ATLANTA, (NCTA, The National Show), April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. , a leading provider of enabling technologies for advanced digital television services, and C-COR Incorporated , a global provider of interoperable solutions that simplify the transition to on demand networks, announced the integration of two of the companies' technologies, resulting in the industry's first open architecture switched digital video system. The two companies will demonstrate the joint solution at the OpenTV booth #3951 during the National Cable and Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) 2006 National Show.
The open architecture switched digital video solution involves the integration of an interactive program guide based on OpenTV Core 2.0 Middleware(TM) running on Motorola's DCT-2000/2500 set-top boxes and C-COR's nABLE(TM) Global Session and Resource Manager (GSRM) providing the session and edge resource management.
The solution offers cable operators the ability to employ SDB on the Motorola box as well as any other set-top box on the market, freeing up bandwidth for other core competitive offerings such as high definition broadcasting and video-on-demand. Switched digital broadcasting enables instant bandwidth allocation for infrequently used channels, rather than the current means of allocating bandwidth to lesser used channels all the time.
"This is the first time anyone has been able to offer a multi-vendor switched digital broadcast capability based on broadly supported protocols for Motorola's most widely-deployed set-top boxes," said Jim Chiddix, Chairman and CEO of OpenTV. "Today's announcement represents a way to offer cable operators new bandwidth without replacing legacy boxes, an undertaking that can be extremely costly."
C-COR's nABLE GSRM is a core component of the company's scalable and widely deployed nABLE On Demand Management Platform offering operators the critical ability to manage both On Demand and switched digital broadcast from the same application. nABLE's interoperable design and adaptability to MSO protocols gives operators the flexibility to integrate with any edge device, switch, client software, and guide for a faster time to market in delivering an SDB solution.
"Our combined flexible solution enables operators to cost-effectively deploy switched digital broadcast solutions into existing digital cable environments at a large scale -- no new silos, no stranded capital," said Michael Pohl, president of C-COR Global Strategies group. "By leveraging C-COR's extensive experience in delivering On Demand solutions and OpenTV's leading client side software, operators will be able to offer virtually unlimited broadcast programming, regardless of the set-top box, while drastically reducing bandwidth requirements."
OpenTV Core 2.0 is the latest release of the company's set-top box middleware, the most widely deployed in the world. OpenTV Core middleware provides a common operating environment across different hardware and software digital television platforms, enabling the cost-effective deployment of new services that will help operators respond quickly to changing consumer demands.
Switched Digital Broadcast integrated with OpenTV Core 2.0, nABLE GSRM and Harmonic Network Services Gateway (NSG) will be demonstrated at The National Cable & Telecommunications Association Show April 9th to 11th in Atlanta, GA in the OpenTV Booth #3591.
About Open TV
OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television. The company's software has been integrated in over 63 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries. The software enables enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit http://www.opentv.com/.
About C-COR
C-COR offers world-class, market-focused business solutions for cable operators, telephone companies, broadcasters, and other private and public sector entities that put subscribers in personal control of their entertainment, information, and communication needs. The Company's solutions simplify the transition to Internet Protocol (IP) demand-oriented networks by delivering interoperable, modular products in sync with IP network upgrade cycles. These solutions bring together on demand and OSS applications, broadband access technology, and a corps of expert field engineers to enable the delivery of business services; digital program/ad insertion; management and delivery of VOD, VoIP, and HSD; network capacity expansion; centralized office automation for workforce management, network assurance, and subscriber fulfillment; and a variety of outsourced field services that help keep networks operating at peak performance. C-COR's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market (Symbol: CCBL) and is a component of the Russell 2000 Stock Index. For additional information regarding C-COR, visit http://www.c-cor.com/.
