Pace & Inxstor Showcase Place-Shifting Technology for Operators.Secure Access to Set-Top Box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. Content from Anywhere in the World AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Pace Micro Technology plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :PIC), the leading independent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry, and Inxstor Ltd, developers of a unique embedded secure place-shifting system, are demonstrating how content stored on a personal video recorder See DVR. (PVR See DVR. ) in the home can be accessed using 'place-shifting' technology over the internet. The Pace/Inxstor demonstration shows how content from a consumer's PVR can be accessed remotely, using a compatible PC or mobile phone, anywhere in the world, safely and securely. This could consist of either a live TV stream, or previously recorded media on the subscriber's hard drive, such as photos, music and video. Content from the PVR is sent digitally to a dedicated server which transcodes high bit rate MPEG-2 content into H.264 signals. The H.264 video is packaged as an IP stream and transmitted via the internet to a portable unit, for example a WiFi-enabled mobile phone or laptop. "This technology gives consumers the ultimate flexibility with their live and stored content," commented Mark Smith, Chief Technical Engineer at Pace Micro Technology. "No matter where they are in the world they can access the same services that they enjoy at home. "By linking the server digitally to the set-top box, optimum picture quality can be maintained. There is also potential to secure re-transmitted content via the payTV operator's conditional access system A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. . If the set-top box is part of a digital home network, all content stored on that network - including digital pictures and MP3 audio - can also be securely accessed remotely." Dr. Glenn Craib, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at Inxstor, added, "This end to end demonstration allows consumers with internet enabled portable devices to freely access both live and stored content as if they were at home. As this technology can also keep the conditional access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. (CA) and digital rights management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ) intact, it is possible to ensure that the content remains secure throughout this extended network." About Pace Micro Technology Pace Micro Technology plc (pic.l) is a leading technology developer for the global payTV industry. Pace's main focus is on creating intelligent and innovative products and services that benefit our customers and fuel the development of digital TV. Pace has one of the world's most experienced specialist engineering teams and is the partner of choice for leading payTV operators across the globe. Pace's international headquarters are in Saltaire, West Yorkshire West Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county largely embraced the Leeds conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Calderdale, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Kirklees. , UK, with further offices in the USA, France, India and Hong Kong. For more information on Pace, please visit www.pacemicro.com. About Inxstor Inxstor Ltd is developing a unique embedded, secure placeshifting solution, which allows easy transfer of content to a remote device whilst maintaining security. Inxstor aims to provide a solution that will allow payTV operators to offer new services to their customers, maintaining content control and offering new sources of revenue. Inxstor is based in Dunfermline, Scotland, see www.inxstor.com for further information. |
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