QVidium Selects ViXS for its IPTV Encoder/Decoder Products

QVidium Selects ViXS for its IPTV Encoder/Decoder Products

QVAVC-HD Encoder takes advantage of high-performance ViXS XCode(R) compression technology

TORONTO, April 13 -- ViXS Systems Inc. announced today that QVidium Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of IPTV encoder, decoder and transcoder solutions for the professional and broadcast market, has chosen ViXS XCode(R) 3390 System on Chip (SOC) for its QVidium QVAVC-HD solution. QVidium's solution takes advantage of ViXS XCode(R) compression technology to provide best-in-class compression and video quality for telco operators and professional markets.

"We are extremely pleased that the ViXS XCode(R) series has been selected by QVidium," said Sally Daub, President & CEO of ViXS. "Our XCode(R) products including the XCode(R) 3390, continue to be chosen by leading broadcast OEMs worldwide where low power, high levels of integration and exceptional output video quality are important design considerations."

Together ViXS's and Qvidium's technologies deliver cost-effective transmission of high quality video over nearly any IP network. ViXS's patented video processing technologies and its advanced H.264 and QVidium's patented video transport technologies that enable QoS and ARQ features make the QVAVC-HD a compelling product. The QVAVC-HD is part of a line of compact, powerful and cost-effective advanced video codec products from QVidium designed for real-time video encoding, decoding and transcoding for content gathering, monitoring, and distribution of broadcast quality video over IP networks. QVAVC-HD features real-time video encoding, transcoding, and decoding of HD MPEG4-AVC over a wide range of bit rates, and delivers robust network transmission by coupling ViXS XCode(R) 3390 processing with QVidium's patented technologies, and user-friendly Web-based remote configuration and control applications.

"Using high quality video compression technology from ViXS, QVidium has designed a high-performance, high quality real-time encoding, decoding and transcoding system for IPTV markets," said Dr. Ronald D. Fellman, QVidium's President and CEO. "This new product from QVidium provides broadcasters an efficient, affordable and scalable solution by taking advantage of the inherent flexibility of IP and the Internet for high quality, live video distribution."

With the continued growth of IPTV services worldwide, there is an increased need for high quality video encoding and transcoding SOC solutions at a cost-effective price point. ViXS's XCode(R) products address that need. Products from ViXS for the broadcast and professional markets include the recently launched XCodePro(R) 100, as well as the XCode(R) 4125 and XCode(R) 3390. The XCode(R) 3390 is the first in this series of SOC products. ViXS encoder / transcoder SOCs for these markets enable high density multi-channel solutions at lowest power consumption per channel. Customers can take advantage of the exceptional output video quality offered by ViXS SOCs which enable high quality at low output bit rates. ViXS SOCs for broadcast and professional markets are built on years of production designs in applications using compression technology.

For any inquiries about ViXS please visit http://www.vixs.com or email sales@vixs.com.

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