SkyStream Unveils Industry's First All-Inclusive Networking Platform for Cost-Effective Delivery of Video Services Over Broadband to Consumers and Businesses.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2002 Booth #12757 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2002 SkyStream Announces Broad Industry Support for New Networking Platform Including Video Industry Stalwarts Sony and Imagine Broadband SkyStream Networks, the leading developer of networking solutions for digital media delivery, today unveiled the Mediaplex(TM) 20 Video Services Router, the industry's first all-inclusive platform for service providers and carriers to deliver advanced video services to consumers and businesses over existing broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . Mediaplex 20's wide range of video and data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a capabilities and broadcast level security architecture, enable service providers to bring broadcast, on demand and interactive television services to market faster and more cost-effectively, with security than currently available solutions. SkyStream's Mediaplex dramatically reduces the capital and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. typically associated with the delivery of advanced digital video services, enabling faster rollout of high-margin video services to consumers and businesses. Mediaplex 20 is built on a modular, carrier-class chassis with a unique distributed architecture, which significantly increases the efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of large-scale delivery of video and data streams. The SkyStream Mediaplex 20 platform includes several patented and patent-pending technological breakthroughs to assure non-stop high quality video delivery over diverse networks. One large U.S.-based and one Europe-based telecommunications company See telecom company. and several systems integrators, including Sony Electronics Sony Electronics Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is the largest component of Sony Corporation of America, the U.S. holding company for Sony's U.S.-based electronics and entertainment businesses. Inc.'s Systems Solutions Division and Imagine Broadband (an Accenture Enterprise), are evaluating the Mediaplex 20 for deployment in their networks or with their service provider customers. In addition, more than a dozen technology companies from the 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. , middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , video headend and broadband networking equipment industries have announced their support for SkyStream's latest solution for video delivery over broadband. Mediaplex 20 will be shown publicly for the first time during the SuperComm 2002 show in Atlanta from June 2-4 in the SkyStream Networks booth (#12757) and as a key part of the Broadband Content Delivery Forum's video over broadband demonstration in booth 23884 (see corresponding Mediaplex 20 Partners release for additional information). Market Validation "Service providers are in a race to deliver the 'triple play' -- voice, video and data services and gain a foothold with consumers and enterprises. This is especially important to telcos as the revenue from voice services is eroded e·rode v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes v.tr. 1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore. 2. To eat into; corrode. by competition. Cost of entry is a big issue as telcos try to roll out new revenue-generating services in the face of tight capital budgets," said Kathie Hackler, Gartner Dataquest Vice President and Chief Analyst. "Although the technology for the deployment of video services is available today, they do not provide a compelling enough economic advantage in terms of capital, operating, network integration and service provisioning costs, to enable cost-effective large-scale delivery of broadcast quality video services to business and residential customers. To be successful, companies must meet these tough requirements head-on." "Carriers and service providers realize they must begin to offer value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. like video to increase the profitability of their broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. ," said Pat Hurley Hurley has become the English version of at least three distinct original Irish names: the Ó hUirthile, part of the Dál gCais tribal group, based in Clare and North Tipperary; the Ó Muirthile, based around Kilbritain in west Cork; and the OhIarlatha, from the district of , TeleChoice's DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Analyst. "At the same time, they face several issues with providing video services such as high operating and capital costs, manageability, and the need to secure content. Next generation video over IP networking products, such as SkyStream's Mediaplex 20, which can help service providers reduce these pain points, are a key factor in the eventual widespread deployment of video over broadband services." Global Distribution Partners "Sony Electronics' Systems Solutions Division designs and installs leading content delivery solutions, including video over broadband, for service providers worldwide," said Pat Whittingham, senior vice president of Systems Solutions Division. "We're pleased to be selected by SkyStream to evaluate its Mediaplex Video Services Router platform for possible deployment by us in those solutions." "As a leading systems integrator, Imagine Broadband is seeing a rapidly increasing demand for advanced end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for video services delivery over broadband," said Nick Coombes Coombes is a hamlet and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England. It is located three miles (5km) north of Shoreham by Sea on the River Adur. The 11th century village church has frescoes, some of the most important in England, and painted about 1100 A.D. , senior vice president, Global Alliances, Imagine Broadband. "Upon our review of several solutions from leading vendors, we determined that SkyStream's Mediaplex 20 is one of the most efficient and cost-effective solutions for our clients. It simplifies integration and management, significantly cuts operational expenses and allows for the maximization of existing network capabilities, which are all key concerns of our customers." Mediaplex Technology Milestones SkyStream designed the Mediaplex 20 to pave PAVE Cardiology A clinical trial–Post AV Node Ablation Evaluation the way for service providers to deliver new video services more quickly and cost-effectively via several technology innovations. These innovations enable service providers to leverage their existing network capacity and deliver services with the highest levels of scalability, redundancy and security in today's marketplace. The Mediaplex OS (MPOS MPOS Mark Patrick On Sports (radio show) MPOS Modern Pipe Organ Solutions Ltd (Swaffham, UK) MPOS Mobile Pos ) is the routing engine and the heart of SkyStream's Mediaplex product, featuring several patent-pending technologies in the areas of QoS, redundancy, reliability and high-performance video routing and switching. MPOS also enables service providers to create real-time, non-stop video and data services. The Mediaplex Management Console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. (MPMC MPMC Military Personnel, Marine Corps MPMC Multi-Port Memory Controller MPMC Military Personnel Management Course MPMC Military Procurement, Navy MPMC Multi-national Program Management Course ) enables real-time monitoring and management of all modules, ports and functions, providing comprehensive control over all aspects of the device. The MPMC features an easy to use, Web-based interface for configuration and diagnostics of the chassis. The Mediaplex platform supports the delivery of the following applications: residential and business broadcast TV services, Movies on Demand, Pay Per View, Interactive TV, video-powered enterprise communication services, video backhaul services, and video over IP for multiple dwelling units (MDUs) and multi tenant office (MTUs) facilities. Located in the video head-end of a carrier or phone company or satellite operator, SkyStream's Mediaplex offers a wide range of video and data processing capabilities that achieve several industry milestones in cost, performance, reliability, management and security. -- Cost -- Mediaplex is the industry's only video delivery platform with proven capital expense and operational cost reduction, providing 60 percent cost savings over other multi-vendor solutions. -- Performance -- Mediaplex is the first multi-Gigabit video services router capable of delivering 1,000s of high-quality video channels for large-scale video delivery in multiple formats and rates over an ATM or Gigabit Ethernet network to millions of subscribers at the same time. This capability enables service providers to deliver the maximum number of channels using their existing bandwidth. -- Mediaplex features the industry's highest capacity (over 200 simultaneous high quality streams), for real-time video rate reduction with Quality of Service in a single device, using a patent-pending video processing architecture. -- Operations & Management -- Mediaplex features patent-pending technology for full system redundancy, ensuring maximum service uptime. The Mediaplex system also provides tools for easy provisioning and management of large-scale video and data services over broadband networks. -- Designed to meet NEBS level-3 specifications, Mediaplex is also the first carrier-class platform to provide integrated capabilities for encoding, IP encapsulation, video rate reduction, video format conversion, routing, switching, security and QoS. Competitive offerings based on multi-vendor solutions cannot match the high levels of performance, capacity, manageability, security, redundancy and cost-savings achieved by Mediaplex. -- The Mediaplex Management Console, an advanced element management system, allows for efficient operation and administration of the device through an easy to use Web interface. -- Security -- Mediaplex is the industry's only video services platform to feature IP-based broadcast level security for premium video content protection. Based on an integrated solution with Irdeto Access, SkyStream's Mediaplex enables service providers to secure video content for tiered service offerings. "Early on, SkyStream realized that service providers and carriers would need an all-inclusive system to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying new video services and to stay ahead of the curve in this emerging space," said Jim Olson Jim Olson (b. 1940) is the founding principal of the Seattle-based firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. He is best known for residential design, often for art collectors, though his designs have also included museums, commercial spaces and places of worship. , 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. of SkyStream Networks. "We built Mediaplex as a 'second-generation' solution to enable carriers and service providers to meet the challenge of delivering high-quality, quickly deployable video services to up to millions of customers at the same time." Futureproof, Modular Architecture Built on a chassis-based architecture to ensure maximum flexibility, reliability and scalability, Mediaplex 20's customizable architecture allows service providers to add functionality such as real-time MPEG encoding MPEG encoding is the process of capturing (digitizing) or converting (re-encoding) video and/or audio to one of several MPEG video and/or audio standards (codecs) for distribution (Internet, LAN) or for archiving to optical disc (CD, DVD). , video program switching or multiplexing multiplexing, in communication, technique whereby two or more independent messages, or information-bearing signals, are carried by a single common medium, or channel. as they need it to meet the precise needs of their network and service mixture. This high-density system was designed for space-constrained data center and telco racks, and includes hot swappable See hot swap. modules for fast, efficient and reliable deployment and management of advanced video services. Pricing and Availability The Mediaplex 20 video services router will be available in June of this year directly from SkyStream Networks and authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: distribution partners. About Skystream Networks SkyStream Networks is the leading developer of networking solutions for service providers to deliver digital media services to consumers and businesses all over the world. With SkyStream's patented bandwidth optimization technology, service providers can offer new services to increase revenue such as managed enterprise, data over satellite and digital entertainment services with a consistently high level of performance to millions of people or locations. SkyStream's customers include Clear Channel, Convergent Media Systems, EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. , Gilat, Granite Broadcasting, New Skies Satellites, Pacific Convergence Corp., SpeedCast, Telefonica and Verestar. SkyStream Networks' Web site can be found on the Internet at www.skystream.com. SkyStream, Mediaplex and zBand are trademarks or registered trademarks of SkyStream Networks, Inc. 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