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ACCESS Demonstrates Cloud TV and TV Everywhere Leadership at TV Connect
SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
ACCESS
CO., LTD (TV Connect stand 93), a global provider of advanced
software technologies to the mobile, beyond-PC and digital TV markets,
today announced that it is to demonstrate its full range of solutions
for media sharing in the home and over the cloud at TV Connect (March
18-20), Olympia, London.
By leveraging the cloud and home network, ACCESS' solutions enable
operators to launch true multiscreen experiences in the home, the
connected car and over the cloud. The solutions demonstrated at TV
Connect enable operators to meet the 'Studio Confident' security
standards required by the content industry for the delivery and sharing
of secure premium content such as PayTV (News - Alert), VoD and live channels.
The solutions to be showcased at TV Connect enable broadcasters and
operators to deploy a wide variety of exciting new use cases. For
instance, DLNA powered connectivity between the TV/set-top and the
smartphone and tablet combined with ACCESS' HTML5, WebKit-based browser
enables the following:
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Use your smartphone as a powerful remote control for your entire TV
viewing experience
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In and out of home media sharing - watch your favorite recorded TV
programs on smartphone or tablet wherever you are
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Swipe to play video from your phone to your TV
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Enable multiroom TV viewing on second TVs, smartphones and tablets and
over in home Wi-Fi.
ACCESS solutions are an integral part of a wide range of solutions from
world-leading operators and chipset manufacturers, as showcased through
a number of partner demonstrations, including:
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Accedo (stand 139): ACCESS will demonstrate the integration of
ACCESS' NetFrontTM Browser NX with Accedo's Application
Sphere application management platform to provide consumers with a
branded TV 'app store'.
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Alcatel-Lucent: NetFrontTM Living Connect and
NetFront Browser NX have been integrated with Alcatel-Lucent's Velocix
Content Delivery Network (CDN) to securely stream premium content to
multiple devices from the cloud.
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Amino (105) will showcase how the integration of NetFront
Living Connect with its IPTV (News - Alert) set-top-box enables consumers to enjoy
content stored on the home network and ensure that operators can
protect their brand through User Interface (UI) sharing on the second
screen.
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Anvia (ACCESS booth): The Finnish provider of IT and
communications services utilizes ACCESS' NetFront Browser NX 3.0 and
NetFront Living Connect to power its new line of High Definition
hybrid Set-Top-Box (News - Alert), enabling its customers to benefit from the
interoperability that ACCESS' NetFront Living Connect technology
component can deliver to all connected devices.
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AppCarousel's white-labelled app store (ACCESS booth)
has been integrated with NetFront Browser NX to offer quick and robust
browsing of its variety of rich media content such as HTML5 apps,
video and audio content. The collaboration ensures a seamles
multiscreen experience across all devices and provides in-depth
analytics to gauge monetization opportunities.
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Novabase Digital TV (ACCESS booth) utilizes ACCESS' NetFront
Living Connect and NetFront Browser NX to create disruptive streaming
experiences through new devices such as dongle-based streaming sticks.
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Verimatrix (News - Alert) (149): ACCESS and Verimatrix have joined forces to
solve the connected home challenges by providing a unique architecture
in order to bridge the Pay-TV and CE content security universes. At
the show, the integration of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority
System (VCAS™) with NetFront Living Connect will be demonstrated. The
companies have also published the "Securing
Video Services in the Home Network" white paper describing how
operators can now utilize standards-based solutions to enable secure
media sharing for premium pay-TV content.
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Vestel (108): The integration of NetFront Living Connect with
Vestel's home TV environment provides new consumer use cases, such as
sharing content between Live TV PVR and second TV or mobile devices.
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Zenterio (91) will demonstrate how its OS integrates with
NetFront Living Connect, NetFront Browser NX to provide robust
security and fast browsing on any platform. It also includes
demonstration of Verimatrix VCAS protected online content sharing
through NetFront Living Connect.
The TV Connect demonstrations show how ACCESS provides solutions that
enable operators to monetize multiscreen through:
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NetFront
Browser NX integration: The demonstrations will include
integrations with world leading chipsets for STB and TVs offering
industry leading HTML5 performance, low memory requirements and an
advanced RDK.
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NetFront
Living Connect integration: A multiscreen solution that
provides the content and CE industries with the simplest and most
powerful route to enable consumers to watch, listen, and share movies,
music and TV programs inside and outside the home. The solution is a
DLNA Technology Component supporting the latest CVP-2
specifications and integrated with leading security solutions, making
it a key enabler for business models based-on distributing paid and
free content to STBs, TVs, tablets, mobile phones and in-car
entertainment and navigation systems.
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CDN integration: Support for cloud based content sharing using
DLNA standards, including HTML5, has been integrated to offer a
seamless unified TV experience through the cloud.
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ACCESSMyTV:
An IP-centric Over-the-Top (OTT) solution for connected devices
enabling end users to create personalized web video channels that can
be shared with friends and family via social networks such as Facebook (News - Alert)
and Twitter.
"TV Connect sees us showcasing our ACCESS DLNA Technology ComponentTM
and HTML5 solutions which enable broadcasters and operators to
profitably launch exciting and entertaining next generation TV
services," said Dr. Neale Foster, VP Sales, TV, ACCESS. "We are seeing
increased demand for 'studio confident' media sharing solutions. This is
why we have added support for the new DLNA Commercial Video Profile-2
(CVP-2) guidelines both for home-network and cloud-based delivery."
Note to editors: If you would like
to make an appointment to meet ACCESS at TV Connect 2014, please contact
Segolene Roche, [email protected],
+44 207 486 4900.
About ACCESS
ACCESS CO., LTD. is a global provider of advanced software solutions and
services that enable operators, device manufacturers, content owners and
consumers to make the most of today's multi-screen, connected world. It
provides software for mobiles, smartphones and tablets, connected TVs
and set-top boxes in the connected home, automotive, digital publishing
and networking markets. ACCESS solutions have shipped in over one
billion devices around the world. Its product portfolio includes the
NetFront™ software series, providing customers faster time-to-market,
flexibility and customizability; the PUBLUSTM for
cloud-based, cross-platform digital publishing and the NetAd mobile
advertising platform. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company is
listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Mothers' Index, 4813) and operates
subsidiaries and affiliates in Asia, Europe and the United States. Learn
more about ACCESS at www.access-company.com.
© 2014 ACCESS CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
ACCESS, the ACCESS logo, and NetFront, PUBLUS are registered trademarks
or trademarks of ACCESS CO., LTD. in the United States, Japan and/or
other countries. DLNA is a registered trademark and DLNA Certified is a
trademark of the Digital Living Network Alliance. Digital Living Network
Alliance is a service mark of the Digital Living Network Alliance All
other trademarks, logos and trade names mentioned in the document are
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