IMAKE Launches OpenVision Software Suite for Video On Demand and IPTV.BETHESDA, Md. -- Next Generation of Proven e.merge Software Gives Cable Operators, Telecommunications Companies and Content Providers a New Level of Content Control and Validation E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]IMAKE, the major provider of solutions and services that enable the seamless delivery and management of interactive and On Demand broadband services, announced OpenVision(TM), the next generation of IMAKE's successful scalable, open standards-based software suite that supports Video On Demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ) and Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. Television (IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. ) content. Designed to replace IMAKE's established and successful e.merge software suite, which is currently in version 3.0, OpenVision consists of separate software solutions that are designed to give cable television providers, telecommunications companies, and content providers an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. that ensures the seamless delivery, management and billing of VOD and IPTV content. E[acute accent]IMAKE's new OpenVision product suite will be demonstrated at booth 5164 at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) ) show on April 3-5 at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . E[acute accent]OpenVision is based on IMAKE's successful software suite called e.merge, which currently supports over 20 million cable subscribers and ingests over 2,500 hours of content per month. OpenVision adds an enhanced level of intelligence to the network to reduce errors, maximize productivity, and enable a new level of control and automation. OpenVision automatically ensures that content and metadata is properly encoded and verifies the adherence to business rules, policies, and procedures. OpenVision's intelligent features and automated workflows manage the entire back-office process and help VOD and IPTV providers to simplify the complexities of VOD service delivery. E[acute accent]IMAKE's Chairman 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. Mark Schaszberger said, "IMAKE's new OpenVision suite reflects our ongoing commitment to providing top-of-the-line open standards-based solutions that support Video On Demand and interactive content delivery. We first built software for Video On Demand back in 1994, and since then we have used our real-world expertise to launch our new OpenVision suite. OpenVision gives On Demand providers the flexibility to incorporate individual solutions within the software suite or the ability to use the entire software suite to ensure accurate content delivery." E[acute accent]Schaszberger continued, "Companies that turn to OpenVision know that IMAKE software already supports the largest base of cable television subscribers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . We are looking forward to expanding our presence in the U.S. and across the globe in regions that include India, Asia and Europe, where Video On Demand, interactive television and other digital media are poised to experience huge gains in subscribers." E[acute accent]OpenVision's centralized architecture is highly scalable and flexible, meaning that it can be successfully deployed within both centralized and distributed enterprise environments. OpenVision was built to CableLabs(R) standards, making it compatible with the most commonly used components and software in the industry. OpenVision's open standards-based design helps to maximize the capabilities of existing infrastructure and legacy software systems, while eliminating the need to rely on a single solutions vendor. OpenVision makes it possible for cable, telco and content providers to mix and match best-of-breed third-party products, such as encoders, navigation servers, billing systems, video servers, and network components. E[acute accent]For more information about the IMAKE OpenVision product suite, contact IMAKE at 301-896-9200, email info@imake.com or visit IMAKE online at www.imake.com. E[acute accent]About IMAKE Software & Services, Inc. E[acute accent]IMAKE is the major provider of open, intelligent solutions and integration services that enable the seamless delivery of broadband digital media, Video On Demand (VOD), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), and digital media, to cable television providers, telecommunications companies, and content providers. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from , IMAKE solutions impact millions of users of broadband content across the United States. 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