Media Excel Announces Affordable H.264/AVC SoftStream(R) Internet Protocol Set-Top Box (IP-STB) Reference Designs for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and Digital Home Digital Media Adaptor (DMA) Markets.AUSTIN, Texas -- Media Excel, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of its SoftStream(R) IP-STB 3000, an H.264/AVC Internet Protocol Set-Top Box (IP-STB) reference design and evaluation system for Internet 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. ) and Digital Home Digital Media Adaptors (DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. ) applications. "Taking into consideration feedback from our IPTV and IP-STB original equipment manufacturers and customers, Media Excel designed SoftStream(R) IP-STB 3000 based on the Texas Instruments' TM320DM642 Digital Media Processor" said Mr. Jongil Kim, Media Excel Chief Technology Officer. "Media Excel's TMS320DM642 H.264 MP@ML MP@ML Main Profile @ Main Level high performance software library delivers the ideal solution for designing compact, flexible and cost effective IP-STBs for IPTV and Digital Home solutions." "The result of our collaboration with Media Excel is a Texas Instruments based digital media platform that enables consumer electronic manufacturers to significantly minimize bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. , reduce development cycles and provide field upgradeable multi-format video capabilities" said Mr. Suman Narayan Marketing Manager for Digital Video Solutions at Texas Instrument. "Media Excel's global IPTV experience is encapsulated in SoftStream(R) IP-STB 3000. They consistently deliver robust IPTV solutions and we are pleased that Texas Instruments' TMS320DM642 DSP is part of their IPTV and IP-STB portfolio." "By designing a flexible platform that does not compromise video quality, performance, power consumption or cost, SoftStream(R) IP-STB 3000 provides best-in-class H.264 solution to deliver the highest video experience to the Digital Home" said Mr. Thanasis Iatrou, Media Excel 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. . "SoftStream(R) IP-STB 3000's proven market reliability, upgradeability and interoperability provides a low cost, high quality platform to develop and manufacture customer premises equipment See CPE. to deploy IPTV services quickly and easily. With Texas Instruments as our partner, telecommunications and service providers can confidently roll out IP video services." About Media Excel Media Excel, Inc. (http://www.mediaexcel.com) is a leading provider of real-time digital video transcoding, encoding, streaming and playback software solutions for IPTV, Digital Home and Mobile TV applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Media Excel 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. founded in 2000. |
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