Envivio Debuts MPEG-4 HD IPTV Triple Play Solution
on H.264 Consumer Set-Top Box
South San Francisco, CA, April 13, 2006 –
At NAB2006 in its booth #SL4403, Envivio Inc. will debut the world's first IPTV Triple Play solution featuring MPEG-4 middleware on a Sigma Designs based H.264 consumer set-top box. The Envivio® IPTV Triple Play solution presents an innovative method for service providers to deliver standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) IP video, video on demand (VOD) and middleware with an electronic program guide (EPG) - all within a complete MPEG-4 environment. The solution interfaces with any OSS billing and open standards-based VoIP systems and is ideal for offering IPTV Triple Play where bandwidth is limited and operators wish to offer the latest in competitive services to their subscribers.
In the demonstrated solution, SD and HD IP video is encoded by Envivio 4Caster™ B3 and HD3 systems for outstanding video quality at the lowest possible bit rates. Content for VOD services is delivered via the Envivio 4Sight™ streaming server. The Envivio EPG is created using the interactive components defined in MPEG-4. This provides scalability and entirely new features for enhancing the subscriber's experience including PVR, an integrated telephony portal and trick play. IP video content and the EPG are delivered to the consumer set-top box as MPEG-4 streams and managed by the Envivio 4Front™ middleware server. Through its innovative architecture, 4Front is the first middleware to support MPEG-4 Part 11 for the delivery of synchronized applications and messages to enable advanced services such as SMS texting, betting and voting.
Since the solution is based on open standards, operators can select from the complete line of Envivio products or mix and match systems from other open standards-based vendors as they enhance their networks to offer IPTV services. From the Envivio IPTV headend to the set-top box, the complete MPEG-4 Triple Play solution enables service providers to offer enhanced television services and to increase their average revenue per user (ARPU).
Envivio systems will appear in various booths throughout the NAB2006 show floor including Advantech #C8548, AVC Alliance #SL1976, ENENSYS Technologies #SU2250A, Irdeto #SU793 Motorola #SU1752, UDcast in the DVB Booth #C836, and Verizon Business #SL2403.
About NAB2006
NAB2006 will take place April 22 - 27, 2006 in Las Vegas (exhibits open April 24). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all media. Visit www.nabshow.com for more information.
About Envivio, Inc.
Envivio Inc. is the leading provider of MPEG-4 (including AVC / H.264) systems that power innovative services for revenue generating and bandwidth saving applications in the broadcast, mobile, enterprise and IPTV markets. Service providers using Envivio systems can reduce their operational costs by making their existing infrastructure more efficient while offering the highest quality video services at the lowest possible bit rates. Envivio is considered the industry expert in producing and delivering MPEG-4 products and systems. More than a pioneer in the development of MPEG-4 technology, Envivio has created product families that address specific IP and video delivery requirements to enable the creation of new applications and services that were before not possible. Working with leading industry partners, the company's open standards-based technology and systems are used to deliver complete end-to-end solutions that range from mobile video services, digital television over IP, and rich media communications to high definition television. Visit www.envivio.com for more information.
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CONTACT:
Dawn Danaher
Media Relations for Envivio Inc.
Aries MarketMasters
+1 (714) 378-5841
pr@envivio.com
