Mixed Signals Announces New Telco IPTV Initiative.New Capabilities Added to Sentry[R] Digital Content Monitor Ensure 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. Services Can Be Delivered with Optimal Picture Quality and without Interruption ATLANTA -- Mixed Signals, the leading provider of digital content monitoring systems, is expanding its efforts in the telco IPTV market with the creation of a new team focused on the telco market and technology enhancements to its Sentry[R] digital content monitor and Medius[TM] product lines. Mixed Signals is demonstrating its new IP-centric product enhancements at its booth, 647, at the TelcoTV Conference & Expo. Mixed Signals is reinforcing its commitment to the IPTV space with the appointment of Tony Seber as Director of Telco Services, focusing on the telecom and broadcast markets. Seber is a seasoned sales professional with 25 years experience in the telecom industry. He comes to Mixed Signals from Ineoquest Technologies, where he managed sales of monitoring solutions to IPTV, cable and satellite TV providers. "Mixed Signals is committed to helping IPTV providers offer a flawless viewing experience to their subscribers, and the addition of Tony to our team and the new product enhancements we're introducing are the latest examples of this commitment," said Eric Conley, 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 Mixed Signals. "Content monitoring is key to ensuring optimal picture quality and uninterrupted service and is an essential element of any successful IPTV service, as fundamental as a router router Portable electric power tool used in carpentry and furniture making that consists of an electric motor, a base, two handle knobs, and bits (cutting tools). A router can cut fancy edges for shelving, grooves for storm windows and weather stripping, circles and ovals or switch. Our Sentry and Medius solutions have proven themselves in the cable and satellite industries, and we continue to advance them to meet the needs of IPTV providers." Enhancements to Mixed Signals' flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Sentry, will enable IPTV providers to monitor the health of the IP network and identify issues that could impact audio and video quality. Sentry's IP Stats application provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to which facilitates the overall assessment of the transport health over the IP network and allows operators to quickly zoom into any particular IP anomalies to gain insight to its severity level -- within seconds. This, together with Sentry's ability to deep dive into audio and video quality issues makes it the most comprehensive monitoring product on the market today. Sentry's proven ability to identify issues early has enabled cable and satellite providers to reduce their operational costs by helping eliminate trouble calls from subscribers. Complementing the enhancements to Sentry, Mixed Signals has added new capabilities to its Medius product, which is used to remotely manage and configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. multiple Sentry installations in larger networks. IPTV providers can now use Medius to quickly determine if issues with a program originate o·rig·i·nate v. 1. To bring into being; create. 2. To come into being; start. with the broadcaster's feed or within the provider's own network, and, if so, at which locations. About Mixed Signals Mixed Signals is the leading provider of digital content monitoring, including digital services, transport streams, ad insertion, switched digital video See switched video. and interactive content. Mixed Signals' innovative products provide unparalleled visibility into video streams and digital services delivery in real time. Comprehensive intelligence about overall network transport stream behavior combines with an integrated analysis of signal and stream data patterns to deliver actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. alerts when anomalies are detected. More than any other product on the market today, Mixed Signals monitoring solutions enable cable and satellite television operators, broadcasters, content aggregators An organization that combines information such as news, sports scores, weather forecasts and reference materials from various sources and makes it available to its customers. See customer aggregator. and IPTV providers to future-proof and maximize the return on the investment in their digital networks. For more information visit www.mixedsignals.com or call 310-227-8620. |
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