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Conax AS and Iwedia Technologies cooperate to offer interactive services with high level of security to digital broadcasters around the world
Conax AS, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art conditional access solutions for digital TV, is pleased to announce its cooperative relationship with Iwedia Technologies, an international provider of embedded software solutions for digital TV devices, to integrate Iwedia's Comedia DVB middleware with Conax's CAS7 conditional access system.
Sep 7, 2006
This integrated solution will give digital TV service providers the ability to offer their subscribers many popular interactive services which are proven to increase revenues, in a cost-effective way.
Conax CAS7 is an end-to-end conditional access solution for protection of Digital TV premium content. The solution is built on Conax's strong security technology platform and long experience and is a key business enabler for operators seeking to maximize revenues. Conax CAS7 can be tailored to system operators' specific needs and implemented cost-effectively with minimal upfront investment. The product is compliant with open standards such as MPEG2/MPEG4, DVB SimulCrypt and Common Interface, OpenCable™, OpenCAS and DOCSIS.
Iwedia's Comedia is a complete middleware platform for Pay-TV Set-Top Boxes. Comedia gives support to a wide range of value-added operator-oriented features: TV Portal, one-way enhanced TV services, Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), Personal Video Recorder (PVR), Digital Media Adapter (DMA), Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates, Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Impulse Pay-Per-View (IPPV).
The integrated solution from Iwedia and Conax enables secure digital TV programming with interactive services. Both companies offer non-proprietary and open solutions via all kind of networks, thereby giving customers the freedom of choice in technology.
"Our Comedia middleware is a lightweight, cost-optimized solution that fulfils the requirements of emerging digital TV operators. With Comedia fully integrated with Conax CAS7, Digital TV companies will be able to obtain more subs, enhance loyalty and reduce OPEX," says Patrice Birot, VP Sales, Iwedia. "The keyword here is versatility. The versatile nature of Comedia and Conax CAS7 provides key business advantages: rapid time-to-market and cost effectiveness. Operators can use a Set-Top-Box of their choice and incorporate Conax smart cards and Iwedia middleware."
"This integrated solution is an important component of Conax's philosophy of growth through partnership, building on our mutual strengths. Together, Conax and Iwedia enable operators to offer enhanced new services fulfilling the needs and expanded expectations of the growing numbers of digital television subscribers," says Geir Bjørndal, COO and VP, Sales & Marketing, Conax AS. "We look forward to the alliance contributing to the launch of successful interactive digital TV services in all the countries we serve."
About Iwedia Technologies
Iwedia publishes software for connected audiovisual digital terminals and supplies engineering services across the entire image chain, building on over ten years' worth of expertise in the field of digital television. Iwedia is headquartered in Rennes, where it is a pro-active member of Brittany's Images & Networks world-class competitiveness cluster. An independent company, Iwedia is backed by four equity partners active in the field of digital media, venture capitalists CDC-ENTREPRISES Innovation, I-Source, iXCore and Thales Corporate Ventures.
contact@iwedia.com
www.iwedia.com
For further information, please contact:
Geir Bjørndal, COO and VP, Sales & Marketing, Conax AS, Tel: + 47 22 40 52 00, E-mail:
geir.bjorndal@conax.com
Patrice Birot, VP Sales, Iwedia Technologies SA, Tel: + 33 2 99 27 92 69, E-mail: patrice.birot@iwedia.com
Conax CAS7 is an end-to-end conditional access solution for protection of Digital TV premium content. The solution is built on Conax's strong security technology platform and long experience and is a key business enabler for operators seeking to maximize revenues. Conax CAS7 can be tailored to system operators' specific needs and implemented cost-effectively with minimal upfront investment. The product is compliant with open standards such as MPEG2/MPEG4, DVB SimulCrypt and Common Interface, OpenCable™, OpenCAS and DOCSIS.
Iwedia's Comedia is a complete middleware platform for Pay-TV Set-Top Boxes. Comedia gives support to a wide range of value-added operator-oriented features: TV Portal, one-way enhanced TV services, Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), Personal Video Recorder (PVR), Digital Media Adapter (DMA), Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates, Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Impulse Pay-Per-View (IPPV).
The integrated solution from Iwedia and Conax enables secure digital TV programming with interactive services. Both companies offer non-proprietary and open solutions via all kind of networks, thereby giving customers the freedom of choice in technology.
"Our Comedia middleware is a lightweight, cost-optimized solution that fulfils the requirements of emerging digital TV operators. With Comedia fully integrated with Conax CAS7, Digital TV companies will be able to obtain more subs, enhance loyalty and reduce OPEX," says Patrice Birot, VP Sales, Iwedia. "The keyword here is versatility. The versatile nature of Comedia and Conax CAS7 provides key business advantages: rapid time-to-market and cost effectiveness. Operators can use a Set-Top-Box of their choice and incorporate Conax smart cards and Iwedia middleware."
"This integrated solution is an important component of Conax's philosophy of growth through partnership, building on our mutual strengths. Together, Conax and Iwedia enable operators to offer enhanced new services fulfilling the needs and expanded expectations of the growing numbers of digital television subscribers," says Geir Bjørndal, COO and VP, Sales & Marketing, Conax AS. "We look forward to the alliance contributing to the launch of successful interactive digital TV services in all the countries we serve."
About Iwedia Technologies
Iwedia publishes software for connected audiovisual digital terminals and supplies engineering services across the entire image chain, building on over ten years' worth of expertise in the field of digital television. Iwedia is headquartered in Rennes, where it is a pro-active member of Brittany's Images & Networks world-class competitiveness cluster. An independent company, Iwedia is backed by four equity partners active in the field of digital media, venture capitalists CDC-ENTREPRISES Innovation, I-Source, iXCore and Thales Corporate Ventures.
contact@iwedia.com
www.iwedia.com
For further information, please contact:
Geir Bjørndal, COO and VP, Sales & Marketing, Conax AS, Tel: + 47 22 40 52 00, E-mail:
geir.bjorndal@conax.com
Patrice Birot, VP Sales, Iwedia Technologies SA, Tel: + 33 2 99 27 92 69, E-mail: patrice.birot@iwedia.com
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