Stratacache Launches Software Update Solution for Set-Top Boxes; OmniCast for STB Guarantees up-to-Date STBs across the User Base with Fast, Cost-Effective, and Simultaneous Software Delivery.DAYTON, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. -- Stratacache today announced OmniCast for STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box , a new software solution that facilitates delivery of 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. (STB) software updates, 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 ) upgrades, channel guides, advertising, 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 , and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. updates. This product allows satellite, telco, cable, and wireless 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. service providers to deliver software updates to residential STBs with higher efficiency and lower costs than ever before. By using OmniCast's unique compression and reliable multicast delivery technologies, OmniCast for STB dramatically reduces the time and network bandwidth required to push new or updated software to any number of STBs, and guarantees that all of a provider's STBs are up-to-date with the same versions of software. STB software update distribution is critical for service providers, who must frequently deliver new versions of software to their subscribers' STBs. These updates ensure that content remains fully protected with the latest security technology, offers new user control features, or upgrades program guide services. With existing solutions, however, it is impossible to guarantee 100 percent delivery of all software code. "Scaling IPTV networks while maintaining consistent feature sets has become so difficult that many providers worry about getting killed with success as the service reaches critical mass," said Chris Riegel, 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 Stratacache. "OmniCast for STB empowers providers with an automated, highly-efficient delivery solution capable of distributing software simultaneously to all STBs in the network, ensuring user satisfaction while eliminating a painful and time-consuming process from the provider's day-to-day activities." When used to deliver software updates, OmniCast for STB improves customer satisfaction while reducing service provider headaches by ensuring that all subscriber locations have the same software releases at the same time. OmniCast's patented transport protocols also guarantee 100 percent content delivery with full reporting of completed transfers in even the most difficult operating environments In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . OmniCast's native scalability leverages existing network systems to minimize the cost of deployment, while advanced bandwidth controls eliminate any negative impact of pushing updates across the service provider network. OmniCast for STB is available immediately. About Stratacache Stratacache is the world leader in efficient, scalable and cost-effective content distribution and application acceleration solutions for highly distributed, network-connected organizations. Serving Global 2000 customers and service providers worldwide, Stratacache's products transparently solve large-scale content distribution and application performance challenges while immediately providing tangible return-on-investment and dramatically improved user satisfaction. Stratacache is based in Dayton, Ohio USA and is privately held. For more information please visit www.stratacache.com or e-mail info@stratacache.com. |
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