Optibase Advanced Video Solutions Deployed by US-Based Chinese Television Broadcaster to Facilitate Transmissions and Archiving.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Optibase Solutions Installed in Beijing, Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine , CA and Los Angeles, CA to Support Global Programming Requirements Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS OBAS Ofotbanen AS (Norwegian) OBAS Optical Bench Alignment System OBAS On-Board ATM-Switched (communication satellite protocol type) ), a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced that China Central Television (CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television ), China's largest national TV station, has integrated three of Optibase's products to create a system for real-time ad insertion, play-out, monitoring and archiving of broadcast material for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. digital head-ends. PanamSat's uplink station in Napa Valley, California, receives two-all digital programming channels from CCTV and inserts local channels before rebroadcasting these channels to Chinese speaking viewers throughout North America. CCTV programming is dedicated to reporting global and domestic news as well as supporting Chinese commerce. The Napa Valley station takes this content, and combines it with local advertising. The advertising content is digitized using the Optibase MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). MovieMaker mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak 200S encoder, and inserted into CCTV programming using Optibase's DVB-ASI DVB-ASI Digital Video Broadcasting - Asynchronous Serial Interface MPEG-2 transport stream platform, MediaPump 533. Due to strict programming guidelines, the content must be monitored and stored. To do this, the broadcasted data is encoded into MPEG-4 format using the Optibase MPEG MovieMaker 400. This data is streamed back to CCTV in China for monitoring and also stored for 90-days per US regulations. "CCTV had strict requirements regarding security and reliability," said Ray Huang, president of Caton Technology, a leading DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. system developer. "The system needed to be highly reliable, maintain broadcast stability, and offer 24x7 availability. We found Optibase solutions, from encoders to open system DVB-ASI MPEG-2 transport stream platforms, the best solutions to deliver this type of robustness and superb video quality." "We are extremely excited to have a breadth of our products included in such a sophisticated system," said Boaz Gruener vice president marketing, Optibase's video technologies business unit. "The CCTV deployment is an excellent example of how our wide portfolio of quality products is being deployed to perform challenging and varied tasks in complex broadcasting solutions." About Optibase Optibase, Ltd. (NASDAQ:OBAS) provides professional editing, compositing, encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The company's platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase's breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high-end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. and offices in Massachusetts, Europe, Japan and China. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com. About Caton Technology Corporation Caton-Tech (www.caton.com.cn) is a privately owner, California based, leading system developer for professional and consumer DVB systems. Caton Technology provides high-performance telecom-grade DVB systems such as consolidated headend, video server, DPI (Dots Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of display and printing systems. A typical CRT screen provides 96 dpi, which provides 9,216 dots per square inch (96x96). Flat panel displays from 110 to 200 dpi have also been developed. system and TS Analyzer for TV stations and cable operators. Caton Technology is also the provider for innovative consumer DVB receiver and communal reception system for end users. Through direct sales, OEM partners and strategic alliance, Caton's product covers all major TV stations and cable headends in China, such as CCTV, Shanghai Cable Group, JiuZhou Group, Nanjing TV station, etc. More information is available at www.caton.com.cn. EDITOR'S NOTE: Product photography is available upon request. |
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