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Edgeware, the provider of revolutionary server systems for on-demand TV, today announced that Armenian service provider, Ucom, deployed Edgeware’s industry-leading Orbit-2X video server platform to drive Armenia’s first IPTV service. Edgeware’s Orbit-2X video server platform features built-in capability to record live TV channels, enabling Ucom’s IPTV infrastructure to deliver advanced on-demand services, including network Personal Video Recording (nPVR) and Video-on-Demand (VOD). Ucom’s IPTV solution is delivered by Ericsson, the world’s leading supplier in telecommunications. Edgeware´s video servers are an integral part of Ericsson´s end-to-end IPTV offering. Edgeware’s platform ensures efficient and reliable delivery of advanced services and offers the most scalable and efficient on-demand video delivery system in the industry. Each Orbit-2X server streams 20 Gbps of video to 16,000 concurrent users from just one half depth rack unit, while consuming less than 85 W of power and requiring virtually no maintenance.

Harmonic Inc. has introduced ACE™ (Agile Compression Engine), a new transcoding technology that extends the functionality of its versatile ProStream™ 1000 stream processing platform. ACE offers industry-leading density supporting MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) transcoding of up to 20 high definition (HD) or 80 standard definition (SD) video and audio channels in a compact and power-efficient one rack-unit (1-RU) chassis. This scalable IP-based transcoder supports a number of applications including real-time transcoding for digital turnaround (DTA), mobile video, Internet TV and digital program or advertisement insertion. “Any-to-Any” transcoding supports any combination of MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, HD, SD and numerous audio codecs, including HD to SD down-conversion. “Any-to-Many” functionality with multiple output streams per input service simultaneously supports broadcast digital simulcast/triplecast, SDV and VOD services. The ProStream 1000 includes scrambling/descrambling, re-encoding, transcoding, statistical multiplexing, FEC, variable to constant bit-rate conversion and SFN transmission over IP. Harmonic will showcase the ProStream 1000 with ACE transcoding technology at IBC2009 at stand 1.C61. First shipments of the ProStream 1000 with ACE will begin later this year.

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) and Nokia Siemens Networks have been granted regulatory approvals to form a joint venture that addresses the Carrier Ethernet market. The joint venture will offer a Carrier Ethernet solution for mobile backhaul, business, and residential broadband networks. Incorporated in Amsterdam under the name ‘Carrier Ethernet Solutions B.V.,’ the joint venture company will be owned 60 percent by Juniper Networks and 40 percent by Nokia Siemens Networks. John Stewart, previously vice president and general manager of the Mobility and Circuit Emulation Business Unit at Juniper Networks, will lead the joint venture company as Chief Executive Officer. Ton van den Boom, previously senior manager in finance and control from Nokia Siemens Networks, will take on the role of Chief Financial Officer. The company will also have a supervisory board chaired by Manoj Leelanivas, senior vice president and general manager of the Edge and Aggregation Business Unit at Juniper Networks, while Bernd Schumacher, head of Broadband Connectivity Solutions at Nokia Siemens Networks, will serve as vice chairman.

Strategy & Technology is unveiling a module for integrating automation components from Video Design Software (VDS) with its highly-regarded TSBroadcaster 2 object carousel system at this year’s IBC2009. TSBroadcaster 2 is the data and object carousel playout server that seamlessly delivers MHEG-5, MHP, ETV/EBIF and Tru2Way interactive applications, and additionally supports the cost-effective migration of analogue cable services to digital via DTA (Digital Transport Adapter) devices. VDS is a New York based software innovator with a proven track record of implementing complex, data-driven news graphics systems for high-profile clients, from simple automated financial bugs and tickers to fully-fledged multichannel systems for automated promo generation. When VDS components are deployed with broadcast automation systems, TSBroadcaster 2 now enables broadcasters to playout interactive applications without embarking on a time-consuming manual scheduling process.

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