Pace Integrates the TANDBERG Television OpenStream Digital Services Platform into Tahoe and Vegas Set-Top Boxes.Marks Completion of Integration with All Top VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand Vendors on Pace's Newest CableCARD[TM] and Embedded CA Boxes BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- Pace Micro Technology, a dedicated, global 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. developer supplying the world's largest television service providers, today announced it has integrated its newest set-top boxes - Pace's Tahoe TDC TDC Top Dead Center TDC Time-to-Digital Converter TDC Tabular Data Control TDC Total Development Cost TDC Texas Department of Corrections TDC The Discovery Channel TDC Torpedo Data Computer TDC Theater Deployable Communications 775 HD-DVR and Pace's Vegas TDC575 SD-DVR - with TANDBERG Television's (TAT.OL) OpenStream[R] Digital Services Platform. The TANDBERG Television  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . OpenStream Digital Services Platform allows operators to easily deploy on-demand services using VOD servers, applications, billing systems and other system components of their choice. OpenStream's unique, open architecture extends the cable head-end beyond VOD to support television's next generation of interactive services. The platform today delivers on-demand streams to more than 80 U.S. markets reaching more than 15 million digital subscribers. Pace Micro Technology Americas' Director of Application Integration, Chris Hindin, commented, "We are happy to integrate TANDBERG Television into our set-top box platforms. Both companies have long-term commitments to open standards providing great flexibility in the on-demand market. And, thanks to our Pace EngineWare[TM] common platform software stack, we can easily port applications to our boxes in record time." Pace has integrated the major VOD vendors with its flagship dual-tuner, high-definition Tahoe TDC775 HD-DVR, and its Vegas TDC575 SD-DVR. Both boxes - available with CableCARD or embedded Conditional Access (CA) - can run either native applications or CableLabs([R])' OpenCable[TM] Applications Platform (OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan [TM]). All of the Pace set-tops can run in either DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. Signaling Gateway (DSG DSG Direct Shift Gearbox (Audi) DSG Dosage DSG Deputy Secretary General DSG Dressing DSG Designate DSG Desmoglein DSG Duke Student Government (Duke University) ) or legacy Out of Band mode for network messaging. "This latest integration with Pace is an exciting addition to the OpenStream partner ecosystem," said Braxton Jarratt, senior vice president of Marketing and Business Development, TANDBERG Television, Inc. "Our OpenStream platform provides operators with tremendous flexibility and choice, allowing operators to use best-of-breed technologies with the most complete choice of pre-integrated vendors." Tahoe TDC778X HD DVR (CableCARD and Embedded CA) The most advanced high-definition DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. for North America, this dual-tuner HD-DVR set-top box is the world's first high-definition DVR OCAP-compliant platform ready for deployment on existing networks. Tahoe also has been fully integrated with the latest generation of set-top EPG (Electronic Program Guide) An online listing of TV or other programs. Periodically, EPGs are downloaded into set-top boxes so that viewers can preview offerings by time or category and set reminders. and VOD applications. Tahoe's internal DOCSIS[R] 2.0 modem can also provide high-speed data connections and was the industry's first set-top certified by CableLabs for DOCSIS/DSG. Vegas TDC575 SD-DVR (CableCARD and Embedded CA) This dual-tuner SD-DVR is the first of its kind available for Motorola-type networks. It is a richly featured set-top that includes advanced connectivity, DOCSIS, and the latest applications. Like Tahoe, Vegas has been integrated with the latest EPG and VOD applications and additionally supports OCAP. Vegas has also been certified by CableLabs for DSG. Its slim-case design and low cost make Vegas the choice for large-scale DVR deployments. 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 its 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, including the top operators in North America, BSkyB, FOXTEL, Premiere, Sky Italia and UPC (Universal Product Code) The standard bar code printed on retail merchandise, which is administered by GS1 US, Brussels, Belgium and Lawrenceville, NJ (www.gs1.org). (part of Liberty Global). Pace's international headquarters are in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK, with further offices in the USA, France, Germany, India and Hong Kong. For more information on Pace, please visit www.pacemicro.com. About TANDBERG Television Whether it's advanced compression systems, on-demand or interactive television, TANDBERG Television (TAT.OL) delivers the technology and expertise that is moving digital video forward. The company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including 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. , HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more information, please visit www.tandbergtv.com. CableCARD and OCAP are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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