digiGO! — Merger Magic… HaiVision + VIdeo Furnace…

HaiVision Systems Inc., a leading vendor of high-performance H.264 encoders and codec systems, and Video Furnace Inc., a leader in IP video delivery software solutions, have signed a definitive agreement to merge and become HaiVision Network Video.


Hai Vision’s MAKO-HD Each company brings industry-leading technology to the merger — together they offer the only end-to-end HD H.264 IPTV platform for education, corporate, medical, and military video-over-IP distribution systems. HaiVision develops the H.264 encoder hardware, which incorporates the company’s MAKO-HD codec, to deliver 1080p HD over IP networks with an imperceptible 70 milliseconds of end-to-end latency. HaiVision and Video Furnace are committed to advancing the IP video industry while promoting the universal adoption of H.264 as the HD standard. Video Furnace develops a mature IP video distribution system, which includes full recording and video on demand (VOD) functionality. The Video Furnace system delivers HD H.264 IP video to both InStream™, a cross-platform, fully encrypted client-server player and channel guide system, and the VF-STB, a high-performance HD set-top box. The InStream player is unique in that no software installation is required on client computers.

The combined HaiVision Network Video H.265 IP video solution will be on display at NAB at Booth SL4126.