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HaiVision and
Video Furnace Merge to Deliver Unprecedented End-to-End Network
Video
HaiVision Network Video
March 2, 2009
Montreal, Canada & Chicago, IL -- HaiVision Systems Inc., the
world's leading vendor of high-performance H.264 encoders and codec
systems, and Video Furnace Inc., the market leader in IP video
delivery software solutions, have signed a definitive agreement to
merge and become HaiVision Network Video. Each company brings
industry-leading technology to the merger, and together they offer
the only end-to-end high-definition (HD) H.264 IPTV platform for
education, corporate, medical, and military video-over-IP
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"The combination of HaiVision and
Video Furnace technologies delivers the most advanced solution for
H.264 IP video distribution," said Mirko Wicha, president and CEO of
HaiVision Network Video. "Our integration partners and customers are
very excited about having a single-vendor solution in this
fragmented market space."
HaiVision develops the highest
performance H.264 encoder hardware, which incorporates the company's
MAKO-HD codec to deliver 1080p HD over IP networks with an
imperceptible 70 milliseconds of end-to-end latency. Both HaiVision
and Video Furnace are committed to advancing the IP video industry
while promoting the universal adoption of H.264 as the HD standard.
"This merger combines advanced hardware and software expertise that
is unmatched in the industry," said Joe Gaucher, Video Furnace
founder and HaiVision's new CTO. "Our combined development
capabilities will pave the way for the future of IP video delivery."
Video Furnace develops the industry's most powerful, elegant, and
mature IP video distribution system, which includes full recording
and video on demand (VOD) functionality. The Video Furnace system
delivers HD H.264 IP video to both InStream , the world's only "zero
footprint," cross-platform fully encrypted client-server player and
channel guide system, and the VF-STB, a high-performance HD set-top
box. The InStream player is unique in that it requires no software
installation on client computers, enabling secure, simple, and
painless IP video deployments.
"The performance of the integrated solution from HaiVision Network
Video and its value proposition are outstanding," said Terrell Coble
of The Whitlock Group, which is supporting a substantial deployment
of HaiVision MAKO-HD encoding technology and the Video Furnace
system for simultaneous distribution of live media to set-top boxes
and desktop viewers at a key Fortune 50 client. "The technology
integration is first-class. The quality of the product, its ease of
use, and its high interoperability make this an outstanding IP media
delivery solution."
Complete information on HaiVision products, including recent case
studies and application notes, is available at
www.haivision.com/account/downloads/.
Complete information on the Video Furnace product suite is available
at www.videofurnace.com.
See the combined HaiVision Network Video H.264 IP video solutions at
NAB, April 20-23 in Las Vegas, booth SL4126.
About HaiVision Network Video
Based in Montreal, QC, and in Chicago, IL, HaiVision Network Video
is a private company and a world leader in delivering the most
advanced video networking technology and IPTV solutions. HaiVision's
products are deployed worldwide within the foremost Fortune 100
companies, in the most rigorous military and defense applications,
in healthcare facilities for video collaboration and training, for
education and remote learning, in interactive broadcast
applications, IPTV, and within the world's leading TelePresence
suites. HaiVision distributes its products through value-added
resellers, system integrators, distributors, and OEMs worldwide. |
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