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MagicTV Showcases Live Interactive TV Services Over Copper Telephone Lines
New Software Helps Telcos Compete with Cable Companies and
Offer New Services to Subscribers
ATLANTA, GA, June 7 /CNW/ - SUPERCOMM'99 (No. 1555) - June 7-10, 1999 -
iMagicTV will showcase live, interactive TV services, including unlimited
channels, video-on-demand, Internet access and e-mail services, over copper
telephone lines throughout several Supercomm booths here this week. Using its
DTV Manager software, iMagicTV will highlight the compelling business case
these applications present for telcos to implement residential broadband
deployment, diversify their business and provide subscribers with features
that transform their televisions for the digital age.
''The time is now for telcos to provide the full service bundle and
create new streams of revenue by giving subscribers exciting, new interactive
TV services that enable subscribers to use their TVs in ways they never
thought possible,'' said Marcel LeBrun, president and CEO of iMagicTV. ''With
technology available today, these new applications provide telcos with a way
to retain their vast customer base and deliver features consumers want now
using the copper infrastructure telcos already have in place.''
Demonstrating the standards-based, open architecture and feature-richness
of its product, DTV Manager, iMagicTV will network its booth with Sun
Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) (No. 1727) and Newbridge Networks (No. 7715) using
traditional copper wiring. PixStream will also participate in the
demonstration as part of the iMagicTV exhibit. Integrating PixStream's
high-quality, video networking systems with iMagicTV's DTV Manager suite, the
companies will show how this solution empowers telcos to compete with cable
and satellite companies by turning copper telephone wires into high-speed,
digital TV networks.
''Over the past couple of months, PixStream and iMagicTV have delivered
on contracts with a number of telcos to deploy interactive television services
over copper telephone lines using ADSL technology,'' said Dave Caputo, Vice
President of Marketing, PixStream. ''Working with iMagicTV allows us to offer
a complete ''carrier-class'' TV content redistribution solution with a very
compelling business case.''
''There are more than 750 million copper telephone lines throughout the
world today, and DTV Manager can help telcos turn any ADSL or VDSL technology
into a managed interactive digital TV service that brings them new forms of
revenue and feature sets to subscribers,'' said LeBrun. ''DTV Manager combines
the features that subscribers want with the management capabilities and
standards-based architecture telcos demand, working with the telco's chosen
network vendors.''
iMagicTV will highlight the unique subscriber features DTV Manager offers
such as its easy-to-use Interactive Program Guide, video-on-demand, and
e-mail, and the telco management features that are built into the product. DTV
Manager offers service providers administration and operations components
designed to work with existing telco environments and processes. These
capabilities allow service providers to leverage these existing systems for
additional revenue. DTV Manager also integrates a number of features that will
enable service providers to manage customer accounts, create unique channel
packages, and administer video content.
iMagicTV
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iMagicTV is an innovative software company providing interactive
television solutions for telcos worldwide. The company has developed DTV
Manager, the business application software product that enables
telecommunications companies and other service providers to deliver and manage
competitive interactive television services over copper, or any high-speed
access technology.
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.
PixStream Incorporated
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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 more efficiently over broadband
networks, optimizing bandwidth and enabling customers to introduce
leading-edge video services and applications. Founded in 1996, PixStream is
based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. More information is available at
www.pixstream.com .
All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. No agency relationship, partnership, or
joint ownership of a legal entity is to be inferred or implied by the use of
the term partner.
This news release can also be found on the iMagicTV web site at
www.imagictv.com
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For further information: Andrea Pickup, iMagicTV, (506) 634-6308,
apickup@imagictv.com; Jeanne Talbot, Lois Paul & Partners, (781) 238-5749,
jeanne_talbot@lpp.com; Jacqueline Murphy, PixStream, (519) 884-4196 ext.
2291, jmurphy@pixstream.com
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