Envivio Unveils H.264 Solution for Broadcast Operators and Telecom Service Providers at Broadband Plus Show
MPEG-4 Leader Showcases Standards-Based "Future Proof" Solutions for Delivery of High-Quality Video at Significantly Lower Bit Rates
San Francisco, CA, November 21, 2002 – Envivio, Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end MPEG-4 broadcast and streaming solutions, announced today that they will be showcasing their H.264 solution at the Broadband Plus Show, December 4-6 in Anaheim, California.
The H.264 Advanced Video Coding compression standard (also known as MPEG-4 Part 10) is an evolution of the MPEG-4 codec, currently supported by ISMA, of which Envivio was integral in developing. One of the primary benefits of H.264 is that it offers a significant improvement in coding efficiency compared to other compression standards such as MPEG-2. Independent lab tests show a 50%-60% improvement in bit rate reduction, making it much more cost effective to deliver broadcast-quality video over cable, satellite and telecom networks. Envivio is supporting H.264 today, and once the international standard has been approved, which is expected to occur in Spring 2003, Envivio will offer H.264 as an upgrade to the existing Envivio MPEG-4 standards-based platforms and products.
“The business case for MPEG-4 is here today and adoption is accelerating quickly,” said Julien Signes, president and CTO, Envivio. “Envivio is committed to maintain its leadership position in the MPEG-4 market by developing and integrating the highest quality video compression technologies such as H.264. For the many customers around the world using our products, we are prepared to provide a seamless migration to H.264 after the standard has been adopted. The integration will not impact the core infrastructure of our platform. In fact, the overall process from creating, delivering and playing content will remain identical, enabling a smooth transition for our customers already using Envivio’s MPEG-4 solutions.”
Envivio’s H.264 demo will be shown at their booth 2925 at the Broadband Plus Show in Anaheim, CA.
About Envivio
Envivio is a leading provider of complete MPEG-4 solutions consisting of a rich set of integrated streaming media tools and systems: high performance audio and video, two-dimensional graphics and animation, providing a rich interactive user experience. The company has established itself as the most experienced creator of high-quality MPEG-4- solutions that enable broadcasters, network operators and content developers to build new revenue streams and utilize the efficiencies of delivering content to the full range of MPEG-4 capable devices. The Envivio Solution includes various components to create, encode, protect and distribute MPEG-4 content: the Envivio Encoding Station for offline encoding and protection of MPEG-4 audio and video, the Envivio Broadcast Studio for authoring complete MPEG-4 applications, the Envivio Streaming Server to manage and distribute video on demand and interactive multimedia, the Envivio Live Broadcaster for encoding content in real time, the Envivio plug-in to the RealSystem Server, to distribute MPEG-4 content over the Web and broadcast networks, and the EnvivioTV™ plug-in to the RealOne Player, RealPlayer®, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player to retrieve and playback MPEG-4 content. EnvivioTV™ is also being customized for various set-top box manufacturers.
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