GCI Secures IPTV With Verimatrix
Systems Integrator CSI Digital Delivers VCAS-Secured IPTV Video Package
| Source: Verimatrix
ANAHEIM, CA--(Marketwire - November 10, 2008) - TelcoTV 08, Booth #827 -- Verimatrix, setting the standard in
content security technologies that enhance the value of pay-TV networks,
and CSI Digital today announced Gorham Communications Inc. (GCI) has
selected
D-Video!™ for its end-to-end IPTV solution. CSI Digital's D-Video! has
been integrated with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV
to provide GCI a studio- and broadcaster-approved IPTV video package
solution.
D-Video! is an IPTV wholesale video package that enables network operators
a simple, quick and cost-effective method of upgrading their existing video
plant and/or realizing a rapid, more effective way to enter new markets.
CSI Digital leverages a worldwide satellite infrastructure, content,
hardware and software licensing relationships to provide wholesale video.
Verimatrix's VCAS for IPTV 2.3 is the only content security solution
that features end-to-end encryption specifically for this emerging IPTV
business model. It can support any combination of centralized or
distributed subscriber management, including mixes of middleware systems
and set-top boxes (STB) to meet specific local needs of its IPTV retailer
community. CSI Digital is an authorized reseller of Verimatrix's content
security solutions.
"It is important for us to deliver cost-effective and high-quality IPTV
services. With the integrated solution, we are able to quickly build new
infrastructure and market attractive services bundles to our existing and
potential customer base," said Mike Murphy, president of GCI. "We've been
very pleased with the responsive customer service."
Power & Tel, a distributor of telecommunications and cable TV equipment and
partner of CSI Digital, introduced GCI to CSI Digital because its IPTV
platform allows service providers to customize system components to meet
their requirements. GCI has selected Minerva's middleware and STBs from ADB
for its new IPTV service, scheduled to launch in January 2009, which will
be delivered through GCI's newly upgraded fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.
"Content security is an integral part of every IPTV deployment. We are
pleased to have Verimatrix, the leader of IPTV content security, as part of
our turn-key solution that allows IPTV service providers to differentiate
their services with premium content," said Lu Bolden CSI Digital's
president. "Verimatrix's support of the IPTV wholesale market makes our
integrated and cost-effective solution an easy decision for our customers."
"The economies of scale with the IPTV wholesale model are undeniable," said
Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer of Verimatrix. "Our
software-based content security solution provides the flexibility -- along
with capital and operational benefits -- to enable GCI to quickly offer
IPTV services. We are happy to work with CSI Digital in this market."
About CSI Digital
CSI Digital markets wholesale digital products and services that simplify a
providers' delivery of video, voice and data services. A "new to market"
company or existing multi-service operator (MSO) can acquire CSI Digital's
wholesale digital content packages without the complex set-up and
prohibitive cost of traditional deployments. For more information visit
www.csidigital.net
About Gorham Communications Inc. (GCI)
Gorham Communications Inc. is a subsidiary of Gorham Telephone Company
(GTC) that delivers video services to its telephone and Internet
subscribers. GTC is a full service local exchange carrier providing
telecommunications services to Gorham, Luray, Paradise and Waldo, Kansas.
For more information visit www.gorhamtel.com.
About Verimatrix
Verimatrix sets the standard for
software-based content security and revenue enhancement technologies in
pay-TV networks, with a global customer base of service providers. The
Verimatrix Video Content Authority System
(VCAS™) offers a suite of next-generation technologies that has been
independently audited and ranked as the global leader in IPTV content protection. The company's 3 Dimensional Content Security
approach, built around VCAS, enables secure delivery of content to multiple
devices across multiple networks using multiple layers of protection
techniques. Maintaining close relationships with major studios,
broadcasters, industry organizations and partner ecosystem
helps address the challenges facing pay-TV networks of today, and those of
tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.verimatrix.com.