ViXS Announces Continued Traction in the Broadcast & Professional Market
Exterity Limited Selects ViXS XCode® 4125 for its IP Encoder Platform
TORONTO, Sept. 10 /CNW/ - ViXS Systems Inc., a leading provider of smart network multimedia processor solutions that enable a rich video entertainment experience, announced today that Exterity Limited has selected the ViXS XCode® 4125 System-On-Chip (SOC) for its next generation IP encoder platform.
"We are pleased that Exterity has chosen ViXS for its next generation encoder platform," said Ms. Sally Daub, President and CEO of VIXS Systems. "Exterity's IP encoder platform leverages the excellent broadcast quality video from ViXS SOCs to create an innovative IPTV platform that enhances the customer experience and reduces operating expenses."
Designed with algorithms that generate excellent output video quality at virtually all bit rates, XCode® 4125 enables Broadcast & Professional OEMs to provide leading-edge video processing solutions to support new revenue generating opportunities worldwide. The high density, yet low power solution from ViXS enables OEMs to build scalable and cost-effective systems for a wide variety of applications. The XCode® 4125 is equipped with ViXS' Xtensiv™ broadcast software stack and mature software development kit, which can reduce time-to-market for customers.
"It was clear to us that ViXS SOCs offered leading-edge compression technology, versatility, exceptional video quality and outstanding technical support," said Mike Allan, Chief Technology Officer of Exterity. "By teaming with ViXS, we were able to extend our already extensive range of encoder products and establish a platform for future product innovations."
Exterity's H.264 IP encoders lead the market in "Building IPTV" addressing a broad range of market segments. Building IPTV is designed to distribute television and video across building and campus networks over a local area network (LAN). The new Exterity encoder based on ViXS XCode® 4125 will be capable of encoding analog and digital video in MPEG2, MPEG4-Part2 and MPEG4-Part10 up to high definition (HD) resolutions. The Exterity H.264 encoder will also produce in real-time, a mirror copy of an HD output stream in SD (standard definition) resolution.
The XCode® 4125 is part of ViXS' family of products that specifically address the professional, broadcast, enterprise and infrastructure markets. ViXS encoder/transcoder SOCs for these markets enable high density multi-channel solutions with low power consumption per channel. ViXS' SOCs for broadcast and professional markets are built on years of production designs in applications using compression technology.
About ViXS Systems Inc.
ViXS is a multimedia solutions innovator providing technologies for processing, managing, securing and distributing high quality video and audio allowing seamless control, conversion, and connectivity between many classes and sizes of digital entertainment devices.
ViXS supplies advanced System-on-Chip semiconductors, software solutions and hardware reference designs for the world's top manufacturers of Digital TVs, DVDs, Set-top boxes, Personal Video Recorders, PCs, Network-Attached Storage devices, Residential/Home Gateways, Blu-ray players/recorders, as well as Broadcast and Professional Equipment OEMs.
ViXS is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with global operations and offices in Europe, Asia and North America. ViXS has filed more than 240 patents worldwide with over 70 patents being issued to date. Listed for four years running as one of Deloitte's fastest growing North American companies, ViXS is setting new standards in the way digital entertainment is viewed and transmitted across an endless array of multimedia products.
For more information on ViXS, please visit our website: www.vixs.com.
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