOD Applications With Partners at IBC
Company to Demonstrate Emerging World Standard for Digital TV
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sep 10, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- VideoPropulsion, Inc. (VPI) (OTC BB: "VDOP" chart, msgs) announced today that it will present interactive television (iTV) applications featuring the DVB-MHP (Digital Video Broadcast -- Multimedia Home Platform) standard with several of the Company's Application Partners, including Sun, Alticast, AGENCY, Zapex, and Strategy & Technology at the International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) being held here this week (September 14-18). VPI will also provide enabling technology for Video on Demand (VOD) demonstrations by SGI, Thirdspace, Mindport, Kasenna and others. IBC is the world's premier broadcast technology event covering all key areas of the electronic media business including audio, cable, film, multimedia, production, post production, and satellite transmission.
"With our 'Tools for iTV', we have created a set of open system, open standard interfaces and software to make it easy for application developers to provide their multichannel solutions in a broadcast environment," said Barbara Pick, President of VPI. "As the industry makes steady progress down the path of convergence, the use of standards is increasingly important to guarantee interoperability. Our mission is to offer software and hardware platforms for deployment that are standards compliant, cross-platform, and tailored for solving the problems of interactivity. We focus on providing the lowest cost per stream in many environments from the insertion of low bit rate PSI streams to full scale VOD (Video-on-demand). We are very pleased to be integrated with many new applications in DVB-MHP compliant environments with our partners who have adopted our platform for their use."
The family of DVB digital TV standards covering terrestrial, satellite and cable TV have become a de facto world standard. The DVB Project goal -- "to build a content environment that combines the stability and interoperability of the broadcast world, with the vigor, innovation and multiplicity of services of the Internet world".
VideoPropulsion will present its products integrated into solutions being shown by the following Partners:
AGENCY.COM -- www.agency.com Booth 1.449
Solutions for companies to build and grow their interactive business across multiple digital channels: the Web, wireless and interactive television. End-to-end DVB-MHP authoring and deployment applications with VPI's VDOPro product line on Sun Netras. Broadcast streaming from Kasenna Mediabase for VOD transmission to broadcast headends using VDOPro multiplexing products.
Alticast -- www.alticast.com Booth 12.410
Demonstrating a complete end-to-end DVB-MHP solution including an MHP authoring tool, a scaled version of the Alticast head-end system, MHP middleware and set-top boxes.
AltiWorks(TM) is a cost-effective testing suite for broadcasters that are ready to begin DVB-MHP trials. Using VPI VDOPro capture and transmission.
Irdeto Access / Mindport MCT - www.mindport.com Booth 1.281
Mindport Media Commerce Technologies, a division of Irdeto Access, will demonstrate their fully integrated end-to-end rights and content management solutions for broadcasters.
NVOD/VOD powered by VDOPro transceive products on Thirdspace OVS.
SGI -- www.sgi.com Booth 7.431
VOD and NVOD applications doing capture and streaming with VDOPro products and Thirdspace OVS on SGI's latest Origin platforms. Powerful, scalable, proven end-to-end solutions.
S&T -- www.s-and-t.com Booth 5.321
VPI and Strategy & Technology are jointly offering a system that broadcasts DVB MHP/MHEG/AV for playout. Authoring tools, MHP Object Carousel, and scheduling.
Sun Microsystems -- www.sun.com Booth 4.318
DVB MHP Partner solutions based on Sun Sparc/Solaris in Netra servers and using VDOPro Tools for iTV for standards compliant broadcast streaming.
Zapex Technologies -- www.zapex.com Booth 2.220
VPI's VDOPro transmit cards are paired with Zapex encoders in a variety of broadcast appliances for real-time capture, encoding, and transmission of transport streams.
VideoPropulsion's VDOPro DVB-ASI iTV products offer a wide variety of functionality and bandwidth characteristics to allow users to match cost and performance to their requirements. Using patented architecture, custom firmware, and efficient, low host overhead device drivers on Solaris, Windows NT/2000, Linux and IRIX, these products are the result of many years of experience in cross-platform support of high performance networking and video streaming applications.
A flexible API offers customers the ability to define options and provides high levels of functionality facilitating integration with application layers.
About VideoPropulsion
VideoPropulsion, Inc. provides broadband access tools for delivering interactive applications over digital television networks and for UNIX systems. VPI's "Tools for iTV" are open standards hardware and software products created by high performance networking experts and optimized for digital video transport. By offering cross-platform support for its technology, the Company is able to deliver unique products for this market. VideoPropulsion's strategic partners include Sun Microsystems, SGI, Fujitsu, Philips, Compaq, Scientific-Atlanta, and other major digital video server and applications suppliers.
Learn more about VideoPropulsion on the web at videopropulsion.com .
This release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially. Information on the factors that might affect the financial results of VideoPropulsion, Inc. can be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
VideoPropulsion, 'Tools for iTV', and VDOPro are trademarks of VideoPropulsion, Inc.
CONTACT:
Carl Pick
262-644-2500
carl@videopropulsion.com |
