Aptiv Digital, Inc. Deploys Multi-Room DVR With Blue Ridge Communications; The New Multi-Room DVR Application Enables Viewers to Watch Recorded Shows on a DVR Remotely From Any Room in the House.BURBANK, Calif. -- Aptiv Digital, Inc. today announced the deployment of Multi-Room DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. with Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning with a narrow ridge in the north, c. Communications. The new application operates with new versions of Passport(TM) (version 4.2) and Passport Echo(TM) (version 2.5) Interactive Program Guides (IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ), enabling Blue Ridge Communications to offer multi-room access of programming content that is stored on a central DVR set-top. The implementation of new digital cable set-top technology transforms the cable wiring in a home into an RF network that allows for up to three basic digital set-tops (clients) in a home to access a central DVR set-top (server). Passport, an IPG for basic digital cable set-tops, and Passport Echo, an IPG for DVR digital cable set-tops, have always been complementary applications as they are similar in appearance and functionality, and are typically deployed together into digital cable homes with multiple set-tops. Now with the new Multi-Room DVR application, the two IPGs can operate directly together to offer customers the ability to view their stored programming anywhere within the cable home network. "We are very excited about the deployment of these new versions of Passport and Passport Echo with Multi-Room DVR technology with Blue Ridge Communications," remarked Neil Jones Neil Jones (born February 16, 1982) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a striker. He currently is assistant coach at the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Jones is a member of the New Zealand national team, known as the All Whites. He collected 2 caps (1 goal) in 2004. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aptiv Digital. "Blue Ridge has been a progressive customer of ours for several years, and they have always embraced new technologies and new applications that we have introduced." "Aptiv Digital has always been a market leader for advanced interactive applications," stated Mark Masenheimer, General Manager of Blue Ridge Communications. "It has been our pleasure over the past several years to work with Aptiv Digital and deploy new product features and upgrades for the Passport family of products, especially when those applications, such as Multi-Room DVR can make such a dramatic difference in improving video services for our customers." About Passport The Passport interactive navigation suite is a set of powerful digital set-top applications designed to offer advanced video services to customers while providing an intuitive user interface for navigation of broadcast programming and interactive services. Standard features include an advanced IPG, parental control, integrated VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand and PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation , PassTime(TM) Games and a number of other exciting applications. Multi-Room DVR is a new application that is downloaded as an option with Passport and is compatible with the new 4.2 version of Passport. About Passport Echo Passport Echo inherits all of the features of Passport and includes advanced menus and control for DVR enabled digital cable set-tops, enabling viewers to have complete control over scheduling, recording and managing saved shows. Standard features include high resolution graphics, dual-tuner support, advanced title and keyword search, series recording controls, trick play functions such as pause, slow motion, and three levels of fast forward and rewind. Passport Echo 2.5 operates as a compatible server application working in harmony with the Multi-Room DVR application residing on basic digital (client) set-tops running Passport version 4.2. About Blue Ridge Communications Blue Ridge Communications is the nation's 23rd largest cable TV provider and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Pencor Services, Inc. Pencor is a leader in the development and introduction of media and communications technology throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. Pencor companies provide new media content and advertising services via cable TV, newspapers and the Internet. About Aptiv Digital Aptiv Digital, Inc. (formerly Pioneer Digital Technologies, Inc.) is a leading provider of interactive applications for digital cable TV. Aptiv has deployed millions of copies of its Passport(TM), Passport DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) An algorithm that is widely used for data compression. Similar to Fast Fourier Transform, DCT converts data (pixels, waveforms, etc.) into sets of frequencies. The first frequencies in the set are the most meaningful; the latter, the least. (TM) and Passport Echo(TM) navigation and application products on a variety of digital cable set-top platforms, from basic standard definition digital set-tops to advanced high-definition digital video recorder See DVR. set-tops. Today it is the only company with interactive program guides (IPGs) on both of the major headend platforms, compatible with virtually every deployed digital cable set-top in the industry. Aptiv Digital is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Burbank, California. 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