Essential Viewing Delivers Video Compression Software to the US Military; US Federal and National Enforcement Agencies Trial Technology to Monitor Homeland Security.Business Editors/High Tech Writers GLASGOW, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 Today Essential Viewing, a world leading video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. and streaming company, announces the completion of a contract to supply the US Navy with tactical video compression software. This mission-qualified technology enables the fast and reliable acquisition of video information, allowing active units to send video sequences, including high motion video, from combat operations anywhere in the world over secure radio networks. Information that would once have been sent on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). via courier can now be securely transmitted over military networks. The adoption of Essential Viewing's technology will dramatically improve the Navy's ability to react quickly and effectively to unfolding events in the theatre of operations Noun 1. theatre of operations - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" field of operations, theater of operations, theatre, theater, field . Essential Viewing's technology can also be applied to homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Through a number of pilot programs for U.S. federal enforcement agencies involved in homeland security, Essential Viewing has utilized the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Network to demonstrate the power of remote, wireless access to real-time video-based intelligence for the protection of the population from terrorist and criminal activities. Essential Viewing's JavaTM playback technology facilitates the delivery of the video to personnel anywhere in the organization, or to external agencies where necessary, without need for prior download and installation of a player application. In July 2002, during the annual downtown Torchlight Parade, Essential Viewing, Sprint and the City of Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, except for the campus of the University of Washington, for which responsibility falls to the University of Washington Police Department. cooperated to demonstrate the capabilities of Essential Viewing's advanced realtime and forwarded video technology over the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network. It was successfully demonstrated that excellent video quality can be delivered under real life conditions, allowing commanding officers to monitor potential flashpoints. Simon Hardy, chief executive of Essential Viewing comments: "We are delighted to have earned the endorsement of our advanced technology by the US Navy. We were able to work closely with the Navy to deliver a system meeting their exact requirements and to help solve a key operational problem in mission-critical video information. Ideally suited to use in conjunction with the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 3G 1X technology of the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, our products are available now to assist military, state and federal agencies together with emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' and commercial enterprises to view and react to remote events with unparalleled freedom." Notes to Editors: Essential Viewing Essential Viewing is a provider of advanced digital video transport and delivery systems incorporating its world leading compression and streaming technologies. The company is dedicated to providing these products to defence, law enforcement, emergency services and private corporations worldwide. With headquarters in Glasgow (UK), Essential Viewing also has offices in San Jose and Seattle (US). Essential Viewing's products incorporate a number of patented technologies representing innovation in the areas of video compression and streaming. The Company has developed the world's first viable Vector Quantisation Noun 1. quantisation - the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory quantization division - the act or process of dividing codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, which delivers video quality superior to all others on internet and wireless transmission connections. For more information see www.essential-viewing.com |
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